Seems like it was only yesterday we were finishing up the 29th edition – and the 30th is now only a week away…
I will normally be seeing around 15 spectacles – some companies I know, some new – so it’ll be an interesting 10 days for me.
The festival is also the opportunity to meet up with people who are not necessarily there to perform, but who come to see the others, so I’m able to keep in touch with the companies I have photographed in the past. This sometimes pays off as there have been occasions where I’ve had commissions due to fortuitous meetings!
To celebrate the 30th year of the Festival, CiRCa have produced a book which will be unveiled this coming Friday – great anticipation as there are a number of my images inside…
Diament the caricature artist, will no doubt be there, as he is most years, and it’s a real pleasure to see him at work – he works with astonishing speed, sometimes barely looking at the paper on which he’s working.
A company I am really keen to see again is Circa Tsuica/ Cheptel Aleïkoum – I know nearly all of them and they will be performing this year. I haven’t yet seen their latest offering « Les Princesses » – can’t wait for that!
Last but by no means least, in addition to my Festival 2016 expo on the patio at CiRCa, I have a retrospective of the residences I’ve covered during 2016/17, at the Cant’Auch during the festival – I’m everywhere at the moment (he said modestly…)
