Led by:
Karen Bourre and
Julien Lanaud

Swiss Perspective:
Markus Schmidt

Stone juggling and hula hoop training:
Karen Bourre

Lighting effects, turbulent winds and seasoning:
Julien Lanaud

Tumbling stone:
Eclectik Scèno

The edge of the world as a stage, as a playground.
In precarious balance, a circular track 3 metres in diameter, resting on a levitating pebble,
this is our edge of the world, a gateway to dreams.

Somewhere, on the edge of the end of the world, there is a levitating pebble, a parallel world – light, zany, ethereal – where time stands still… A tiny rock inhabited by a being half-man, half-pebble, a sort of solitary cave-dweller whose peaceful existence is about to be disrupted by
the arrival of a curious traveller. An adventurer with the wind in her heels who carries the circus within her.
How will these two characters learn to get to know one another?

A fantastical circus filled with circus feats and magical bits and bobs – a wonderful family adventure that breathes freedom into the air and awakens a desire to meet new people.
A zany world where gravity is decidedly not the same

Suitable for all ages, including centenarians

Running time:
- 55 mins, suitable for ages 6 and over (Year 1)
- 35 mins for nursery school children from the middle year onwards

Minimum stage dimensions:
7 m wide, 5 m deep, 4 m high

Technically, there are two formats:
for theatres or for venues without technical facilities

Touring team:
2 people

PRESS EXCERPT

“Le Plus Petit Cirk Du Bord Du Bout Du Monde”, a show brimming with invention and creativity. Two completely zany protagonists searching for one another yet constantly evading each other amidst juggling, illusion, imagery and magic… somewhere on a planet where one might, unsurprisingly, bump into Saint-Exupéry’s Little Prince…
MAGMA Magazine – 2016

‘Petit Cirk’, a huge success.
[…] This afternoon, the stands will be filled with over 200 pupils who have come to see the Compagnie Opopop’s show. […] The audience is literally swept away into their poetic and offbeat world.[…].
Vosges Matin – 2019

Take your children to another world without leaving the region – it’s all happening at the Cirque-Théâtre d’Elbeuf.
[…] A circus filled with extraordinary little things and ordinary feats performed by the duo, who are constantly seeking stability in this suspended space.
A superb wordless show, designed for children, which plays with shapes, optical illusions and juggling. A minimalist and fantastical circus that inspires a sense of freedom and a desire to connect with others, whilst encouraging us to preserve our planet’s priceless ecosystem.
La Dépèche – 2019

The smallest circus at the edge of the world enchants secondary school pupils on the Ernest Lambert stage in Châtenois.
Vosges Matin – 2020

Homécourt: can dreams help us live on the edge of the world?
[…]This fantastical circus show is particularly well-suited to the imagination of children (and their parents). Wordless, and based on a visual and physical approach to the stage, it blends circus feats, magic and technical tricks in a strange and extravagant world. Juggling, used to advance the narrative, is enhanced by the lighting and a finely crafted musical score. This little patch of ring-side space at the edge of a cliff takes on a poetic flight of fancy. […] A world where gravity is decidedly different.
Républicain Lorrain – 2018

PAST PERFORMANCES

To date, “Le plus Petit Cirk du Bord du Bout du monde” has been performed 222 times at the following venues:

National Centre for Circus Arts – Elbeuf (76), Espace des Arts, National Theatre – Chalon-sur-Saône (71), Copenhagen Festival – Denmark, State-subsidised youth theatre – Homécourt (54), Espace Michel Simon – Noisy-le-Grand (93), Au bonheur des mômes Festival – Le Grand Bornand (74), Pôles en Scènes – Bron (69), Théâtre des Bergeries – Noisy-le-Sec (93), Maison des arts du Léman – Thonon-les-Bains (74), Maison des arts de Laon (02), Franco-German Festival – National Theatre of Forbach (57), La Conserverie – Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie (85), Maison de la Culture – Gauchy (02), Théâtre de Sélestat (67), Théâtre de Saumur (49), MJC de Guipry-Messac (35), Le Val’Rhonne – Moncé-en-Belin (72), Le Briscope – Brignais (69), Le Carré Blanc – Tinqueux (51), Thouars Theatre (79), Pax Cinema – Tiercé (49), Social Centre – Annecy (73), L’Arc en Ciel – Liévin (62), Cultural Centre – Chauny (45), Salle du Parc – Ribeauvillé (68), La Passerelle Cultural Centre – Fleury-les-Aubrais (45), Festival – Verneuil-sur-Avre (27), Morteau Theatre (25), Vernon Theatre (62), Malices au Pays Festival – (72), Le Carroi – La Flèche (72), Théâtre du Garde Chasse – Les Lilas (93), Espace Saugonna – Mamers (72), Maison de la Culture – Gauchy (02), La Scène – Chatenois (88), l’Escal – Witry-lès-Reims (51), Malices au Pays Festival – (72), Tintamars Festival – Langres (52), Les Monts d’Aunay Festival (14), Auxerre’s Subsidised Theatre (89), Le Toboggan – Décines (69), Théâtre Juliobona – Lillebonne (76), Théâtre des Feuillants – Dijon (21), Petite Forêt Children’s Festival (59), A pas Contés Festival – Dijon (21), Machabulles Festival – Vitry-le-François (51), Maison de la Culture – Nevers (58), Graines de mai Festival – Yzeure (03), Ideklic Festival – Moirans-en-Montagne (39), Théâtre du Pilier – Giromagny (70), Joigny Conservatoire (89), Théâtre de Beaune (21), Chauffailles (71), Gueugnon (71), Le C2 – Torcy (71), ECLA – Saint Vallier (71), Luzy (58), Digoin (71), Couches (71), Frouard (54), Théâtre Gaston Bernard – Châtillon-sur-Seine (21), Marsannay-la-Côte (21), Le Réservoir – Saint-Marcel (71), Le Manège – Vienne (38), Théâtre de Saint-Malo (35), Les Allos – Cluses (74), Turkheim (68), La Sucrerie – Coulommiers (77).....

Premiere October 2016 at the Théâtre Mansart – Dijon (21)

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