Project Detail: Paniko Circus life

Contest:

Reportage and Documentary 2020



Brand:

LuganoPhotoDays



Author:

Mauro Liggi

 

Project Info

Paniko Circus life

Circo Paniko is one of the first contemporary Italian circuses. An invisible thread separates the artists' lives from the scene, in both there is the human being, exposed, recognizable, true, in a magical, romantic, decadent, black and white, Fellini-style atmosphere.

Circo Paniko is one of the first Italian Contemporary circuses: there are no animals to tame, trained monkeys, horses to stand up, lions in cages. There is the human being, exposed, recognizable, true. A traveling circus theater, in which actors, acrobats, musicians create a magical, romantic, decadent, black and white, Fellini-style atmosphere.
An invisible thread separates life from the scene, in which the artist's authenticity is the true essence of his art.
During the show, in the intertwining of the narrative story, between comedy, reflection, charm, adrenaline, laughter, during eighty minutes of pure magic, you can clearly see everything behind the curtain against the light: the fatigue of rehearsals, the children playing noisy on the lawn with their dreams that know of the future, the smell of morning coffee, the smell of cigarettes, clothes hanging out to dry, the taste of ginger herbal teas, laughter over a glass of wine, the cold of the night, the distance from home, the pains in the joints, the dog asking for caresses, the melancholy, parents and children tight in one bed.
It is in this fascinating life where proximity serves to warm the heart and mind, to keep you company, that I immersed myself in silence.
This is the story of a fantastic journey.

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