Les P’tits Bras: Vent d’Ouest

Les P’tits Bras dress up their iconic portico with trap doors, palisades and saloon doors to welcome a circus troupe with a passion for the West. On the impressive structure, 6 artists driven by a quest for glitter and freedom, fuse aerial acrobatics, daring rodeo and acrobatic prowess to create a show steeped in all the clichés of
the Wild West. A crisp, visual fresco revisited by a completely offbeat troupe flirting with the music of New Orleans.

Performers: Raphaël Gacon, Birta Benonysdottir, Lucas Bergandi, Francis Roberge, John John Mossoux / Mathieu Moerenhout
Direction: Les P’tits Bras
Co-director: Christophe Thellier
Costumes: Emma Assaud, Barbara Mornet
Artistic direction: Nicolas Cautain, Raphaël Gacon, Fill De Block
Music: Mark Dehoux
Tour Technical managers: Laurent Tellier / Mark Dehoux

Poster: Ephraïm Gacon-Douard
Photography: Claire Lafontaine

History of the company
Les P’tits Bras is a French company focused on aerial acrobatics. The group was founded in 2003 by Sophie Mandoux and Jan Willem Maes and their first production “One…Two…Triieee…” was an immediate international success. Other projects followed such as “Los Pekenos Brazos”, “The Flying Brother and Sister” and the extremely successful production “Triplette”. The turning point came in 2014, when the ten-meter metal structure, which would become typical for Les P’tits Bras, first appeared in the production “L’odeur de la Sciure”. This structure, inspired by the work of the Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta, allows the artists to fully develop their acrobatic skills thanks to its variability. Les P’tits Bras subsequently used it in other productions – in the baroque-tinged “Bruits des Coulisses” or in the latest “Vents d’Ouest”, where the group was inspired by the Wild West.

Partners: DRAC Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes, region Auvergne/Rhône-Alpes, La Cascade (Maison des arts du clown et du cirque), La Gare à Coulisses, Covent de als Arts (Ajutament d’Alcover-ES), Halle Verrière (scène conventionnée d’intérêt national), Latitude 50 (Pôle des Arts du Cirque et de la rue-BE), Le Pôle (PJP)

Co-production: La Cascade (Maison des arts du clown et du cirque), L’Atelier du Trapèze Fr, Namur en Mai (BE), Thonon Evénements, Convent als carrer (ES), Théâtre des Collines d’Annecy.