Cirque Plume

Cirque Plume is a contemporary circus company founded in 1984 by Bernard Kudlak in the Franche-Comté region of France.

French newspaper Le Parisien has described Cirque Plume as "the oldest of the New Circuses... It is one of the rare troupes who seem to be able to reconcile both the children, numerous in the audience... and adults, uncomfortable with the traditional circus, but who are rather in search of a certain atmosphere."Yves Jaegle. "Envolez-vous avec le Cirque Plume." Le Parisien. 29 October 1999. According to Le Figaro, "The word circus here is what you see and what you get. The techniques of juggling, acrobatics or flying trapeze are totally respected. Their chief originality is the way in which they are all brought into the gigantic mixer."François de Santerre. "Un merveilleux truc en plumes." Le Figaro. 1 November 1999.

In 2018, Cirque Plume performed one last time in Paris, showing La dernière saison at the Grande Halle de La Villette from September 26 to December 30, marking its final Paris performances. The troupe planned to retire in late 2020 after farewell shows in its hometown of Besançon.

On September 18, 2020, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the circus announced the cancellation of its final season, initially scheduled for October to December 2020.

History 1984: Cirque Plume is founded 1986: Avignon "Off" Theatre Festival 1988: Spectacle de Cirque et de Merveilles 1990: Grand Prix national du cirque 1991: No Animo Mas Anima 1993: Toiles 1996: L'harmonie est elle municipale? 1999: Mélanges (opéra plume) 2001: First performance in New York City, USA 2002: Récréation 2004: Plic Ploc 2009: L'Atelier du Peintre 2013: Tempus fugit? Une ballade sur le chemin perdu

See also Nouveau cirque

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