Cirque Plume is an internationally renowned
contemporary circus
Contemporary circus (also known as new circus, and ''nouveau cirque'' and ''cirque contemporain'' in French-speaking countries) is a genre of performing arts developed in the late 20th century in which a story or theme is conveyed through tradit ...
company founded in 1984 by Bernard Kudlak in the
Franche-Comté
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region of
France
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French newspaper ''
Le Parisien
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Histor ...
'' has described Cirque Plume as "the oldest of the New Circuses... It is one of the rare troupes who seem to be able to reconcile both the children, numerous in the audience... and adults, uncomfortable with the traditional circus, but who are rather in search of a certain atmosphere." According to ''
Le Figaro
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'', "The word circus here is what you see and what you get. The techniques of juggling, acrobatics or flying trapeze are totally respected. Their chief originality is the way in which they are all brought into the gigantic mixer."
[François de Santerre]
"Un merveilleux truc en plumes."
''Le Figaro''. 1 November 1999.
History
* 1984 : Cirque Plume is founded
* 1986 :
Avignon "Off" Theatre Festival
* 1988 : ''Spectacle de Cirque et de Merveilles''
* 1990 : Grand Prix national du cirque
* 1991 : ''No Animo Mas Anima''
* 1993 : ''Toiles''
* 1996 : ''L'harmonie est elle municipale?''
* 1999 : ''Mélanges (opéra plume)''
* 2001 : First performance in
New York City
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, USA
* 2002 : ''Récréation''
* 2004 : ''Plic Ploc''
* 2009 : ''L'Atelier du Peintre''
* 2013 : ''Tempus fugit ? Une ballade sur le chemin perdu''
See also
*
Nouveau cirque
Contemporary circus (also known as new circus, and ''nouveau cirque'' and ''cirque contemporain'' in French-speaking countries) is a genre of performing arts developed in the late 20th century in which a story or theme is conveyed through tradit ...
References
External links
Cirque Plume - Official site
Circuses
Franche-Comté
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