In the pure tradition of the greatest comical duos like Arlecchino & Brighella, Footit & Chocolat, Stan Laurel & Oliver Hardy, Jerry Lewis & Dean Martin we discover Tanja Simma and Hélène Gustin as Anna de Lirium & Colette Gomette in a hilarious combination of female clown power.
After their encounter at two international Festivals in Brasil in 2014* these two real masters of visual clown art have decided to join forces.
2 grand clowns - instantly captivating just by their appearance: Anna, tall and with generous curves, and the petite Colette are inseparable.
The first is naive and rather slow, the latter speedy and a bit mischievous. What seems to be an insurmountable obstacle, is in reality two sides of the same coin - they belong together like yin and yang.
While these two ladies try to reach their goal, which is nothing more than playing a flute, we perceive the wide range of human relations.
The performers' wealth of experience and their simplicity on the stage allow wisdom and universality to shine through every moment of their act.
*"Palhaçaria" in Recife and "Encontro Internacional de Mulheres Palhaças" in São Paulo
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Fotocredit: © René Figueroa
Colette Gomette
Hélène Gustin, comedian-clown, dancer and teacher for theatre was trained at the School of Dramatic Art Charles Dullin in Paris. Her clown-character 'Colette Gomette' was born in 1995 - a strong visual clown, who is recognized for her "animality". Hélène has performed in France, Belgium, Portugal, Chile, Brazil, Columbia, Canada, Austria ... She also intervenes in hospitals with "Le Rire Médecin" since 1996. After touring with her show "Les hommes ont 2 pattes de moins que les animaux" she now presents her latest creation "Colette Gomette Prézidente".
Anna de Lirium
Tanja Simma was educated at the University for music and acting in Vienna and at the "École de Mime et Clown" in France. She was the first female Austrian artist at CIRQUE DU SOLEIL and part of the first production of PALAZZO in Vienna. She's the engine behind her own 'Comicompany', co-founder of the first clown theater in Vienna, and one of the 'pillars' in the team of the "Red Noses Clowndoctors". Her first Solo Show "The Substitute" (directed by 'King of Fools' Jango Edwards)
marked her 25th anniversary on stage in 2012 and since then she has been touring in many countries like Spain, Portugal, Finland, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Brazil, Columbia.//!