Shoes in the Air

A metaphor for love

Shoes in the Air

A visual poem about heaven and earth

Shoes in the Air

The incredible story of a cobbler and a trapeze artist

Shoes in the Air

A tale for all ages

Shoes in the Air

When there’s so much emotion that words aren’t necessary

Shoes in the Air

They may be incompatible but they complement each other

Shoes in the Air

If you come up a bit, I’ll come down a little

Shoes in the Air

To dream with both feet on the ground

Synopsis

Nothing is impossible for two lovers even though they live in parallel worlds. She is a dreamer who fears her feet touching the ground while he is a stubborn cobbler who never looks upwards. The lovers will have to use dance and circus to bring together the earth and the heavens fi they ever wiosh to creat their own world.

Shoes in the Air is a circus metaphor about love and how to overcome the incompatibilities that we all have. A visual poem on heaven and earth.

Artistic data

Duration: 55 minutes
Genre: circus theatre
Audience: all ages
Original Story: Antoni Castelló
Directors: Xa! Teatre
Director’s Assistant: Joan Raga
Adaptation: Xa! Teatre
Producers: Xa! Teatre
Costumes: Sara Recatalá
Performers: Alba Blanco and Xavi Castelló

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