Faune
Since time immemorial, deer have fascinated humans with their majesty and power. Graceful and untameable, they fuel myths of the past and the present. They fascinate with their moulting and the shedding of their antlers, which each year beautifully embodies the cycle of life. Set to music, three circus performers allow themselves to be transported by this wild figure of the stag. On stage, they seize its antlers and transform them into circus equipment. On the ground and in the air, they manipulate them, hook them, suspend them in a rich and daring acrobatic and choreographic playground. Through their movements, a gentle blend of strength and delicacy, the artists evoke hunting, bellowing, the dance of seduction or intimidation, the herd in motion. A vast animal imagination imbued with wisdom.
You can also see the show Faune during a two-show night at Archaos, Pôle national Cirque – Marseille.
Distribution
Writing, choreography, and set design Fanny Soriano
Performers Nina Harper, Victoire Godard, Camille Guichard
Music Jules Beckman
Sound Grégory Cosenza
Lights Cyril Leclerc
Costumes Maya-Lune Thiéblemont
Artistic collaboration Karine Berny, Sophie Borthwick, Marie Julie Peters-Desteract, Laureline Richard
Acknowledgements
PRODUCTION Cie Libertivore
COPRODUCTIONS City of Mende (Théâtre de Mende and Musée du Gévaudan) / Archaos – national circus center
– Marseille / Théâtre Jean Lurçat national theatre in Aubusson / Millevaches regional park / LE
CITRON JAUNE, national center for street arts and public space / La Verrerie national circus center in Occitanie / Le Plongeoir national circus center in Le Mans / Le Plus Petit cirque du Monde – Bagneux / LaTransverse, open stage for public arts – Corbigny / Co-produced by HEXAGONE SCÈNE NATIONALE and co-financed by the Europe Creative program as part of the STUDIOTOPIA 2 project “Enter the Symbiocene with Arts and Sciences”.
SUPPORT Libertivore is subsidised by DRAC PACA / Operating subsidy from the SUD Region / Operating subsidy from the Bouches-du-Rhône Departmental Council and the City of Marseille / With the support of the Jeune Cirque National professional integration assistance programme / With the support of the Bouches-du-Rhône Department – departmental center for creative residencies.
Fanny Soriano is an associate artist at Les 2 Scènes – Besançon national theatre.
PREMIERED ON JULY 11 AND 13, 2025 at the Millevaches regional park and the Étang des Landes with the Théâtre Jean Lurçat national theatre in Aubusson
Biography
Author and choreographer for the Libertivore company, Fanny Soriano develops performances combining circus and dance that are enhanced by research into organic matter. Her works explore the relationships between nature and human beings.
