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Claudio Stellato manipulates objects, perspective and his own physical form. He's an acrobat-dancer and magician, playing with our perceptions, folding himself into four, creating a mysterious world of illusion. You think of images by Magritte or de Chirico. As space and time are bent there is logic we cannot grasp, every action seems implausible and we are deceived. Yet everything we see is real. Born in Milan and now based in Brussels, Claudio Stellato studied music before training in circus at the Lido School in Toulouse. Since 2007 he has worked with Belgian choreographer Karen Ponties' Dame de Pic company amongst other projects. L'Autre (The Other) is the alter ego we carry inside us, oblivious to rules and reason, free to act on impulse. The result of three year's research into the relationship between body and objects, this remarkable performance premiered in Paris in 2011. Performance 50mins with no interval. Recommended for ages 10 and over.