Circo Aereo & UMO Jazz Orchestra:
Louisiana Circus
An unprecedented combination of intimate circus art and high-quality jazz. The enchanting Louisiana Circus comprises six circus artists and 19 musicians in the swinging atmosphere of an old time cabaret. The ambience pulses with the mix of exciting and creative circus performance; the trapeze and tight-rope acts reach above the audience, fusing the breathtaking circus artistry with the magical sound of the big band orchestra - creating an unparalleled union!

The performance is based on a work by the famous Danish composer Palle Mickelborg entitled Louisiana Suite.

LOUISIANA CIRCUS  
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Duration 1:49
INFORMATION  
Premiere: on 18 August 2005 at the Helsinki Festival.

Duration: 90 minutes, including an interval.

Direction: Maksim Komaro
Design: Maksim Komaro, Jani Nuutinen
Music direction and orchestra conducting: Markku Veijonsuo
Music: Palle Mikkelborg: Louisiana Suite
Lighting design: Juho Rahijärvi
Visual design: Kati Mantere

Circus artists: Victor Cathala (France), Sanja Kosonen, Jani Nuutinen, Kati Pikkarainen, Sanna Silvennoinen ja Erik Åberg (Sweden)

Production: UMO Jazz Orchestra, Circo Aereo and Cirko - Centre for New Circus, Helsinki Festival

The production has been supported by: the Ministry of Education and the Finnish Cultural Foundation.

See also: UMO Jazz Orchestra
Copyright Circo Aereo 2007