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Wintuk


At a Glance

Creative Team
Personages

Expérience

Charivari
Slack Wire
Juggling
Rola-Bola
Rag Doll
Inner Tubes
Cyr Wheel
Hoops
Swiss Balls
Aerial Straps
Russian Bars

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Le Théâtre




 
Visual
In a city where the arrival of winter has brought long
shadows and intense cold...

But there is no snow!

 
Premiere: Nov.01.2007 (Preview)
Nov.07 - Jan.06 (2007/8)
Oct.30 - Jan.04 (2008/9)
Type: Seasonal / Theater
Director: Richard Blackburn
Composer: Simon Carpentier
Location: Madison Square, NYC

Schedule: Wednesday - Sunday
Dark: Monday & Tuesday
 
 

Wintuk is an enchanting winter tale about a boy named Wintuk and his quest to find snow and adventure. Wintuk lives in a city where the arrival of winter has brought long shadows and intense cold - but no snow! He interacts with an extraordinary cast of high-energy urban street characters, including acrobats, dancers and talking marionettes. But when the snow does not arrive, he embarks on a quest with three companions - a female shaman who's lost in the city, a shy man destined to discover his courage, and the shadow of a young girl - to find the snow and bring it back to where it belongs.

The adventurers journey to an imaginary Arctic - a world without sunlight - where they encounter the rich culture of the People of the North and extraordinary giant characters made of ice. When at last the sun returns, they fly home on the wings of a giant crane and generate a swirling snowstorm.

The show is playful, musical, and bursting with the energy of the city and the broad sweep of nature. A cast of 50 performers weaves thrilling circus arts, breathtaking theatrical effects and memorable songs into a meaningful seasonal story that resonates with the whole family.