Texas Killing in a Vegetarian Style
It is a confirmed fact that the circus is every time less for children. The evolution to a standardized and European scene involves, every time more, the adults to go to the Circus, considering it as another artistic discipline. In the Devoris Causa case this evolution to maturity is obvious, even necessary. From the eyes of an adult is complicated to know what a child's reaction would be in front of the Escarlata Circus show, winners of the last National Circus Awards. And this thought prevails in front of the disturbing feeling that Jordi Aspa and Bet Miralta leave when the performance is over. His character presents a kind of instability, or psychological disturbance, some psychosis flashes represented with shouts, spasmodic movements, hilarious but quite disturbing. And she contributes with a much sweeter contrast, until the get together in a destructive whirl that leaves a certain bad feeling. Without giving any details, we end up resembling one of the most impressive Goya pictures where Saturn is the main character. They are like the protagonists of The Texas Killing, but without the bloody side. There are only leaves and carrot bits. But obviously, the boys and girls might not be so impressed by value judgments about the protagonists' characters, or they don't find this darkness so disturbing coming from the people that moments ago, made them laugh hilariously. Where there are no double interpretations is in the brilliant scenography, that transformed the inside of La Mercè into an improvised big top. The performance, when the Catalonian tour begins will be represented in usual big tops, has been adapted these days to create the circus magic in a closed space. Benches disposed semi circularly and a stage as a trail approached the public to both actors. And just in case they were not close enough, the two clowns-to designate their work in a 'common way' -walked in many occasions around the firsts rows. We will neither reveal in this point the reasons that could take them to visit the audience so closely. And in fact, the five senses are very present in Devoris Causa: the smell of food just cooked, its taste, the touch, and obviously the most habitual ones in theatre (and circus), the hearing and the sight, they are here strongly stimulated. A proposal to enjoy intensively, but with two interpretations: the peculiar one, weird and even grotesque one, or the most innocent one, the children's.
MARTA PALLARÈS
Diari de Girona
Monday 1 december 2008
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Escarlata Circus
bet@escarlata.com aspa@escarlata.com
carrer Major, 25
08461 St. Esteve de Palautordera (Barcelona) Spain
Tel. +34 938 451 990