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Cirque Alfonse is made up of three generations of one Quebecois family - 66-year-old Grandfather and amateur clown Alain Carabinier, his two children, Antoine, 32, and Julie, 29, who are a trained circus acrobat and a trained dancer respectively, Julie's partner Jonathan, 32, a trained circus acrobat who has performed in Cirque Du Soleil's Love, and their 2-year-old son, Arthur. The family are supported by live musicians, two of whom are friends of the family who grew up in villages nearby. Members of Cirque Alfonse have worked with some of the world's most renowned companies including Cirque du Soleil, Cirkus Cirkor and les 7 doigts de la main.

Archive listings for Cirque Alfonse

Work type: Circus.

Animal - T183643269

with a touch of irreverence, impressive virtuosity and the company's familiar comic touch. In this re-invented agricultural world, the farm is turned upside down! Yet again, the Cirque Alfonse clan has favoured its multidisciplinary approach where circus, song, dance and theatre all come together, driven by original live music... an irresistible mix of trad and soul that the troupe calls agricultural funk! A production for young and old alike, Animal is the farm gone haywire!
6 Aug 22 to 27 Aug 22Underbelly, Edinburgh :: V0495441914
listing details L1284019476

Tabarnak - T0437054808

Inspired by the village church that was once the gathering place of the small Quebec community where company members grew up, Cirque Alfonse have created their newest production, TABARNAK. A Quebecois expletive, which once formed a religious rebellious cry now acts as an invitation to audiences to come together in a contemporary circus congregation, to celebrate heaven, hell and everything in-between and have a rollicking good time!Director Alain Francoeur. Music David Simard. Lighting Nicolas Descoteaux. Design Francis Farley. Costume Sarah Balleux. Performer Antoine Carabinier Lepine (acrobat). Performer Julie Carabinier Lepine (acrobat). Performer Jonathan Casaubon (acrobat). Performer Jean-Philippe Cuerrier (acrobat). Performer Genevieve Morin (acrobat). Performer Nikolas Pulka (acrobat). Performer Josianne Laporte (musician). Performer David Simard (musician). Performer Guillaume Turcotte (musician).
4 Aug 18 to 25 Aug 18Underbelly, Edinburgh :: V0495441914
listing details L1683559587

Barbu - T0164550889

Daring, daft and sexy as hell! Packed with astonishing acrobatics and perfectly-groomed beards, this is cabaret but not as you know it. Performed by one of the world's greatest circus companies - Canada's Cirque Alfonse.
15 Jun 16 to 25 Sep 16The Southbank, Inner London :: V0324280152
listing details L119068462

Timber! - T01317590813

A circus show featuring a family from the remote forests of Quebec, who juggle axes and perform daring aerial acrobatics and stunts with lumberjack saws, alongside clog-dancing, tight-rope walking, cooking, vegetable chopping and story-telling. Timber! is set to traditional music, with fiddles, banjos, a jaw harp and rowdy singing as the live accompaniment to this daredevil, heart-warming show. Running time: 1hr 10mins with no interval.Director Alain Francoeur. Design Nicolas Descoteaux. Lighting Nicolas Descoteaux. Sound Lionnel Dechamps. Music David Simard. Music David Boulanger. Performer Alain Carabinier. Performer Antoine Carabinier-Lepine. Performer Julie Carabinier-Lepine. Performer Jonathan Casaubon. Performer Arthur Casaubon. Performer Matias Salmenaho. Performer Josianne Laporte.
21 Dec 14 to 31 Dec 14Southbank Centre, West End :: V423
listing details L01011745466
10 Jul 13 to 31 Jul 13Southbank Centre, West End :: V423
listing details L0800152339

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