Baoum !
Warning: there will be fits of mad laughter! In a minimalist setting, an acrobat performs acrodance, an artistic discipline combining dance and circus, while a beatboxer accompanies her with music. Together, they explore the relationship between air and the body, and the sounds created by their movements. Performing very close to the audience they use the ryhthym of acrobatics to have fun with all kinds of sound explosions. They surprise the audience as much as they surprise themselves. Torn between apprehension and laughter, Baoum! questions the limits we set ourselves in society. This creation offers a reflection on fear and the transgression of taboos. It’s an explosive piece!
Distribution
Production:
Compagnie SCoM – Coline Garcia
Concep, scenography, staging Coline Garcia
Visual arts support Marie Mirgaine
Performers Viviane Miehe (acrobat), Thibaut Derathé aka Oxyjinn (beat box)
Stage manager Perrine Chene
Stage technicians Perrine Chene and Justine Angevin
Creative consultant Sylvain Decure
Acknowledgements
Co-production:
Plateforme 2 Pôles Cirque in Normandie : La Brèche in Cherbourg and the Cirque-Théâtre Elbeuf ; Théâtre des 2 Points national youth theatre; Le Prato national circus centre in Lille; Les Utopistes – Cie MPTA; Théâtre de La Mouche; Odyssud – nationally accredited theatre for children and young people
Partners and support:
DRAC Occitanie; Occitanie Regional Council; La nouvelle digue-Cie 111/Aurélien Bory; Théâtre de la Croix-Rousse; La Grainerie
Biography
Since 2016, SCoM – Coline Garcia has been creating contemporary circus shows designed specifically for young audiences. The company’s pieces are rooted in children’s everyday lives, stripped of naïveté, and stimulate the imagination. Committed to performing in rural areas, the company is developing portable structures that can be adapted to venues that do not have the necessary equipment.
