Inside a forest of helium balloons, a small balloon follows one of the artists, as if it was a little bird

on a leash, learning how to fly. In the background, attached from the wrist to a bouquet of balloons, someone seems to be lifted up to the air.

In a peculiar and oneiric universe, populated with helium balloons, two artists dialogue with each other and with their objects. Far from being ordinary objects, the balloons have their own life. The artists seem to talk, and actually interact with the physical will of their own tools.

Combining object manipulation, juggling, acrobatics and physical theatre, with hints of puppeteering and magic, LENTO is a research on risk, control, obsession and nostalgia.

With strong images and poetic situations, NUUA invites the spectator to celebrate the miracle of flight.

PREMIERE 2013

CONCEPT AND PERFORMANCE

Olli Vuorinen

Luis Sartori do Vale  

LIGHT DESIGN

Jere Mönkkönen 

MUSIC / SOUND DESIGN

Petteri Rajanti

EXTERNAL EYE

Isak Lindberg 

COSTUMES

Anne Jämsä

PRODUCTION

Cie Nuua 

CO-PRODUCTION

WHS, Maison des Jonglages

SUPPORT

Jeunes Talents du Cirque Europe

Circus Next

Subtopia

Cirko

La Central del Circ

Les Migrateurs - associés pour les Arts du Cirque

Le Maillon

Ilmapallokeskus

BELBAL

Finnish Circus Information Center

Finnish Culture Foundation

Koneen Säätiö

Samuel Huberin Säätiö

Taiteen Keskustoimikunta

Laureate of Circus Next 2012 / 2013 

PRE-PREMIERE

03 - 06 April 2013

Cirko, Helsinki, Finland

PREMIERE

19 - 21 June 2013

Mirabilia Festival, Fossano, Italy