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Melic – a unique circus tour featuring the duo if Circus (IT/ES)

Welcome to the big top in Anga for a unique circus guest performance! Melic – featuring the aerial acrobatics duo if Circus (IT/ES) A production inspired by the ancient art of knitting.An aerial acrobatic dialogue between hand-knitted ropes that transform, tighten and loosen, are knitted, unravelled, carried and rocked. Watch the trailer! Melic (Melic means ‘belly button’ in Catalan) The company draws inspiration from the ancient art of knitting and the reclaiming of their ancestors’ knowledge. A dialogue between hand-knitted ropes that transform, tighten and loosen, knit and unknit. Ropes that support us and cradle us. (Are you a woman aged 60 or over? If so, you’re welcome to join the ‘Knitting Memories’ workshop, which takes place the day before the performance, on 22 August, and is aimed at women aged 60 and over. if Circus knits the rope used on stage together with the women, whilst also conducting interviews with them.)PROJECT NOMINATED FOR THE CATALAN CIRCUS ZIRKOLIKA AWARDS 2025 – category: Best Emerging CompanyARTISTS CREATORS: Mar Olivé Shalom GramiccioliORIGINAL MUSIC: Rogier HornmanEXTERNAL EYES: Júlia Clarà, Ganna Poppea Veenhuyseen, Margot Jansens.LIGHTING DESIGN: Gabriela BianchiCOSTUME DESIGN: Levi Almendras and Paquita GarciaWEBSITE DESIGN: Sònia Jou Oscar GispertSpecial thanks to Júlia Villier, Natalia Graus, Giulia Poltroneri our grandmothers: Cati, Cuca (Roser), Trini, Rossana, Antonietta and Paquita.Supported by the Acompany programme of La Central del Circ 2022//Creation grants from the Government of Catalonia 2022// Co-produced by Perplex 2023//Organised by Vibrationsverket/KF Balans i Fokus in collaboration with the Resource Centre for Dance and Circus, and the Department of Crafts and Design Development at Gotland Museum.Vibrationsverket/KF Balans i Fokus receives operational support from Region Gotland.