Director Shana Carroll spoke with us about train travel, the contradictions of the world, and the creative process. Where did you get the idea to work with the world of trains? The creative process involves a lot of mechanisms. I’ve always been attracted to trains because they are a reminder of past times and lands, but also a step towards the future, since they lead us to countries we have not yet visited. I’ve always been interested in the symbol…
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This unique “creation game” allows to bring together some of the best artists in the world in a collaboration process based on the encounter between different art forms (circus, theater, dance, music, video and…
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Vice & Vertu is an immersive spectacle that invites the public to interact with their environment and invest in the experience by adhering to a dress code celebrating the spirit of the 40’s…
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Montréal, April 5, 2017 ● From July 10 to 16, LES 7 DOIGTS take over The Main with VICE & VERTU, an original act selected by the Society for the Celebrations of Montréal’s…
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18 cities 13 states 42 shows 21 days of set-up for the technicians 81 days on the road 4,173 kilometers covered by bus 9,086 kilometers travelled by plane 13,260 kilometers of cargo route…
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Shana Carroll on Jumping Through Hoops & Hanging From the Rafters To Make the Tastiest Banana Bread
Cuisine & Confessions InterviewsArticle original Better-Lemons and I had the opportunity to chat with Shana Carroll, the co-founding artistic director of The 7 Fingers. We touched on The 7 Fingers’ beginnings from Cirque du Soleil, some of…
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THE STORIES ARE TRUE Cuisine & Confessions was built on the real-life personal stories of each cast member. Creation began with extensive story-telling sessions, and directors Shana Carroll and Sebastien Soldevila extracted facts, themes, and…
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“7 Fingers founded in 2002 with the mission of bringing circus to a human scale, combining circus acts with emotion and intimacy to win over the audience is a tenet of the new circus…
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By Anne Middelboe Christensen Republique’s new show is heavenly contemporary circus, full of beauty and horror Set Designer and Director Martin Tulinius is a visual artist with an eye for the grotesque. Which makes…