Verde casi negro (Contemporary Circus)

Original music composed by Edu Comelles and Rafa Ramos Sania, awarded Best Musical Composition at the 2024 IVC Valencian Performing Arts Awards.

Verde Casi Negro is a contemporary circus and theater production that explores the complex dynamics of power, intimacy, and human emotion. Directed by Eleonora Gronchi and Pablo Meneu, the show draws inspiration from José Sanchis Sinisterra’s play El lector por horas, transforming its characters and themes into a visually rich and physically expressive performance.

Set in a moss-green salon where windows open only to darkness, the performance fuses aerial dance, contemporary circus techniques, and audiovisual elements to immerse the audience in a deeply emotional and symbolic universe. The piece features seven performers who embody multiple facets of three central characters, emphasizing internal conflict, desire, submission, and rebellion through movement and physical storytelling.

Developed by the Institut Valencià de Cultura, the production was part of the Habitem el Rialto initiative and included educational outreach and inclusive performances tailored to neurodiverse audiences. Through its innovative staging and compelling musical score, Verde Casi Negro challenges traditional boundaries between the public and the private, the seen and the hidden, and ultimately, the cultural and the instinctive.