Circus - acrobatics

Prize of European Circus budding talent 2008

23.24.25.26 april 09

Thursday, Friday 7.45pm / Saturday 4.45pm & 10pm / Sunday 2.45pm

Two characters and seven massive planks weighing over 40kg each, one rope, two or three sticks, and a few wedges are used to build, construct or play with cantilevers, suspensions, and the loss of balance. Twenty minutes of pure circus, absolute physical feat and incredible invention.

The first thing that springs to attention is their playful closeness. Their gestures simply breathe pleasure. They enjoy inventing acrobatic twists and turns, in which they can intertwine and surprise and argue with each other. It is all make-believe and yet it is already highly clever and subtle. Their movements are never strained, and they bounce smoothly off each other without a hitch.

’’If your friend walks with a limp on the right side, walk with a limp on the left side.’’ Renard J.’s Diary, 1906

See synopsis (pdf in french/48KB)

Background

Jonathan Guichard is a tightrope walker who graduated from the Centre National des Arts du Cirque in 2005. He has showed his tightrope skills on various occasions, including in 2006 as part of circus Romanès and in 2007 as part of a Peruvian circus, “La Tarumba”. In parallel, he teaches professional classes at the Ecole du Lido in Toulouse.

Fnico Feldmann is an acrobat who has attended an amateur course at the Lido School while studying for a PE teacher degree. He taught at the Lido for 5 years, and was involved in the acrobatics course for two years. In 2003 he turned truly professional with the company Les Renversés, which he co-founded with two other circus artists. In 2006, he helped creating the show Les Rêves Oubliés by company La Baraque.

Ieto was awarded the prize of European Circus budding talent 2008.

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Cast and crew

With Jonathan Guichard, Fnico Feldmann.

Directed by Christian Coumin.

Sounds: Maxime Denuc.

Stage Design by Cyril Malivert.

Sound and lighting: Cyril Malivert.

Graphics: Aude Cuny.

Distribution: Acolytes / Sophie Trible-Anselme.

Mentions

Coproduced by Jeunes Talents Cirque Europe / Les Migrateurs-Strasbourg / Théâtre de la Digue-Toulouse/ Le Hangar des Mines-St Sébastien d’Aigrefeuille / Chemin de Cirque (Eurorégion, La Grainerie-Balma, La Ferme de Riu Ferrer-Arles Sur Tech /, l’Ateneu-Barcelone) / Studio Lido-Toulouse. Residence provided by: Circuits-Auch / Le Hangar des Mines-St Sébastien d’Aigrefeuille / Chemin de Cirque (Eurorégion, La Grainerie-Balma, La Ferme de Riu Ferrer-Arles Sur Tech, l’Ateneu-Barcelone) / Les Migrateurs - circus associates as part of the Circle Around European project / Festival Pisteurs d’Etoiles-Obernai / Le Maillon-Strasbourg / La Cascade - Bourg St Andéol / Résidence Fratellini - St-Denis.

Room provided by: La Grainerie-Balma / Chemin de Cirque / La Ferme de Riu Ferrer / Centre Culturel-Ramonville / ÒMJC-Rodez.

Our thanks go to: Studio Lido / La Grainerie / La Ferme de Riu Ferrerd

With the support of: ONDA (TBC).

Price

€4

Duration:

20 min approx.