This week, we found something to send you soaring with the new Cirque du Soleil show, breathtaking and poetic. The Ranelagh Theatre celebrates The Nephew of Rameau, an essential success for over twenty years, and the La Bruyère Theatre draws inspiration from Michel Jonasz’s work for a tribute performance.
On the island of impressionists, in Chatou (Yvelines), Cirque du Soleil sends shivers down your spine with “Kurios”, its latest big production. With jumps that are higher and more vertigo-inducing than ever, including those of Benjamin Anikine, a former high-level gymnast, in a unique act that sends him flying 11 meters high. “The first time, it was scary. At the very beginning, we bounce on our backs, so we have this view upwards, we see the ceiling getting closer […], we really have this sensation of seeing others around us who are tiny, it’s really a strange feeling.”
With its virtuoso acts, creatures, and cabinet of curiosities atmosphere, the show “Kurios” mobilizes many hands behind the scenes. Between the costumes, wigs, and accessories, about 3,000 pieces are used for each performance.
Presented for the first time in France, “Kurios” has been around for 10 years. Anne Weissbecker is an acrobat, and she has been a part of it since its creation. “All the acts have a little twist, something that makes us have never seen this act even if we have seen many circus shows. For example, I’m aerial, but instead of flying on a trapeze, I fly on a bicycle.”
“Kurios” and its curious sensations are to be discovered until January 14th at the Île des impressionnistes in Chatou.
It’s a philosophical conversation written by Diderot over 200 years ago and has become an indispensable piece at the Ranelagh Theatre for almost twenty years. “It’s a text that wasn’t published during his lifetime. Diderot felt that this text was a bit acidic,” explains Nicolas Vaude, one of the two actors. “It’s often quite sassy, and we talk a lot about social pressure,” adds his co-star, Gabriel Le Doze.
Insolence, panache, humanity, and a style that has appealed to the public for over twenty years. A pioneering tone according to Nicolas Vaude: “Diderot would be a precursor to Blanche Gardin or Muriel Robin’s shows.”
The two actors will soon perform their 650th representation of “The Nephew of Rameau” at the Ranelagh Theatre in the 16th arrondissement.
The La Bruyère Theatre presents “Jonasz au grenier”, a musical show that pays tribute to the singer’s repertoire and his poetic lyrics.
In an attic, dolls come to life and discover life to the songs of Michel Jonasz. It’s the story of three puppets, rocked by the emotion and poetry of a great name in French music. “He’s a monster, and we are so happy to perform his songs,” says Tristan Garnier, a singer and actor in the show. Malaurie Duffaud and Amala Landré, his co-stars, admit to swaying to La Boîte de Jazz, one of Michel Jonasz’s great hits.
50 years of career and a repertoire marked by blues and words, embodied by a show that, when it’s not playing the hits, puts the storyteller in the spotlight, with his intimate and refined penmanship.
A show to be found at the La Bruyère Theatre.
