Created by Montreal composer Ana Sokolović, Clown(s) is a moving tribute to the human experience.
Clown(s) draws upon the worlds of Sand, Fellini, Chaplin, and Keaton to construct a “favola in musica” — a musical fable — that unfolds across seven spellbinding scenes. Combining an invented language, evocative music, and contemporary stage magic, this production creates a whimsical, circus-inspired world that captivates and touches the hearts of all who experience it.
When a solitary clown opens a suitcase on an empty stage, an entire universe comes into being with all its attendant wonders: birth, discovery, love, joy, conflict, even sorrow. As the comic face paint disappears, our beloved clowns begin to reveal as much about themselves as they do about our greater humanity.