Details

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. 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.

Cast/Performers

Alain Carabinier, Antoine Carabinier-Lepine, Julie Carabinier-Lepine, Jonathan Casaubon, Arthur Casaubon, Matias Salmenaho, Josianne Laporte

Creatives/Company

Director: Alain Francoeur
Design: Nicolas Descoteaux
Lighting: Nicolas Descoteaux
Sound: Lionnel Dechamps
Music(s): David Simard, David Boulanger