A la recherche de sanity perdu: City of Light offers circus respite [By Tracy Danison]

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“Hourvari”, circus performance by Marie Molliens. Photo © Ryo Ichii

BREAKING NEWS For a limited time only, the circus will be in the streets – at least under a big top on the lovely, comfortable, well-kept Pelouse de Reuilly – not in the Halls of Power, say City of Light officials at Coopérative De Rue et De Cirque, the street and circus cooperative.

So, whether a body is feeling a little out of place or even dizzy with dismay, whether they are on their way to Budapest for a fine meal of fetid crow at the Rubashov Who?Me? All Party Fools Banquet or simply experiencing a body’s most negative a-flutterings à propos Man and Their Condition, dial up your favorite left-bank hotel and come to Paris for the 21st edition of the Village de Cirque, from 12 to 21 September 2025.

 

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“Saint Sida”, performance by Cirque Queer. Photo © Cirque Queer

Properly family and properly woke, along with shows of physical and intellectual derring-do that explore the esthetics of absurdity, artifice and authenticity, [personal] agitation and [social] fragmentation, a body can set up the stroller or a blanket on the lawn and take advantage of a Sunday brunch or a circus-fun workshop or just enjoy the opportunity of promiscuous company and life’s spectacle.

A body is bound to be implicated one way or another! Moments that cannot be missed!

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Over two weeks, Village de Cirque – will feature performances including neo-clown work by Daniel Kvasnovsky, aerial derring-do by Cie Charge Maximale de Rupture, neo-cabaret action by Cirque Queer and a performance-installation by Les Colporteurs, among other new-circus acts. Under the big top on the lawn, Cie Rasposo will premier “Hourvari”, written and choreographed by Marie Molliens, a piece that mixes mannequins, puppets and people. In a purpose-built little castle with Cie La Bossue, Julieta Saltz, an acrobat-magician, dramatic performer-contortionist, will present her newest solo creation, Mon royaume pour un cheval (“My Kingdom for a Horse”). Saltz, also a remarkable clown, must be seen to be fully appreciated. Click for details.