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"the nature of juggling might not aline so well with what you can easily explain in a narrative or a concept, it might be so that what you cannot easily explain in a narrative or a concept is what gives depth to juggling"
[Erik Åberg, "Objects episode 7"]
So why try to talk about a show that calls itself abstract juggling?
Why write about it? Why read about it?
I, Carlo, the author of this project, invite you first to watch this video, created specifically to give you what this file can never give you, and then to read the text
Astrat / Non-utilitarian and anti-pareidolic
amimetic and counter-apophenia juggling
To understand,
ASTRAT is
an exploration of juggling as abstract art:
a sensitive composition of images, movements, and relationships that do not tell stories but shows things.
an involuntary rebellion
against a world that pushes art to always have a function or message.
a humble exploration of the human-object relationship,
but also of the fundamental qualities of the physical world: gravity, light, colors, weight, shapes...
showing fluid and complex identities.
Objects, costumes, lights, individuals blend together, transforming into one another, forcing us to adopt a curious and open gaze.
de-anthropocentrizing the circus,
to make space for objects and technique.
ambiguity. Not clear meanings, but room for doubt.
Merging the tangible with the ineffable, perhaps to reach the simple beauty of what we call “useless.”
but also chatting with the audience and having a laugh.
In practice
a juggling show, about 1 hour long.
Frontal, technically self-sufficient, adaptable to non-dedicated spaces and big tops.
A multidisciplinary show, with juggling as its main medium, but a mix of:
visual and kinetic arts, electronic music, fashion/costumes, video, text, and lecture.
Coming in 2026
Team
Team
Juggling + sound + composition: Carlo Cerato
Administration, production, diffusion: Collectif STP
Costumes: Françoise Léger
Scenography: Mathis Brunet-Bahut
Lighting + technique + offstage: ?
Help 1: Johan Swartvagher
Help 2: Martin Schwietzke
Help 3: Jay Gilligan
Photos: Andrea Macchia
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