Description of the performance

LIFE IS RHYTHM is comprised of different parts which follow one another without a break:
 

1. BETWEEN FEET AND HANDS: three dancers dance on drums with different sounds to the rhythm of a Senegales DJEMBE and two THIOUNGS.
"The most musical feet within the city limits right now belong to this startling dance and percussion quintet from Barcelona."
THE HERALD August 15, 2000  Read the whole story
 

2. SAND DANCE: a dancer glides over sand accompanied by a Nigerian UDU.
"The sand dance has to be seen to be believed........there is even a solo delivered on an earthenware pot, with feedback for added effect - Hendrix plays pottery."
THE EVENING NEWS August 10, 2000  Read the whole story
 

3. THE TABLE: three characters' rhythmic dialog and vocal banter around a table.
"The hilarious highlight of the show in which an animated conversation builds up into a maelstorm of mouth music is out of this world."
THE EVENING NEWS August 10, 2000  Read the whole story
 

4. THE FOOTPRINT: the slow dancing of the artist creates an atmosphere of magic.
"The incorporation of a piano offers a magic dialog between the feet of the dancers and the rhythm of the other instruments which accompany them."
EL PERIODICO (Barcelona) June 22, 2000  Read the whole story  (in Castellano)
 

5. KITING KITA: dialog and interaction with the audience.
"The joyous spontaneity with which the performers involved the audience was just unbelievable."
BACKSTAGE (New York) September 21, 2001  Read the whole story
 

6. BETWEEN FEET AND HANDS, BIG DRUMS:
"The hypnotic power of the bongos and the percussion, whether in the form of a wooden box or a metallic barrel, arrives at such a frenetic speed as the rhythm of the dance, reaching the limit of human kinetic potential."
CORRIERE MERCANTILE (Genova) December 6, 2001  Read the whole story (in Italian)
 
 
 

"Rhythm is the heritage of all mankind. It does not belong to a single race or country. Rhythm has existed since the beginning of man on earth."

"Dancing and druming, with intelligent feet...Propulsive, sometimes hypnotic, wittily nonsensical and downright funny....Not too long, not too short, LIFE IS RHYTHM is just right."
THE NEW YORK TIMES September 14, 2001.  Read the whole story
 

"I can't recall when I have seen and heard both performers and audience display such a rousing good time"
BACKSTAGE, New York September 21, 2001  Read the whole story
 

"Their genius comes from the absolute childlike joy whith which they perform. Intensely in the moment, its as if they dicover everything for the first time...... "
THE SCOTSMAN August 7, 2003  Read the whole story
 

"Beautifully choreographed and brilliantly staged.....Fight for that ticket "
THE INDERPENDENT August 8, 2003  Read the whole story
 

"The title of the show resumes a philosophy of life, a sentence that I can affirm Their propulsive force was truly absorbing, nearly hypnotic."
CORRIERE MERCANTILE (Genova) December 6, 2001  Read the whole story (in Italian)
 

"Sophisticated fun in good measure, this band blends a coctail of styles guaranteed to perk up the most jaded festival goer."
THE GUARDIAN August 12, 2000  Read the whole story
 

"Rhythmic domination of the body, energy and elegance are their distinctive symbolsThe audience is inevitably captivated by the rhythmic beat of the show."
HAMBURG PUR October 1, 2001  Read the whole story (in German)
 

"The complicity, the imagination, the interaction of the group and their very high level make CAMUT BAND a time bomb about to explode."
EL MUNDO (Barcelona) 19 June, 2000  Read the whole story (in Castellano)
 

"A performance rich in humour that brings the audience cheering and clapping to their feet. Don't miss this show whatever you do."
THE EVENING NEWS August 10, 2000 Read the whole story
 

"Camut Band proves rhythm is a universal language... The rapport created between the performers of Camut Band, as well as between Camut Band and the audience, was invigorating and life affirming."
NEW HAVEN REGISTER July 1, 2001  Read the whole story