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ROSIE ROSE

A surreal and humorous show
combining juggling and technical tricks

Duration: 50 mins
Suitable for all ages from 4 years old

Straight out of a slightly mad cartoon, a quirky little woman lets herself be swept away by the magic of the unexpected.

And so, the ordinary becomes extraordinary: flowers sprout from the corners of the stage, mice dance to a jazz tune, garden gnomes listen to the BBC, paper aeroplanes take flight and the walls dream of revolution…

An everyday fairy tale in which Rosie Rose tenderly unfurls her little indoor circus, populated by balls, parasols and hula hoops.

Rosie Rose is a visual, surreal and humorous circus show, blending juggling, magic, object theatre and technical improvisations. Created in 2011 in Dijon by the Opopop company, this family-friendly show is suitable for all audiences aged 4 and over.

Lasting 50 minutes, it can be staged in theatres, festivals, village halls and other cultural venues in Côte-d’Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and beyond.

Juggling and object manipulation in the show Rosie Rose

Concept and performance:
Karen Bourre and
Julien Lanaud

External perspective:
Laurence Vigné

Created in 2011

Hula hoop manipulation in Rosie Rose, a family circus show

Rosie Rose – juggling performance with bouncing balls

Rosie Rose – Family show for Christmas

Juggling with 3 hula hoops rolling across the back

An original juggling act in which three hula hoops roll across the performer’s back, in the show Rosie Rose by the Opopop theatre company.

A family show full of poetry

A burlesque and poetic adventure for children and adults alike.

A show for children

A quirky world inspired by cartoons, where the ordinary becomes extraordinary.

Juggling with three balls and a balancing parasol

A feat of balance and juggling: Rosie Rose juggles three balls whilst balancing a parasol on her forehead. A visually stunning and whimsical moment from the Opopop circus show.

Juggling with seven bouncing balls

An impressive juggling act with seven bouncing balls, at the heart of the Rosie Rose show by the Opopop troupe.

Rosie Rose – Circus show

A visually stunning and humorous show, perfect for the whole family (suitable for children aged 4 and over).

A show to put on the Christmas programme

An original and humorous offering for a family-friendly end-of-year programme.

Press coverage

A full house
Captivated from the very first minutes, the children enjoyed this plunge into the fantastic and magical daily life of a Rosie Rose who is as surprising as she is talented.
It was a packed house, overwhelmed by the poetry, the charm and the magic of a show that, from the very first minutes, or the very first notes for that matter, draws the audience into an everyday life tinged with fairy tales and fantasy.
The children were not mistaken: receptive from the start, they even came to the rescue of Rosie Rose who was disturbed in her reading by a multitude of little intrusions. Here and there a mouse stealing cheese, flowers swaying to the music, disturbing shadows. Admiring her prowess as an improvised juggler.
In short, a real little moment of happiness, rewarded as it should be by hearty laughter.
La Montagne - 2013

Rosie Rose is like Sarah Kay meets Betty Boop, in a cosy, flower-filled interior. Rosie Rose, alias Karen Bourre, is full of mischief and mischief-making, a kind of gently melancholy clown. A daily life full of gentle madness, disturbed by the untimely passage of cheese-snatching mice - little mice cobbled together by the show's behind-the-scenes man, Julien Lanaud.
The audience is plunged into the world of American cartoons. There's a lot of tinkering and tinkering in this show, which is full of deceptively spectacular but terribly effective effects. [...]. A beautiful moment of humour and feminine lightness.
Le Bien Public - 2012

Rosie Rose conquered the theatre
Rosie Rose's little home, bathed in jazz music performed by Rose Murphy, is inhabited by juggler Karen Bourre and above all by the radiance she exudes. [...]Magic, but not just any kind of magic. Not the kind of pretence that needs tricks. With Karen and Julien, it's a magic that takes you to a world where mice are accomplices, where drama is born in light or music, where a patchwork stuffed deer sings, where a storybook is suddenly held by the six hands of the reader. And then there's the magic of juggling and hula-hooping, which are easy to see and for which failure is almost reassuringly human.
Hundreds of children from Beaune have enjoyed this show by Compagnie Opopop and have certainly lived out their Rosie Rose dreams.
Le Bien Public - 2013

