Synopsis
Doors is a post-circus show by Compagnia del Buco that employs the banality of reality with lucid irony to transform it into dramaturgical and playful material. Featuring performers Luca Macca and Simone Vaccari, the show skillfully uses their measured and wise boldness to invent diverse worlds through the mysterious invisibility of a door. The performance is highly interactive, with the two young performers engaging the audience in a non-obvious manner, making them become true characters or helpers in the story. They are adept at immediately capturing the audience's peculiarities and presenting them back to the spectators in an ironic key.
Company
Compagnia del Buco is a clown and nouveau cirque company based in Reggio Emilia, Italy. Established in 2017, the company's objective is to transport the audience into a new dimension by exploring the absurdity found in practical and everyday life, the potential inherent in things, and human stupidity. The company is led by a "philosopher and a mathematician" who together form an explosive, passionate, and brilliant pair, dedicated to culture, aesthetics, and precision. Beyond creating performances, Compagnia del Buco also has passions that include the design and construction of stage sets, as well as the development of apps and websites.
Organizing and collaborating people or organizations
Doors has received significant recognition, including:
- Selection and special Mention “Emanuele Luzzati” Children’s Theatre Award 2024: Compagnia del Buco di Reggio Emilia for the work “Doors”: “A sort of theatre of the absurd where the protagonists are objects, doors of all sizes that interact with the two actors and sometimes even with the audience. All interpreted with Buster Keaton-style impassivity, and with a subtle sense of humour that never loses sight of the rhythm of the show, pressing and precise”.
- Selection at the Imaginarius Festival 2024
- Selection at the GiocaTeatro 2024 showcase (Turin)
- Selection at the I Teatri del Mondo 2024 showcase (Porto Sant’Elpidio)
- Selection at the PerformIt 2024 showcase
- Inbox Verde 2025 finalist
- Programmed at Mirabilia
- Included in the #InterSpazi project.
- Author/By: Compagnia del Buco
- With: Simone Vaccari and Luca Macca
Projects details
Status: Seeking performance circuit
Web of the project: https://compagniadelbuco.it/en/doors
Additional documents: technical sheet
Market of reference: International