In this study, five case studies that relate to a circus were selected in order to study the functions, circulation and spaces that needs to be implemented into the circus project. The case studies chosen are La Nouba, Zarkana, Le Noir, Circus Vargas and Cirque Eloize.
The first case study presents La Nouba. It is a Cirque Du Soleil show in a residence custom built free standing theatre. It is a contemporary circus that features aerial ballet, trapeze, high wire and flying trapeze and other performers. The concept of La Nouba is based on the collision of two worlds, it shows how two groups of the circus people and urbanities come together. La Noubu is a collaboration of four companies Cirque Du Soleil, Walt Disney, Sceno Plus and Rockwell Group (“La Nouba").
Description
Company: Cirque Du Soliel
Genre: Contemporary Circus
Show type: Resident show
Date of premiere: December 23, 1998 …show more content…
The theatre’s seating holds 1800 people. The set consists of three arches which are hand sculpted. The arches represent three characters. The first arch is the largest and represents a snake woman and, her world is populated of snakes. The arch is 46m tall and is designed from hand painted resin which symbolizes the snakes. It started out as a Styrofoam sculpture that was used to create mold for the liquid resin. The second arch represents a plant creature and, the vines had dominated over the abandoned theatre. The arch is used as a video screen. It has plant like arms that extends to 30m in length. The third arch represents the pickled woman and the mad scientists who have experimented on the woman. It is designed with technological gears and pulleys ("Zarkana").
The LEDs on the light wall is 27 x 12m, it consists of three million pixels. The second arch contains a LED screen that compromises 118 separate panels. The stage consists of a sliding platform that allows for fast equipment and prop changes ("Zarkana by Cirque Du
The first case study presents La Nouba. It is a Cirque Du Soleil show in a residence custom built free standing theatre. It is a contemporary circus that features aerial ballet, trapeze, high wire and flying trapeze and other performers. The concept of La Nouba is based on the collision of two worlds, it shows how two groups of the circus people and urbanities come together. La Noubu is a collaboration of four companies Cirque Du Soleil, Walt Disney, Sceno Plus and Rockwell Group (“La Nouba").
Description
Company: Cirque Du Soliel
Genre: Contemporary Circus
Show type: Resident show
Date of premiere: December 23, 1998 …show more content…
The theatre’s seating holds 1800 people. The set consists of three arches which are hand sculpted. The arches represent three characters. The first arch is the largest and represents a snake woman and, her world is populated of snakes. The arch is 46m tall and is designed from hand painted resin which symbolizes the snakes. It started out as a Styrofoam sculpture that was used to create mold for the liquid resin. The second arch represents a plant creature and, the vines had dominated over the abandoned theatre. The arch is used as a video screen. It has plant like arms that extends to 30m in length. The third arch represents the pickled woman and the mad scientists who have experimented on the woman. It is designed with technological gears and pulleys ("Zarkana").
The LEDs on the light wall is 27 x 12m, it consists of three million pixels. The second arch contains a LED screen that compromises 118 separate panels. The stage consists of a sliding platform that allows for fast equipment and prop changes ("Zarkana by Cirque Du