Homeland, through the combination of dance, circus and music, tries to prevent us from being alienated and to allow us to blossom to our genuine self. Through everyone’s own particular universe and dreams, one can rediscover an ideal world, an ideal home, embellished by mutual respect.
Each individual, destitute from the varnish and hindrances can finally find their roots, their home, their land, their Homeland.
Artistic Direction and choreography: Roberto Olivan
Creation and performers: Lali Ayguadé, Erick Jiménez, Tanja Marín Friðjónsdóttir, Candice Bordes, Joan Ramon Graell, Florencia Demestri, Florent Bergal, Felix Bürkle
Music installation: Pierre Bastien
Music: George De Decker
Lighting design: Florence Richard
Costume design: Carmel Peritore
Set design: Herman Sorgeloos
Production assistance: Zita Gerenday
Production: R.O.P.A. – Roberto Olivan Performing Arts with the collaboration of Banquine asbl
Co-production: CAER – Centre d’Arts Escèniques de Reus (Spain), Mercat de les Flors (Spain), Transversal Xarxa d’Activitats Culturals (Spain)
With the support of: Government of Catalonia (Spain), Institut Català de les Empreses Culturals (Spain), Ministère Communauté française de la Belgique (Belgium), Service du Cirque, des Arts forains et de la Rue (Belgium), Commission communautaire française (Belgium)
With the collaboration of: Kc NOna – Kunstencentrum NONA (Belgium), Theater op de Markt – Dommelhof Neerpelt (Belgium)
Homeland was started in a workshop of creation at the ÉSAC – Ecole supérieure des arts du cirque (Belgium).
2008
- 27/01 Festival Janvier dans les étoiles (La Seyne-sur-Mer, France)
- 26/01 Festival Janvier dans les étoiles (La Seyne-sur-Mer, France)
2007
- 27/09 Wolubilis theatre (Brussels, Belgium)
- 26/09 Wolubilis theatre (Brussels, Belgium)
- 25/09 Wolubilis theatre (Brussels, Belgium)
- 28/04 Kc NOna – Kunstencentrum NONA (Mechelen, Belgium)
- 27/04 Kc NOna – Kunstencentrum NONA (Mechelen, Belgium)
- 26/04 Kc NOna – Kunstencentrum NONA (Mechelen, Belgium)
- 31/03 Teatre Monumental (Mataró, Spain)
- 30/03 Teatre Auditori de Granollers (Granollers, Spain)
- 23/03 Teatre Municipal de l’Escorxador (Lleida, Spain)
- 18/03 Teatre Principal d’Olot (Olot, Spain)
- 16/03 Teatre Municipal (Girona, Spain)
- 11/03 Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona, Spain)
- 10/03 Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona, Spain)
- 09/03 Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona, Spain)
- 08/03 Mercat de les Flors (Barcelona, Spain)
- 04/03 Teatre Auditori Felip Pedrell (Tortosa, Spain)
2006
- 04/11 ÉSAC – Ecole supérieure des arts du cirque (Brussels, Belgium)
- 03/11 ÉSAC – Ecole supérieure des arts du cirque (Brussels, Belgium)
- 25/10 Teatre Fortuny (Reus, Spain)
2007
- Una bella, preciosa harmonia (Bàrbara Raubert/Jordi Hané, Avui).
- Sabor a tierra (Joaquim Noguero, La Vanguardia).
- El circo de la vida (Rosli Ayuso, El Mundo s. XXI).
2006
- ¡ALEHOP! Roberto Olivan, danza y circo de interiores (Luis Fernández Zaurín, Calle 20).
- Sense paraules! (Txell Granados, Diari de Tarragona).
- El Cos arrenca amb una gran ovació (Natàlia Borbonès, El Punt).
- ‘Homeland’ entusiasma al Fortuny (Marc Prats, Diari de Tarragona).
- Roberto Olivan experimenta con el circo en ‘Homeland’ (Marta Cervera, El Periódico).
- Un muntatge de circ i dansa per al Cos (Natàlia Borbonès, El Punt).