JUAN CARLOS PANDURO work-in-progress “SALAR LA PENA”
Spain
Salar la pena is a poetic circus piece that brings a body in crisis to the stage. Through handstands, contortion, movement, voice, and sound, it explores failure, desire, loss, and the thin line between the sacred and the monstrous. Blending circus and poetry, the piece becomes a ritual of release—a search for form, divinity, and expression through the body itself.
Juan Carlos Panduro graduated in 2022 from L’École Supérieure des Arts du Cirque (ESAC) in Brussels and completed a Master’s course in Poetic Writing, La inspiración y la palabra, at the Escuela de Escritores in Madrid. Obsessed with form shaped by technique and poetic composition, and drawn to exploring physical limits, he is on a quest to develop a circus language of his own.
In February 2024, he published his first book, Romero recién cortao (Letraversal). Salar la pena is his first stage creation. As a child, he was once asked to write a poem to the Virgin. He’s still trying.
Juan Carlos is also a finalist of circusnext 2025, a European platform dedicated to the development of contemporary circus, co-funded by the Creative Europe programme. Since September 2019, Rīgas cirks has been a member of this platform, which supports emerging artists through residencies and opportunities to present work-in-progress and premiere performances.
When: Saturday, August 16 at 21.00
Where: Arena of Rīgas cirks, Merķeļa Street 4, Riga
Recommended Age: 14+
Duration: 30 min.
TICKETS – available soon
The performance is accessible for:
– wheelchair users
– deaf audiences
– people with hearing impairments (induction loop available)
By attending this show, you agree:
– to be photographed and/or filmed,
– to give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.
The show at the festival is supported by:
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