Maja Thommen was a founding member of Elxt 90, which consisted of a core group of four Swiss girls. At that time the project was called Misfire and the show centred around a six meter rotating wheel from which physical stunts and pyrotechnic feats were performed. Misfire’s debut performance took place at Jim Whiting’s Bimbo Town in Leipzig, Germany.
After a chance meeting with fire artists from Berlin’s Büro für brenzlige Angelegenheiten in 2000, the two groups combined their talents and the show began it's next chapter and was brought into a new realm of possibilities with their fire feats.
From 2001 till 2003, Elxt 90’s dynamic circus project, grand-scale fire and acrobatic show grew continuously bigger, more international and professional. The final shows featured nearly 20 performance artists, painters, musicians, and technicians.
During this time Elxt 90 became a full-time project for M. Thommen as she was tasked with organisation, fundraising and an annual two-month preparation period for the show's new concepts and acts.
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Spamazilla with big egg
Elxt 90, Molino, Lugano /CH 2002 | Kati Bitzer
Spamazilla wakes the X-tions
Elxt 90, Molino, Lugano /CH 2002 | Kati Bitzer
Spamzilla wakes the big egg
Elxt 90 in Molino, Lugano /CH 2002 | Kati Bitzer
small egg
Elxt 90, Ehrismann Hof, Zurich /CH 2001 | Kati Bitzer
X-tions
Elxt 90, Bergamo /I 2002 | Kati Bitzer
X-tions
Elxt 90, Bergamo /I 2002 | Kati Bitzer
X-tions
Elxt 90, La Valette /F 2002 | Kati Bitzer
Spaceship, Transformers landing
Elxt 90, Molino, Lugano /CH 2002 | Kati Bitzer
Transformers landing
Elxt 90, Molino, Lugano /CH 2002 | Kati Bitzer
Joe B
Elxt 90, Molino, Lugano /CH 2002 | Kati Bitzer
Transformer
Elxt 90, Ehrismann Hof, Zurich /CH 2002 | Kati Bitzer
Transformers march
Elxt 90, Torre Maura, Rome /I 2002 | Kati Bitzer
Joe B on scout
Elxt 90, Ehrismann Hof, Zurich /CH 2001 | Kati Bitzer
loosing energy
Elxt 90, Molino, Lugano /CH 2002 | Kati Bitzer
X-Tions hunt
Elxt 90, Bergamo /I 2002 | Kati Bitzer
green belts
Elxt 90 in Ehrismann Hof, Zurich /CH 2001 | Kati Bitzer
confetti explosion
Elxt 90, Molino, Lugano /CH 2002 | Kati Bitzer
Transformers dance
Elxt 90, Ehrismann Hof, Zurich /CH 2001 | Kati Bitzer
wheel ignition
Elxt 90, Robodock Festival, Amsterdam /NL 2000 | Kati Bitzer
Christopher Street Day, Zürich /CH, Musikfestwochen, Winterthur /CH, Vision Openair, Beatenberg /CH, Festival des Collines, Collobrières /F Mandrak, Grenoble /F
2002:
CSOA il Molino, Lugano /CH, Festival int. du film fantastique, Neuchatel /CH, Torremaura, Roma /I, Street Parade, Torino /I, Theater am Fluss, Frankfurt /D, Les Abbatoires, Marseille /F
Elxt 90 crew members over the years: Vera Fabbri /CH, Babu Fuhrer /CH, Fafa Fierz /CH, Mike Tucker /GB; Johnnie Electrolux /SCO, Erico Moreira /BRA, Marc Move /E, Grex Portmann /CH, Fancy Nancy /F, Titi Bonetti /F, Dragon Dom /F, Sisou /F, Loran /F, Catcha Rush /CH, Omri /CH, Joshua /USA, Alessia /I, Ivana Quiles /E, Eddie Egal /D, Logo Lard /D, Nicu /CH, Muriel Gutherz /CH, Moon /CH, Karin /CH, Atelier Stern /CH
Elxt 90 Videos:
The Elxt 90 show presented on the last summertour 2003. Filmed by: Atelier Stern /CH Music by: Dragon Dom Video editing: Fafa
The first big Elxt 90 encounter with Johnny Electrolux, Erico Moreira, Marc Move, Fancy Nancy, Eddie Egal, Logo Lard. The live show was accompanied with music by Bastiaan Maris on the heater and Bob Rutmann and Jeffrey Funt on B.Rutmann's steel cellos. Robodock Festival, Amsterdam 2000
Filmed and edited by Sophie Deviller Music by Led Hewy Kikz and Cristal Distortion Marseille 2001
