Collectif Petit Travers . Quatuor Debussy

Juggling as a way of life: ten jugglers and four musicians create an evening exploring attention, time and the fragile balance between the self and the collective.

Collectif Petit Travers, in collaboration with the Quatuor Debussy, has developed a stage piece centred on the art of juggling. Set to the music of Henry Purcell and Marc Mellits, the performance features precise choreographed movements, personal monologues and collective formations. Every body, every object, every voice asserts its individuality whilst simultaneously blending into the whole. Thus, a fragile utopia emerges on stage, in which technique, play, seriousness and humour intertwine. An evening that demands and rewards wonder, laughter and concentration in equal measure.

Since 2004, Collectif Petit Travers has been renowned for large-scale juggling productions and educational outreach. With performances worldwide and influential collaborations with, among others, Pina Bausch, Maguy Marin and Jérôme Thomas, the company stands for an open, contemporary form of juggling. The Quatuor Debussy is one of the world’s most renowned string quartets and captivates audiences globally with its stylistic openness, curiosity and the highest musical quality.

CAST & CREDITS

Julien Clément, Nicolas Mathis creation, Nicolas Mathis direction, Christophe Collette musical direction, Jean Charles Massera texts, artistic direction, Henry Purcell, Marc Mellits music, Quatuor Debussy live-music, Collectif Petit Travers: Eyal Bor, Julien Clément, Rémi Darbois, Amélie Degrande, Bastien Dugas, Alexander Koblikov, Taichi Kotsuji, Carla Kühne, Emmanuel Ritoux, Anna Suraniti juggling, Arno Veyrat lighting, Léonor Boyot Gellibert costumes, Stéphane Bonnard language coaching, Olivier Filipucci set design, François Dareys, Thibault Thelleire technical direction, Victor Page, Eric Dutrievoz sound engineering, Anna Delaval (in collaboration with Dorothé Alemany) production management, Audrey Paquereau logistics coordination, Samuel Wilmotte, Thibault Thelleire technical coordination, Géraldine Winckler, Emilio Quief production administration