THE GIFT – CIA FRAC

One woman theater circus show

Juggling with the feet,
physical humor
and the gift of being present.
The game of give and take.
This show seeks to be that,
a moment where we let ourselves be surprised by the circus,
we are transformed by history
and we laugh with the simplicity of a gesture.

Synopsis

Elvira receives a gift. Not being able to open it,

she invents situations to play with the public

and celebrate the present.

The interior of the gift magically transforms the exterior.

What does it mean to give?

The gift (street version)

The gift (indoor version)

Artistic sheet

ORIGINAL IDEA AND PERFORMANCE:
Rocio Contreras
DIRECTION:
Rocío Contreras and
Diego Leandro Bailen
DIRECTION ASSISTANCE:
Rami Bermudez
COSTUMES:
Sofia Camparo and
Rosalía Cuevas Perez
SCENOGRAPHY:
Rosalía Cuevas Perez
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
Micaela Paez and
Claudia Pavón Lobo

Some places where the gift was opened…

2026

Pflasterspektakel, Linz, Austria

Sinksen Festival. Kortrijk, Belgium

Fête Magique (Theater aan twater) Boom, Belgium

Spring Festival Bancalescenic, Circarte, Alicante, Spain

Culture Square, final presentation of the Artistic Residency, Carpa de las estrellas, Pizarra, Spain

2025

ERCA, Encuentro Rural de Circo de Alatoz. Alatoz, Spain.

– summer season with its other show Circus Frac –

2024

Festival Abano Street. Abano Terme, Italy.

Festival Konalma. Málaga, Spain.

Festival Busker Tour. Krotoszyn, Zielona Gora, Wroclaw, Poland.

Festival Aurillac. Aurillac, France.

Festival Mojoca. Moio della Civitella, Italy.

Carpa de las estrellas (indoor) Málaga, Spain.

Plaza del agua con Circo Hazmereir. Summer season. Mar del plata, Argentina.

2023

Festival Caminos del rio. Coronda, Santa fe.

Teatro Auditorium. Winter season. (indoor) Mar del plata, Argentina.

Plaza del agua, Circo Hazmereir. Summer season. Mar del Plata, Argentina.

2022 – Premiere

Biblioteca popular Del otro lado del árbol (street) La Plata, Argentina.
Casa Hereje (indoor) La Plata, Argentina.