PASSAGERS - 7 Fingers

The Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main (7 Fingers) is known for creating "circus at a human scale," placing the extraordinary element of circus in ordinary contexts, putting into focus identifiable characters with dramatic arcs leading to their moments of physical exploits. They will return to the USA in 2021 with their newest production, PASSAGERS.

PASSAGERS Departure vs. transit vs. arrival. Chance vs. choice vs. destiny. Stillness vs. acceleration. Reflection vs. transparency. Familiar vs. foreign. Private vs. public. Confinement vs. border-crossing. Bright headlights vs. tunnel-darkness. Past vs. future…

Our fascination with trains is both a nostalgic one — dreams of another era, another land — and a symbolic one: life happens along this track of sorts, twisting and turning through valleys and plains. We speed through lands all the while staring out the window, at the reflection of our very own eyes superimposed upon the shifting landscape. Tearful goodbyes, anticipatory reunions. Fateful encounters inside the cabin. A community of strangers with one thing in common: we all have somewhere to go. Our reasons for leaving may differ but we are joined in a moment of suspended limbo between two lives, as we say goodbye to one and prepare for another.

INTERNATIONAL TOUR DATES: Santiago, Chile - April 10, 2019 Orleans, France - May 21, 2019 Montpellier, France - June 19, 2019 Saint-Etienne, France - June 27, 2019 Ollioules, France - July 4, 2019