Sawdust Symphony

07 Oct 2023

Michael Zandl/David Eisele/Kolja Huneck

A performer does a headstand with his head in a bucket
A man covered in glue rolls around the stage, while another man looks down on him
A performer balances in a rolling log, while another crouches down holding a massive hammer
A performer crouches on the stage while doing woodwork. Another performer reaches deep into a metal bucket
A performer crouches and holds up hammers to cover his ears
A performer kneels on the stage to do woordwork
A performer leans down to screw together pieces of wood
A performer reclines on stage, his face dripping with white glue
A performer balances a circular saw blade on his head. He's covered in white glue

Craftsmanship confronting circus. In Sawdust Symphony Michael Zandl, David Eisele and Kolja Huneck combine their passion for crafting, fresh wood and object manipulation.

Sawdust Symphony is about the human desire to create: the process from vision to construction, the tragedy of work and the relationship between tools and humans. On a custom-built stage, obsessed characters discover and transform their space and themselves as they take the audience into a unique DIY experience. Silly, surreal and completely captivating.

Sawdust Symphony is an intense dialogue between satisfaction, frustration and the smell of gasoline.

This event is part of This is not a circus, a Dutch circus showcase

Photos: Jona Harnischmacher and Cosmin Cirstea

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