Cirque Plume is an internationally renowned contemporary circus

Contemporary circus

Contemporary circus, or nouveau cirque , is a genre of performing art developed in the later 20th century in which a story or a theme is conveyed through traditional circus skills. Animals are rarely used in this type of circus, and traditional circus skills are blended with a more character-driven...

 company founded in 1984 by Bernard Kudlak in the Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté

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 region of France

France

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French newspaper Le Parisien

Le Parisien

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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." Accoding to Le Figaro

Le Figaro

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, "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."

History

• 1984 : Cirque Plume is founded
• 1986 : Avignon "Off" Theatre Festival
  Festival d'Avignon
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• 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
  New York City
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  , USA
• 2002 : Récréation
• 2004 : Plic Ploc
• 2009 : L'Atelier du Peintre