Copiar

A circus and magic show staged at Nave 10 Matadero in Madrid, in which a group of children takes to the stage without prior rehearsal, and imitation becomes the common thread.

In ‘Copiar’, the company Animal Religion invites a group of children to take to the stage without having rehearsed beforehand. From there, the show rests on imitation as its sole axis: what is repeated ends up giving rise to something new and original.

The underlying reflection starts from a simple idea: although copying has a bad reputation, people imitate others from the moment they are born, in the way they speak, move or dress. That imitation allows us to learn and share, and the show brings it to the stage by combining circus and magic.

The team brings together Animal Religion as director and set designer, Quim Giron on circus, Jou Serra on lighting and Joan Cot Ros on music and dramaturgy. Martí Sales signs the voice-over texts, Berta Giraut provides the narration and Cube Peak is in charge of the lighting construction. The production is a co-production of the Mercat de les Flors and the Sala Centre de Creació d'Arts per a les Famílies de Sabadell.