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Compagnie La Féroce

Wire balancing, tightrope

Mon. 13 to Fri.17 Jan. & Fri. 7 Feb.

Different locations

1h Ages 8 and up Creation

The tightrope artist Laurette Gougeon finds inspiration in a combination of mountains, mountaineering, and the circus. After sharing her passion in the solo performance Face Nord, she returns with this second opus created in collaboration with Loïc Leviel.

Balancing above the void, the two artists embody these outdoors people who are energized by altitude. Circus feats, clowning, and theatre are combined with a stage design where the sets and equipment are made from mountain equipment and rocky materials.

Wire, climbing rope, pulleys, ice axes… everything brings us closer to the summits. Just like the soundtrack, which reveals footsteps in the snow and the beating of hearts. A tender tale of vertigo, laughter, and sweat that explores loneliness and friendship.

Distribution

Writing & dramaturgy: Laurette Gougeon Circus, play, painting: Laurette Gougeon, Loic Leviel Scenography: Laurette Gougeon and Yannick Lataste Creative outside perspective on acting: Maelle Mays (Le Thyase) Outside perspective: Manon Delage (Collectif Akalmie Celcius) Musical creation: Alice Huc Technical support: Yannick Lataste, Loïc Lavault Production: Gitanjali Picovschi Production of tour: Séraphine Bermond

Acknowledgements

Partners: Archaos national circus center, La Passerelle national theater in Gap, Théâtre du Briançonnais, Karwan, La Fabrique Jaspir Institutional partners approached: DRAC PACA, Région SUD, Hautes-Alpes Department

Biography

La Féroce was founded in 2020 with the aim of developing artistic projects in the mountains and creating solo circus productions within the same organization. Based in Guillestre in the Hautes-Alpes, the company promotes a diverse circus universe that combines theater, visual arts, sound creation, and balancing.