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Machine de Cirque
Machine de Cirque is a non-profit organization whose mission is to gather various players in the art world and technology field to produce circus shows. The organization relies on the excellence of its productions and the professional development of its members and employees. It promotes the exchange of ideas and cooperation with other cultural organizations in the Quebec City area to develop local talent and create local and regional expertise in the field. It promotes visits by international specialists to the region where resources can be shared with the local cultural community. Machine de cirque is aiming for the world stage and through its productions, strives to become an exemplary ambassador for Quebec circus art around the world.
The Company was founded in 2013 through the efforts of Vincent Dubé, president and general manager. It came to life at research and creativity sessions in 2012 and 2013 involving jugglers and acrobats Raphaël Dubé and Yohann Trépanier, as well as percussionist Fred Lebrasseur under the artistic direction of Vincent Dubé.
The creative process evolved into a public performance on February 15, 2013, that went beyond all expectations. A new Company with its own artistic imprint and identity was born! In the summer of 2013, the acrobatic duo of Maxim Laurin and Ugo Dario joined the team. The premiere of the Company’s first production was on May 21, 2015, at the Théâtre de la Bordée in Quebec City.
Director, Co-Writer, and Original Idea
Vincent Dubé
Music:
Frédéric Lebrasseur
Costume Design:
Sébastien Dionne
Lighting Design:
Bruno Matte
Sound Design:
René Talbot
Mechanical Engineer:
David St-Onge
Co-writers, Co-directors and Artists:
Yohann Trépanier, Raphaël Dubé, Maxim Laurin, Ugo Dario, Frédéric Lebrasseur
Artistic Advisers:
Martin Genest, Patrick Ouellette, Harold Rhéaume
Scenography Advisers:
Josée Bergeron-Proulx and Julie Lévesque
Technical Direction:
Milan St-Pierre, Marc-André Gosselin and Patrice Guertin
Accounting:
Alain Dubé
Director of Operations:
Sophie Dubé
Sponsored By:
This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.
“IMMENSELY GIFTED PERFORMERS. The ensemble is constantly upping the ante. Your mouth will be agape at times. At other times you’ll likely find yourself wearing a goofy smile as a quartet of high-spirited circus artists and one energetic percussionist team up to deliver AN INSPIRED PERFORMANCE OF ACROBATICS AND BROAD COMEDY.”
— Boston Globe
“INTOXICATINGLY EUPHORIC! There’s everything here: the great acrobatic feats, he comedy, the sincerity, and terrific music! I FOUND MYSELF BEAMING LIKE AN IDIOT – I WAS JUST SO HAPPY TO BE THERE.”
— WBGH
★★★★★ “A thrilling balance of musical genius, laugh-out-loud funny, vulnerable humanism, and mind-blowing acrobatic skill.”
“Exuberant humanism”
— Boston Events Insider
“The towels were all that kept them from being in the ‘all together’ and me from having a heart attack.”
“I know energy cannot be created or destroyed– but I’m betting the laws of physics were somehow violated.”
— Joyce's Choices
“Machine de Cirque is a talented group of artists… even when only wearing bath towels.”
— Edge Media Network
“Machine de Cirque…taps into the human spirit, combining strong performance with comedy and live music”
“wacky, endearing characters who have a knack for improvisation”
— NECN Center Stage
“MADCAP FUN! In just ninety swiftly-passing minutes, this quintet manages countless feats that defy description. The perfect antidote to electoral stress. The towel scene alone is the funniest, bawdiest, and most brilliant visual ever conceived. HEAD FOR THE THEATER WHILE THERE’S STILL TIME.”
— South Shore Critic
“Merci @ArtsEmerson pour les billets offert @QuebecBoston ce qui nous a permis de voir les talentueux @Machinedecirque!”
— @JEREMY_P21, Twitter
“Machine de Cirque is delightful.”
— @CLINTONDC, Twitter
“If someone looked at me the way Yohann Trépanier looks at a bicycle, I could die happy.”
— @MLFRIEDMAN16, Twitter
“You GUYS this show was soooo amazing!!”
— @PORKPAN, Twitter
“Wow. Damn…Just go.”
— @MJHALBERSTADT, Twitter