People Watching: Play Dead
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3 performances
19.5-21.5.2026
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Duration
1 H 10 min
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Venue
Erkko Hall
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Tickets
40–35 €
Show times
Tue 19.5. at 18.00
Wed 20.5. at 18.00
Thu 21.5. at 18.00
Age recommendation
12+
Introduction
Poetical, poignant and humouristic acrobatics of the highest calibre.
The Canadian company People Watching premiered Play Dead in 2023, and it has since become one of the major circus events of recent years.
Set in a shifting world of domestic scenes and intertwined stories, Play Dead offers a surreal take on the familiar. Blending world-class acrobatics, dance, and physical theatre, it casts contemporary circus in a fresh light, and full of searing emotions. By zooming in on ordinary moments, the show reveals how beautiful, twisted, and absurd everyday life can be—celebrating it like a final dance before the party ends.
Not only did the six Montreal artists of People Watching offer us the festival’s favorite show, but they also created one of the most memorable contemporary circus shows of recent years.
– La Presse; Montréal, Canada — 9/10 review
Play Dead is currently one of the truly sublime artistic achievements of contemporary circus. It includes the world’s highest artistic level of an uncompromising character, captivates with visually engaging images associating tenebrism and naturalism in 17th century painting, and with the overall action on stage draws you into the dreamy timelessness of surrealism.
– Dance Zone; Prague, Czech Republic
People Watching has created with barbaric finesse, with the subtlety of watchmaking precision, a piece of such power that forces the eye not to want to miss a single detail.
– La Verdad; San Javier, Spain
Organizer:Cirko – Center for New Circus
Trailer
Credits
Artistic Direction & Performance: Ruben Ingwersen, Jérémi Levesque, Natasha Patterson, Brin Schoellkopf, Jarrod Takle, Sabine Van RensburgSet Design: Emily Nicole Tucker
Sound Design: Colin Gagné
Music: Michal Aloni, Francisco Cruz, Olivier Landry-Gagnon, Stefan Boucher
Lighting Design: Émile Lafortune
Costumes: Camille Thibault-Bédard, Catherine Veri, Jonathan Saucier, Paul Rose
Carpentry: Alastair Davies, Atelier Moa
Dramaturgic Assistance: Peter James, Isabelle Chasse, Gypsy Snider
International Representation: Aurora Nova
Production & Tour Management: Léah Wolff
Funded by: Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts de Montréal
Support: The 7 Fingers, White Wall Studio, Patro Villeray, Phantom Theater
Ticket information
Early Bird -Ticket | 40 €
Standard Ticket | 45 €
Discount Ticket | 35 € (Seniors, children, students, unemployed, and those in civilian or military service. Please be prepared to present proof of eligibility for the discount.)
Friend Ticket (for 5) | 180 €
Child Friend Ticket (2 adults + 2 children) | 145 €
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