The Butterfly Effect takes up residence at Mini Israel
Following its premiere at the Old City Festival of Light in June, Circus Y's The Butterfly Effect is moving to a new home as the first-ever event open to the public at Mini Israel's new amphitheater venue. Beginning July 7th and running on select dates through August, the show is an archetypal fairy tale about the struggle between light and dark, performed amid jaw-dropping acrobatics, an original score, digital video art, high-concept costumes and a dreamy light show.
The move from Suleiman's centuries-old walls to the brand new performance space makes for opportunities, says Eran Fischer, who acts as the show's producer at the Rosh Hutsot company. "The production at Mini Israel will be more precise," he tells GoJerusalem.com. At Mini Israel, we have an actual theater for it, we can run the show the way we want, we are not in a constricted space. The walls of the Old City have a special energy but do not always allow you to show all the backdrop you want. At Mini Israel, the show will be of higher quality and more meaningful, because it will be more of a theater production than one relating to a specific place," Fischer explains.
Indeed, the show is an elaborate affair overseen by Rosh Hutsot company but performed by Circus Y, Israel's premier aerial circus, and engineered by Fly Y, the outfit in charge of the production's numerous technical aspects (any show that includes flying performers requires a great deal of engineering know-how as many unfortunate Spidermen can tell you).
The elaborate acrobatics and talented performers render The Butterfly Effect a piece of entertainment that parents can enjoy alongside their children, who may be more attracted to the fairy tale lore of the plot, whereby the Prince of Light is kidnapped by the Lords of Darkness.
While Mini Israel has long been a draw for all ages, Rosh Hutsot and Circus Y first ventured into adult-targeted fare with last year's Carabina production. Before that, the company was best known for their children's shows. "The Butterfly Effect is a fantasy story told with video and
acrobats, so that while children relate to the actual story, adults are
engaged by the acrobatics and other performance aspects," says Fischer.
With a major buzz regarding opening week, the production's future is looking bright, but Fischer is taking things one step at a time. "The show may stay at Mini Israel, or we may break for a few months and return next summer. Mini Israel is our home now," he says. "Looking forward, we would like to make a version of the show for an indoor theater. Now that we have successfully staged The Butterfly Effect outside, the challenge is moving it to an indoor venue."
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