THE HOBBY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PRESENTS TEXAS DEBUT OF LOSERS CIRQUE: THE AUDITION (Tickets On Sale Now)
WHO: The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
WHAT: Losers Cirque: The Audition
WHEN: October 12, 2024 – Saturday at 7:30pm
WHERE: The Hobby Center | Zilkha Hall | 800 Bagby Street | Houston, TX 77002
TICKETS: Start at $45. Available online at www.TheHobbyCenter.org and in person at the Hobby Center Box Office (800 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002).
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts presents Losers Cirque: The Audition, an engaging and contemporary cirque experience now touring for the first time in the U.S. Fusing acrobatics, dance, theatrical storytelling and a bit of sport, The Audition has wowed international audiences with its visually stunning exploration of the nature of competition. Tickets are on sale now for this limited one-show engagement October 12, 2024 in Zilkha Hall.
Touring with the support of the Czech Ministry of Culture, this contemporary circus troupe, who has premiered almost a dozen productions at venues and festivals in the Czech Republic and abroad, will wow audiences in the intimate theatrical environment of Zilkha Hall.
The brainchild of company founder and director Petr Horníček, The Audition is a study of human competitiveness, the obsession with victory, and the psychological and physical borders people are willing to cross to succeed. Fusing circus and physical theater, it poses such questions as: What price are we willing to pay for success? Is victory something to be jealous of?
The Audition revolves around an open competition for an undefined job. That means – no one knows what they’re trying to achieve nor the necessary requirements. Therefore, the protagonists put all their effort into showing all their talents. From the beginning, the characters are reduced to the reference number they are assigned and become rivals. In an environment with no clear rules, the applicants start doubting they can achieve anything through fair play.
The production’s primary means of expression are acrobatics, dance, and live music, and to a lesser extent drama, singing, and juggling. Duct tape represents an important visual aspect, used to define the space for the acrobats to move in, or as a tool to paralyze or to show the right way. And the audience itself also becomes a part of the audition; through direct interactions when they must fulfill various tasks and as the judges who are to decide the final winner.
LOSERS CIRQUE: THE AUDITION
Directed by Petr Horníček
