Wear It Like a Crown

Part of the 2012 Winter/Spring Season

Jun 1, 2012 at 7:30pm
Jun 2, 2012 at 2 & 7:30pm
Jun 3, 2012 at 3pm

Cirkus Cirkör
Directed by Tilde Björfors

“the most gorgeous concoction, a perfect blend of contemporary and traditional circus”—The Stage (UK)

An arresting tableau of theatrics passes from shadows into light in Wear it like a crown, the latest triumph from Sweden’s Cirkus Cirkör (Inside Out, 2009 Next Wave Festival). Consisting of six interlocking stories of solitary dreamers who yearn to connect with the world by way of juggling, knife-throwing, daredevil acrobatics, dance, and mime, Cirkus Cirkör rekindles the narrative possibilities of traditional vaudeville while leaping forward with a new circus aesthetic.

Anchored by the lush folk-inflected chamber pop of Norwegian chanteuse Rebekka Karijord,Wear it like a crown explores a world in which magic and redemption are possible.

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House
Run time: 2hrs 15min with intermission
Season ticket price*: $16—60
Full price*: $20—75

Appropriate for kids 10 & up. Contains adult language.

*Prices subject to change after Jan 22

Music and lyrics by Rebekka Karijord
Set design by creative team and ensemble
Costume design by Anna Bonnevier
Lighting design by Ulf Englund
Dramaturgy by Camilla Damkjaer
Choreography by Molly Saudek, Cilla Roos
Film & projections by Johan Bååth