Lulu – Contemporary Circus

Mime performance by Philippe Ducasse

Lulu - what a character! Strap in for a ride through the full spectrum of human emotions, from loneliness and melancholy to something close to love. Even the darkest points are delivered under a veil of humor, which keeps the tone light and energized throughout. 

The storyline breaks here and there into mesmerizing dream sequences where the circus artist's technical talent takes centre stage.

 The music choices are also excellent, they go far beyond 'backing tracks' bringing the piece somewhere else... working with the mime, the music sets your imagination alight, colouring in all the details of the world that Lulu creates with her actions. At the end, when the fourth wall is broken and the mime technique reflected on, it's hard to believe that all that we had witnessed was just one guy on a plain black stage. 

Lulu is a quirky character, a story, a reflection on what it is to be human, and a gymnasium for your imagination to play.