Balaio // created in 2027  handmade  Circus / Dance / Music 360° Performance – Public Space/Outdoors/Theater 50 minutes // for all audiences  The project Balaio project is a journey into the world of oral tradition and folk wisdom, inspired by the cultures of Indigenous peoples, Quilombolas, healers, and herbalists. It draws on handmade crafts, ancestral knowledge of plants, and empirical wisdom that goes beyond scientific and intellectual verification—where intuition takes center stage and transcends what meets the eye.  The performance embodies the symbolism of manual labor and raw materials, and its interweaving extends beyond the object’s structure, becoming an exploration of movement and a point of connection between bodies, while suggesting relationships among the artists in this production.  Synopsis:  Our “balaio” will feature circus arts, dance, musical games, enchanted beings, knowledge, and folk tales. All these elements, skillfully woven together, will create an imaginary and sensory world, where the transformation of raw materials into props and stage objects will highlight cycles, redefine the concept of time, and stimulate the senses.  Our daily backyard: between harvests, manual labor, preparing remedies, and consulting with plants, the ritual is part of our daily lives; the magic always arrives at the right time, and challenges create tensions that dissolve into choreography, as intertwined bodies support and repel one another in this great communal gathering, where cycles are revealed in an eternal renewal. The Team:  Performers-Creators: Marina Collares, Ronan Lima, Edgar Ramos, Diana Bloch Co-Director: Marie Celine Daubagna  Musical Director: Ari Vinícius  Movement Research: Maximiliano Sanford  Publicity: Nico Agüero (France) Administration: Les Thérèses (France)  Technical Requirements Space: 8 x 8 meters, Height: 5 meters (minimum)  Floor: Wooden stage and/or linoleum. Flat, smooth, and level. Electricity: Electrical outlets required for the sound system. Sound: – A sound system with 4 speakers – 1 8-channel mixing console (with phantom power)  – 8 microphone cables, 20 meters each; – The cables needed to connect the sound system to the mixing console.  Supported by:  artist residency: La Batoude La Grainerie La Verrerie D’Alès La Brique Rouge La Maurine Motor.  Co-production: La Verrerie D’Alès – Occitania National Circus Occitania