Dear Doubts (2021)



Summary

 

‘Dear Doubts’ is a new creation from Swedish/German circus company Revue Regret. 

The one-hour show is a contemporary circus piece about regrets and how we relate to the consequences of our actions. 

Deciding for something always means to decide against everything else. Daily and in all circumstances, we choose from a seemingly infinite pool of possibilities and the decision we take will leave an everlasting trace in us.

 ‘Dear Doubts’ is the letter we write to our past self from a point in time where we can evaluate the judgement of our previous decisions. 

A thoughtful and exhilarating piece that tackles the philosophical via the physical.


Content

 

The show is built on a sparse aesthetic heavily inspired by film noir lighting, where what’s visible is as important as what isn’t. Certain scenes rely heavily on stroboscope lighting and the fragmented effect it has on movement, forcing the viewers imagination to fill in the blank spaces.

The only spoken material in the show is delivered by a taxidermy fox, whose pre-recorded voice will be delivered in whatever language is suits the audience. This makes the show as universal as it is to have regrets.

Besides aerial rope and cyr wheel, the show also incldues sword swallowing. Presented as a choreographical tool rather than a side show shock trick, the sword swallow is the culmination to a movement duet about who is really to blame for your regrets.

As a permanent tally mark for each show, each loop in time, a line of ink is tattooed under the skin of the performer, as the ultimate metaphor for regret and infinity, letting every single show visibly change the performer(‘s body) forever. Acting as a drastic example of how some experiences stay with us until the rest of our lives.


Creation

 

The show is created and performed by Jakob Jacobsson & Lisa Chudalla, with outside feedback from Gerindo Kartadinata, production assistance from Susanne Pywonka & Dynamo Workspace and light design by Kenneth Danielsen & Björn Hartenstein, and choreographic assistance from Yolande Sommer.

The show received support from the German residency network Zirkus On as well as support by Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.

We are looking forward to bringing this show to festivals and theatres in 2024.


Support

 

Supporting organisations include:

Funds Darstellende Künste

Zirkus ON

Buzz

WORM Rotterdam

Dynamo Workspace

Tollhaus Karlsruhe/Atoll Festival

Composé Festival/Circus MoMoLo

Lurupina Festival


Interested?

 

We are now looking for festivals and theatres to play during 2023/2024. We are especially interested in venues who favour visually strong and thematically stirring pieces, therefore less traditional spaces like art venues or cathedrals are also of interest.

We are also interested in getting in touch with touring agents and producers who would like to take on an internationally tourable, highly mobile show.

If you are interested, or simply curious, send us an email at revueregret@gmail.com

The show requirements are as follows:

Duration: 60 minutes.
Language: the text in the show is prerecorded and language is chosen depending on audience/coutry.
Recommended audience: 10+

Location: Indoor, small to medium stage. Audience frontal, bi-frontal or circular. Blackbox, the space needs to be able to be completely dark.

Disciplines: Cyr wheel, aerial rope, sword swallowing, movement.

Dimensions performance area: 8m wide, 6m deep and 7m high.

Rigging: Rigging point for aerial rope (WLL 400kg).

A complete technical rider can be sent, if interested, send an email to revueregret@gmail.com.