The Idle Hour
do 6 aug 2026 t/m vr 7 aug 2026
Motus Murmuri
Location
Parade/Torenpodium
Duration
30 min.
Entrance fee
Gratis
Genre
Circus, Dans, Muziek
Date
do 6 aug 2026 t/m vr 7 aug 2026
Language
Er wordt niet gesproken
Toegankelijkheid
suitable for the deaf and hard of hearing, free entrance, suitable for cognitive and/or intellectual disability, without (spoken) language
Bus
Nee
What makes ‘The Idle Hour’ special is that the performance never becomes gloomy. The hamster wheel may symbolize modern stress, but the two performers play with it, provoke each other, and find humour in repeating. You recognize your own rat race, but you also smile along the way.
This performance will have its Dutch premier on Thursday the 6th of August.
About the artist
Motus Murmuri means ‘the murmuring of movement’. The young company, led by artistic director Samuel Rhyner, works at the intersection of circus, dance, and music. Their performances are almost always wordless, allowing them to transcend language, age, and national borders. They balance between the abstract and the absurd, offering their audience a moment of calm in a busy world. ‘The Idle Hour’ is their first creation under the name Motus Murmuri.
Credits
Concept, Music Composition and Direction Samuel Rhyner
Artists Samuel Rhyner and William Blenkin
Technician Jef Delva
Dramaturgical and Choreographic Support Britt Timmermans
Musical Advisor Pierrick Bacher
Choreographic Advisor Pia Meuthen
Acrobatic Advisor Luuk Brantjes
Occasional Outside Eye Louison Chartrain
Set Design and Construction Job Schuermans
Lighting Design Eligio Membrez and Edwin van Steenbergen
Video and Photography Mastershot - Maïm Dedeene
Graphic design Erwan Demenga
Administration Melanie Lamon, Samuel Rhyner and Vanessa Lixon
Administrative support Buro Piket
Production Motus Murmuri
Photo Maïm Dedeene
Partners of the project:
With the support of Loterie Romande (CH), Canton du Valais (CH), City of Monthey (CH), Fondation Ernst Göhner (CH), Mira miro (Gent, BE), Pourcent-culturel Migros (CH), Circusstad Festival (Rotterdam, NL), De Verkadefabriek (’s-Hertogenbosch, NL), Fonds culturel de la Société Suisse des Auteurs (SSA) et ProCirque, Corodis (CH), Espace Parallèle (St-Maurice, CH) et Quartier Culturel Malévoz (Monthey, CH), Fondation Engelberts (CH), Korzo Theater (Den Haag, NL), Circuswerkplaats Dommelhof (Neerpelt, BE), Banque Raiffeisen de Monthey (CH), Cirklabo (Leuven, BE), festival cirkL (Leuven, BE), Panama Pictures (’s Hertogenbosch, NL), Station Circus (Basel, CH)
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