Anoraks (Company)
Drache Nationale
juggling & rain
Capacity: 300
- Circus
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Public Landmarks
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“Drache Nationale” is the colloquial name given to the heavy rain that sometimes falls on Belgium on National Day. Tom, Gaëlle, and Denis come together to discuss a question they consider essential: “How do you stay positive when everything’s going to hell?” They’ll try to answer it with a queen in the rain, a slow dance at their first party, the death of a best friend, failed dreams, small victories, a list of the world’s worst crap, and above all: juggling.
"Drache nationale" is a "popular name given to the heavy rain that sometimes falls on Belgium on its national holiday." 2020 was full of twists and turns... Like waking up every day under the "Drache nationale"... So... How do you stay positive when everything sucks? Tom, Gaëlle, and Denis will answer this question in a sensitive and playful way, convinced that part of the antidote can be found in human relationships. In Drache Nationale, there may be juggling, clowning, raincoats, rain, and Hollywood-style special effects—all with a touch of whimsy. This show is a nod to the small light in the darkness, to the smile beneath a national flag, and to the beauty found in the rotten.
Anoraks, Inc.
71 Thiefry Street, 1030 Schaerbeek
Tel: +32 4 95 16 86 92
www.anoraks.be
chantal@lachouettediffusion.com
National Dragon
Written and performed by: Tom Boccara, Gaëlle Coppée, Denis Michiels / Coach: Bram Dobbelaere / Artistic advisor: Gaël Santisteva / Clowning: Christine Rossignol-Dallaire / Lighting: Thibault Condy / Costumes: Héloïse Mathieu / Production and distribution: Chantal Heck, La chouette diffusion.
COPRODUCTIONS: Maison de la Culture Tournai / Perplx / Latitude 50 – Center for Circus and Street Arts / UP – Circus & Performing Arts / Chassepierre International Street Arts Festival / Wolubilis Cultural Center / Walloon Brabant Cultural Center; RESIDENCIES: Archipel 19 / Uccle Cultural Center / Maison de la Création / La Batoude. Supported by Risotto, a network promoting the development of street arts and public space in Île-de-France. SUPPORT: Wallonia-Brussels Federation / Wallonia-Brussels Theater-Dance / Wallonia-Brussels-International.