INDOOR STORM CIRCUS WE ARE NOT FROM KALAMAZOO by wearenotfrom kalamazoo from france

indoor storm circus

st anna’s church is part of the urban heritage of prague. It needs to continue to represent its history, while serving a positive, modern function in today’s context of urban sprawling.

as spectators have many entertainment options to choose from, real-life shows of the new generation have to stimulate all senses to be attractive – with sound, light, touch and space ; and the whole audience has to become actor of the experience.

indoor storm circus uses st anna’s generous space to allow for aerial spectacles, such as variations of trapeze, rope, equilibrists, or tightrope walkers : constant motion and random animation are happening simultaneously, generated by the performance as well as the audience moving three-dimensionally around it.

indoor storm circus lets the audience interact with the show, as its members become actors of the performance and get to chose their own optimal position individually, from lying on pillows on the slopping ground below the performers, to flying and feeling the dizziness above the show, comfortable in the suspended pillows – and anything in between! the pillows also serve as baffles to balance the very high reflection of sound in st anna.

indoor storm circus proposes to take its source from a classic centred audience layout, but offer multiple spatial layout possibilities, with a rather light installation that doesn’t alter the church’s architecture, but rather uses a minimum of infrastructures and can be removed if needed.
members of the audience get to chose their own optimal position individually, from way down under the performers, lying on cushions on the ground, to over the show, comfortable in the flying cushions - or anything in between – but always in motion.
the audience’s view is therefore always changing, but can also be arranged in any theatre layout for special shows.

the whole performance appears like snowflakes moved by the wind - like an indoor storm.

the project was a response to the oistat tac competition 2011 and was given an honorable mention.