Here you find text, pictures and videos of Johan Wellton’s shows.
Here you find text, pictures and videos of Johan Wellton’s shows.
A Variety show with: Johan Wellton, Mattias Jönsson, Erik Nilson, Petter Berndalen, Daniel Antonssen, Henrik Agger, Louise Bjurholm, Charlie Caper, Tobias Törnell, Patrik Elmnert, Annelie Holmberg och Andreas Lindström.
Length: 1 hour and 30 minutes – Idea and direction: Johan Wellton and the group – Played 2006 at Gävle teater
”Johan Wellton & Friends is truly 90 minutes of entertainment, so varied that there is not one dull minute. The main artist is the link between the acts, with a non language that makes me think of Charlie Chaplin. As he brings out his stuff from his worn suitcase ha also underlines his excellence as a juggler. Impeccable precision. And his debut as a director makes me want more.”
-Gefle Dagblad
A comedy act created 2011 in cooperation with Wallmans OSLO for the dinnershow WOW!
Length: 10 minutes – Idea and creation: Johan Wellton – Premiere: 2011
100 tricks in one minute is a development from Johan’s “Catastrophe act” he created for his Variety production Variety Royale 2008. In “100 tricks” everything goes wrong and ends in total mayhem.
This version of the act was created with quite a noisy dinner show audience in mind. Johan is now reworking it for theaters, with a more subtle approach.
Video: Dinnershow-version filmed at Wallmans Oslo 2012
Click here for booking info for 100 tricks in one minute
A soloshow production created and performed by Johan Wellton
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes – Direction: Morgan Alling – Premiere: 2002
Johan freights himself and his show in a large cargo box, always ready to kick start the Grand Circus Show. But this very evening something goes wrong… Against all odds the show takes form and finally breaks out in a spectacular gala show.Only different. Johan Wellton juggles at world class level and moves between impossibilities with ease, and with a charm that only can be found in a true street performer.
Street show, Circus artistry and theatre effects: The best of three worlds creates an experience without borders and makes FRAKTGODS a soloshow in the bigger format.
”FRAKTGODS IS BLASTING THE BORDERS: Yes, Johan Wellton is blasting the boundaries until the boards are creaking. His show “Fraktgods” is a peculiar mixture of street smartness and immediate audience contact on one hand, and a very special poetic tone on the other. It is classic circus artistry on one side and modern body language on the other.”
– Arbetarbladet
A performance about living life in full. For theatre touring. Age limit: 13 yrs, under 15 accompanied by an adult.
Length: 1 h 20 minutes – Premiere: September 2014 – Director: Stephen Rappaport
Interested in booking GLITCH? Click here for booking information.
Tour dates:
GLITCH plays in Sweden, October 2019
Groningen, Netherlands August 2018
Denmark tour September-October 2015
Subcase February 11 2015 (Bookers/agents only)
Gävle teater 14 & 15 of March 2015
Stockholm 18, 21 & 28 of March 2015
Premiere tour 2014
Excerpts from the media:
“…An experience I do not want to be without.”
“…that will without doubt take Johan Wellton to the really big theatres. Do not miss it, whatever you do.”
– Västerbottens-kuriren
“It is totally sensational, mind blowing, and somehow, also really disturbing.”
“Johan Wellton takes all the yellow balls, axes and light bulbs to completely new levels.”
“If you wish to see something you have never seen before, this is your chance. I have never seen anything like it”
– Expressen
“Spellbinding chaos in Wellton’s wild show”
– Hallandsposten
”Touching ball trickery”
”It is very strong and beautiful”
– Gefle Dagblad
This is Johan Welltons most advanced and lavish production ever. With special effects, natural phenomenon and the art of engineering he shoots out for a new and unexplored adventure. All inventiveness and experimental curiosity becomes the framework for a story about our dreams, hope and despair. How far are we willing to go to become loved? To understand ourselves? To find context and a meaning in life?
See one of the world’s best jugglers in what may be one of the most advanced and complex shows about something as simple as life itself.
