A loop, a spiral, and other infinite objects

The infinite possibilities of movement in repetitive and physically demanding forms were explored during an evening in Korzo Theater in the Hague, at the last edition of Cirquemania #17. The festival hosted two of my favourite shows from the past few years, Cécile by Sinking Sideways, and Concrete by Knot on Hands.

Cécile by Sinking Sideways, and Concrete by Knot on Hands, invited the audience in their hypnotistic and poetic journeys into perpetual motion. Always suspended and constantly moving, the performers’ interwoven bodies played with the limits of moving endlessly resulting in quirky, absorbing, and floating shapes and landscapes. This article aims to frame their dance acrobatics styles and aesthetic choices.