Collectif Petit Travers France
Le Petit Travers UK Premiere
Purcell Room,
Southbank Centre >
Sat 10 to Tue 13 Jan
Sat/Mon/Tue 8pm, Sun 4pm
Meet the Artists Sun 11 Jan
Runs approx 70 mins/no interval
All seats £13.50 (limited concs)
Online booking >
‘Collectif Petit Travers gloriously explode circus stereotypes, providing an hour of acutely observed character play executed entirely through performances in juggling, trapeze and dance. An astonishing achievement.’
Total Theatre (Le Parti Prise des Choses at LIMF08)
'A heartwarming night in the theatre.’
Le Dauphine (Avignon Festival)
Following its success at LIMF08, French new circus/juggling ensemble, Collectif Petit Travers, returns to the Southbank Centre with another UK debut show. Nicolas Mathis and Denis Fargeton are two highly-strung musicians living in a basement room. Trying to get along together is proving tough, tensions are rising and so is the water pressure…
Recently acclaimed at Pina Bausch’s NRW Festival in Germany, Le Petit Travers features music, dark comedy and immaculately choreographed object manipulation. A magical seventy minutes for everyone and a definite must-see for contemporary circus and juggling fans.
Nicolas and Denis met at the Centre des Arts du Cirque in Chambery in 1998 and have worked together ever since. They also studied at the Lido Circus School in Toulouse (whose alumni include Aurélien Bory and members of Compagnie 111) and were major prize-winners at the Jeunes Talents Cirque showcase in Paris in 2004.Co-production: Le Lido, Centre des Arts de Toulouse, Theatre de la Digue, Toulouse
Presented in association with Southbank Centre
Part of Paris Calling
photos: Aude Poirot