“I want to tell the story about giving a whole life to create a 10 minute long act. What drives a person to such a thing? I want to crash my feel of pure entertainment with a raw, true story from the core of my humanity. And then set the whole thing on fire.”
Take all you’ve spent your life to achieve in one hand. Then take a big sledge hammer in the other and SET YOURSELF FREE. Nothing is static. Everything is movement. Crush your fine porcelain and crawl out of your shell. We swing. Everything swings. Live life. LET GO.
Official trailer 2015:
Research videos:
Work in progress October 2013
Tests with our prototype spring 2013:
Creative team: Manuscript and idea: Johan Wellton – Director: Stephen Rappaport – Stage manager/rigging: Marcus Björn/Andreas Falk – Light design: Patrik Bogårdh – Sound design: Per Samuelsson – Photo/design: Martin Lundström – Construction: Nils Bleeck, André Emme – Calculations: Felix Repp – Technical support: Joel Jedström – Prod ass: Niklas Karlsson – Costume: Heike Hartmann – Stage drawings: Joachim Von Rost
This project is supported by:
Kulturbryggan, Innovativ Kultur, Stockholms stad, Konstnärsnämnden, Kulturrådet, Innovationsstipendiet, C2 Vertical Safety, Vara Konserthus, cirkör LAB och Subtopia.
A soloshow for festivals, theaters, galashows and… anywhere really.
Length: Flexible from 20 to 70 minutes. – Idea/creation: Johan Wellton – Premiere: 2005
A dynamic and personal show where Johan Wellton takes centre stage with a mixture of high voltage circus skills and witty comedy, all delivered with a twinkle in his eye. A steamroller show that gets straight to the point leaving the audience grasping for air and their jaws on the floor – Over and over again!
One of the acts that is also part of UNPLUGGED is Johan’s original act BOUNCE. Click here to see video etc.
Here are a few reviews and comments from the audience:
”The first part was characterized by Johan’s comedy and extremely funny stage-language. He captivated the audience with his acting talent and clever juggling. So astonishing were some of the acts that they left the audience gob-smacked and you could tell he had them in the palm of his hand by the continuous thundering applause!”
– Sundsvalls tidning
“Thank you for a wonderful performance. I almost felt like I was being brought back to the breathtaking theatre experiences of the childhood. Many times I wasn’t breathing at all, sometimes I was laughing out loud and sometimes I wanted to help you by screaming watch out! Overwhelmed to say the least.”
– Christina Friström, arrangör Örkelljunga
“Saw Johan in Sundsvall this weekend! So goddamn funny stage charachter! Haven’t laughed this much for 4-5 years!”
– Bobbo Jäderfeldt
“You made such a success at Haparandas square and we are sooo proud to have had you all the way up North to us!”
– Kristin Tossavainen
“What a show you gave us inUmeå. Charming, with a striking message and an awesome ball control. I think that art and especially art through theatre/meeting/dialogue/show is really something. Not everyone have your capability to present it in such a relaxed, effortless way that is still affecting. You really succeed in this. To contribute to laughter, contemplation and awaken curiosity and emotions of others is an art in itself. A mixture of humor, seriousness and skill – charmingly packaged! You really succeeded in catching the audience on all levels. A really successful performance.
– Ulrika Rigel
“Hello Johan! I just saw your show in Sundsvall. An amazingly great show! I wanted to say hi after but didn’t dare to. I am a juggler and have been juggling since 10 years. When I started 2008 you were (and still are) one of my biggest inspirations. The juggling has shaped my life in a really positive way and I have had the chance to meet so many great people and visit unexpected places. I just want to say thank you for being inspiring and for doing what you do. I hope I will dare to say hi next time.”
– Filip borglund
“Then like now, with a fantastic ability to adapt to both situation and circumstance. To keep an audience hypnotized for 60 minutes with the only means of some clubs, little balls and confetti requires its man. A simple concept allows the artist to lean back and trust his own ability and in Wellton’s case it is remarkable – some of his juggling acts seem to dissolve the laws of physics. Between raving roars many in the audience is laughing themselves short of breath. Here is an experience that gives more than 10 sessions of therapy.”