Rosie Rose enchants her young audience
[...] The world of Rosie Rose enchanted the young audience
Le journal du Centre - 2013

A little mischievous, a lot of magic and a passionate juggler, Karen Bourre from the Opopop company welcomed a full house on Saturday for a surrealist show full of humour for young audiences. Welcome to 'Rosie Rose'.
[It's funny, poetic and magical. The applause increases. At Rosie Rose's, we'd love to stay.
Dernière Nouvelle d'Alsace - 2013

PAST DATES

To date, "Rosie Rose" has been performed 219 times by way of :

Kaohsiung Spring Art Festival 2014 - Taiwan, Théâtre du Beauvaisis - Scène Nationale (60), Le Toboggan - Décines (69), Théâtre de la Renaissance - Oullins (69), Espace Albert Camus - Bron (69), Taipei Art Festival - Taiwan, Forges Royales - Guérigny (58), Festival la Charente fait son cirque - Chassenueil (16), Festival de la Planche à Clou - Rully (71), Centre Charlie Chaplin - Vaulx en Velin (69), Festival Graines de Mai - Yzeure (03), Festival Scènes d'Hiver - Rennes (35)festival A pas Contés - (21), Festival Avril des Clowns - Gignac (34), Théâtre de Saint Malo (35), Théâtre de Fontaine d'Ouche - Dijon (21), Turckeim (67), Bistrot de la scène - Dijon (21) Saint Appolinaire (21), Mesnil sur Iton (27), Dijon (Cirque Lili) (21), Maison Jacques Copeau - Pernand Vergellesses (21), Festival Rabotage - Semur en Auxois (21), Pays de Nérondes (18), Marsannay la Côte (21), Pennautier (11), La Conserverie - Saint Gilles Croix de vie (85), Pontarlier (25), Karavan Théâtre - Chassieu (69), Le Neutrino - Genas (69), L'amphi - Yutz (57), Perrigny les Dijon (21), Festival Courant d'Art en culottes courtes (12), Centre Culturel Matisse - Noyelles Godault (62), Théâtre de Givors (69), Marsannay la Côte (21), Thil Châtel (21), Le Briscope - Brignais (69), Chevigny Saint Sauveur (21), Bistrot de la scène - Dijon (21) La bourboule (63), Saint Maurice l'exil (38), Festival Malice au Pays - Vallée du Loir (72), Château du Loir (72), Théâtre Théo Argence - Saint Priest (69), Saison culturelle de Quetigny (21), Espace culturel Malraux - Nantua (01), Salle des Fêtes - Montigny en Gohelle (62), Théâtre municipal - Gray (70),
Conservatoire de musique - Joigny (89), Lons le Saunier (39),Les zurluberlus - Semur en Auxois (21), Patadôme - Irigny (69), L'escapade - Henin Beaumont (59), Chevigny Saint Sauveur (21), Etrepilly (77), Gueugnon (71), Théâtre des Feuillants - Dijon (21), Théâtre Gaston Bernard - Châtillon sur Seine (21), Salers (15), Vitrac (15), Raulhac (15), Laroquebrou (15), Salle P. Eluard - Montbard (21), Saint Flour (15), Ostwald(67), Schiltigheim (67), Vendenheim (67), Théâtre de Beaune (21), Gevrey Chambertin (21), Saint Romain le Puy (42), Chagny (71), Louhans (71), Théâtre Mansart - Dijon (21), L'Abreuvoir - Salives (21), Festival les Eclectiques - Carvin (62), Théâtre des Feuillants - Dijon (21), Salle Jacques Fornier - Dijon (21), Digoin (71), Le Polygone - Chevigny Saint Sauveur (21), Les Queulots Folies - Saint Vallier (71), Mirebeau sur Bèze (21)..

Creation January 2011 at Théâtre Mansart - Dijon (21)