Message pour dire...


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The Show


"Good evening ladies and Gentlemen!
We are the DSBM, better know as the Delivery Service of Bottled Messages.
Our job consists of navigating oceans, seas and rivers searching for bottled messages
that have lost their initial trajectory. After meticulous inspections we have discovered
who they were addressed to and this is why we are here with you tonight, yes ladies
and gentlemen here tonight we have messages for you, you, YOU!"

"Message Pour Dire" is a 45 minute aerial and acrobatic street show that takes place on top of our Canal Barge. The show is based on the story of a crew that spends their days searching for lost 'messages in bottles' and delivering them to their intended recipients. During each show, the crew present the messages (which come in the form of song, text message and telepathy as well as the more traditional hand written form) to the audience in the hope that the intended recipients are present (there are usually one or two).

On the original tour along the Canal Du Midi, France, there was a fixed cast of 3
performers, and between 1-8 'guest performers'. The base of the show remained the
same, but was adapted for each place and each new performer.


The Captain: Rob D'Arcy (driver)
Extra duties include sound and light operating

The Crew: Francesca Hyde (double cloud)
Lucie N'Duhirahe (double cloud)
Stephanie N'Duhirahe (corde lisse)
(Extra duties include entertainment, acrobatics,
movement and delivering messages)