– Lasse Stenman, Haparandabladet
Click here for booking information, press photos etc
A co production with Gävle symfoniorkester
Length: 1 hour – Idea and direction: Johan Wellton – Conductor: Per-Otto Johansson – Performed 2007 in Gasklockan, Gävle
“And it is good. Really good. The circus genius and the Symphony orchestra can work together without anyone having to compromise. Thank you!”
-GD
A Variety show presenting: Johan Wellton, John Houdi, Marilen Ribot, Jan Unestam & Henna Kaikula
Length: 2 hours with intermission – Idea and direction: Johan Wellton and the artists – Played on tour in Sweden 2008.
Varieté Royale is a modern Variety show in an exclusive package, and offers a grand spectacular full of uncompromised sensations. Johan Wellton headlines his production with a personal mix of comedy and super juggling. The performers are not an ensemble – this is Sweden’s most charismatic individualists that all presents their very own impossible feats. It is grandiose, wild and yet intimate.
“The premiere audience at he irresistebly beautiful Gävle teater was at times close to vaporized from laughter and dazzlement”
DN
“The fear that a Variety in Johan Wellton’s direction would only mean new circus and a few jokes is immediately out of question.”
– AB
“Johan Wellton, John Houdi, Jan Unestam, Marilen Ribot och Henna Kaikula all has top quality. And when Wellton juggles 7 balls standing, sitting, while blindfolded and finally juggles into his suitcase. Well yes, that’s when the artistry reaches absolute world class and the highest of qualities”
– GD
Varieté Royale was awarded “The best show of the year” 2008 by nummer.se. The show played for sold out houses at Gävle teater, Slagthuset Malmö and vasateatern Nov-Dec 2008.
Variety Street is the world’s most spectacular street performers on tour together. Se shows unlike anything you have seen before and experience performers you will remember!
Johan Wellton base taken this concept on tour every Summer since 2002, and Göteborgs kulturkalas has become it’s home base where we perform every August since 2008.
A performance about living life in full. For theatre touring. Age limit: 13 yrs, under 15 accompanied by an adult.
Length: 1 hour – Premiere: September 2015 – Director: Stephen Rappaport
Interested in booking ON THE LOOSE? Click here for booking information and press photos.
This is the little sister of Johan Wellton’s big show GLITCH. Slimmed down and slightly shortened to fit smaller theaters and stages. Same story, but without the heaviest technicalities.
What happens when we let go of the control and step out of our comfort zone? When we dare to say hello to the downhill and use it to gain power to get back up in the roller coaster of life?
The Swedish New Circus phenomenon Johan Wellton takes a dive into all this with his intense experiment ON THE LOOSE, where he takes us to a place only a few choose to go but where those who do come back richer in experience.
It is an evening of existential thoughts and impressive artistry all mixed together into a well shaken molotov cocktail.
ON THE LOOSE has sprung out of a three year collaboration between Stephen Rappaport and Johan Wellton making the performance GLITCH.
Johan Wellton’s original act for Galas, theatre, Variety, Circus and TV etc.
Length: 5/12/20 minutes – Idea/creation: Johan Wellton – Premiere: 2001 (Its current form: 2008)
BOUNCE! is Johan Wellton’s award winning flagship (The audience award in Holland, Silver in Budapest, Bronze in China, Silver in France etc) when it comes to circus acts. The act has among other places been performed at Wereldskerst circus at Carré theater in Amsterdam, Salto Natale in Zürich, Palazzo in Stuttgart, Circus Roncalli and FLIC FLAC in Germany, Chimelong theatre in Zhuhai China and has been shown on TV in 10 countries for more than 30 million people.
Link to full-length video (Password required):
https://vimeo.com/308617397
Contact us for password:
http://www.johanwellton.com/en/kontakt/
Video credits:
Matthias Fischer, Dressing Ruhm & Söhne
Disclaimer: This act is an original act created by Johan Wellton. It consists of original artistic material and ideas, copying is prohibited and is considered infringement on immaterial rights. The set up and props are part of the act and is not for sale and not to be copied.
© Johan Wellton – all rights reserved.
Click here for BOUNCE! booking information, high resolution press photos etc
