• "  The comedy phenomenon that takes the dust off the circus".

    Télérama

  • "  Inventive and deeply original".

    Le Monde

  • " Circus at the highest level

    Figaro

  • Circus of the Year 2017

    Le Parisien

  • "  Breathtaking".

    Le Devoir

THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM

A CRAZY CIRCUS COMEDY

Delightfully retro and utterly original, Cirque Le Roux plunges us into a monochrome universe that fuses circus arts, Hollywood film noir and theatrical comedy.
In the autumn of 1937, we invite you to Miss Betty's sumptuous castle. Plagued by her afflicted husband, a buffoonish valet and a concupiscent courtier, she has come to the smoking room to isolate herself from the guests. Cigars, whisky, slapstick and remarkable acrobatics make up a turbulent love story. High society is shaken by a thousand twists and turns, and "the elephant in the room", tucked away in this decadent black atmosphere, takes up more and more space...
Cirque Le Roux chooses glamour and eccentricity to dress up its acrobatic prowess in chic. The four artists have mastered everything, from the set to the costumes, from the most perilous circus acts to the slightest hint of a plot that combines the eternal themes of love, friendship and the unspoken. We close the pages of Cirque Le Roux's first creation with emotion and admiration, looking forward to the second volume. 
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LIVE TEASER

BANDE -ANNONCE

YOUNG CANDLE

GRÉGOIRE ARSENAL

Training: began circus at the age of 14 at the École de Cirque de Capbreton, the École de Cirque de Bordeaux and the École Nationale de Cirque de Montréal.

Credits: Medal winner at the Sol-y-circo festival and the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, numerous German cabarets, the 7 Fingers of the Hand, PIPPIN on Broadway

MISS BETTY

LOLITA COSTET-ANTUNES

Training: Started circus at the age of 7 at the Ecole de Cirque en Aveyron, the Ecole de Cirque de Châtellerault, the Ecole de Supérieure des Arts du Cirque de Bruxelles.

Credits: Creation of Duo Léo with Lennert Vandenbroeck, Circus Monti, PIPPIN on Broadway in New York.

MR. CHANCE

PHILIP ROSENBERG

Training: Began circus at age 7 at the Circus Center, San Francisco, Bachelor of Visual Arts S.O.T.A San Francisco, Ecole Nationale de Cirque de Montréal.

Credits: Several German cabarets, TRACES les 7 Doigts de la Main, PIPPIN on Broadway in New York, 7 Doigts de la Main, PIPPIN on Broadway

JOHN BARICK

YANNICK THOMAS

Training: Began circus at the age of 14 at the Capbreton Circus School, the Châtellerault Circus School and the National Circus School of Montreal.

Credits: Medal winner at the Sol-y-circo festival and Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain, German cabarets, Les 7 Doigts de la Main, PIPPIN on Broadway

STAGE DIRECTION

Artistic Direction : Cirque Le Roux

Stage direction Charlotte Saliou

CREDITS

Original music : Alexandra Stréliski

Authors Lolita Costet-Antunes, Charlotte Saliou, Grégory Arsenal, Philip Rosenberg and Yannick Thomas

PerformersLina Romero, Jack McGarr, Craig Gadd, Naël Jammal, Kritonas Anastasopoulos, Antonio Terrones

Choreography, tap dance and adagio Brad Musgrove

Costume design : Cirque Le Roux

Costumes : Emily L Ockenfels and Clarisse Baudinière

Lighting design : Herve Dile

Sound design Jean-Marie Canoville

technical director

Pierre Berneronpierreberneron@yahoo.fr

tour manager

Juliette Grandmottet - juliettegrandmottet@gmail.com

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FREE NEIGHBOURHOOD

Marie Ferrière - marief@quartierlibre.fr

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Coproduction Pôle Cirque Méditerranée (CREAC de Marseille, Théâtre Europe -La Seyne sur Mer) With the support of Espace Périphérique (Mairie de Paris - Parc de la Villette). Show co-produced by the Pyrénées de cirque cross-border cooperation project - Chemins de Création scheme, as part of the POCTEF.

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