Arts Commons Presents: Weather the storm with Cirque Flip Fabrique: Blizzard - Jack Singer 音樂劇院 暴雪

Cirque Flip Fabrique

Born out of the friendship of a group of career circus performers, Cirque Flip Fabrique has quickly made a name for itself. With graceful aerial acrobatics and stunningly composed sets that blend seamlessly with the athletic prowess and precise choreography being displayed on stage, it’s no surprise that their latest creation Blizzard, has received rave reviews across the globe. It has been described as a “show of exquisite visual poetry” and “truly breathtaking.”

Troupe founder Bruno Gagnon got his start in the circus in his early teens when his mother caught him doing flips off the roof of his house into the snow drifts in his yard. She sent him to circus school and seventeen years later, he’s a seasoned performer with his own troupe. “We had great careers on our own, but we said ‘how about we quit and start something together’. And it happened,” Bruno says about how Cirque Flip Fabrique began. “There’s a bit of scariness, but I knew it would work.”

Their first performance, Catch Me, premiered in 2011. It was inspired by the real life experience of the troupe members, and the life of a touring artist “being on tour and coming back, the idea of ‘catch you later’ and this thought of trying to see each other even though we’re away,” says Bruno. Like Catch Me, Blizzard was also inspired by life, but this time it was on a subject that is very familiar to most Canadians. While on tour, show director Olivier Normand realized that he was really missing Québec’s snow and being able to cuddle up when it’s cold outside. “There’s also all the childhood memories of playing in the snow when the school is closed and how much fun it was,” says Gagnon. “We thought there was a pretty fun show to build around those ideas and that became Blizzard.”

Blizzard mixes all of high-flying circus skill of Cirque Flip Fabrique’s members, with a beautiful world of snow, ice, and the occasional sprinkling of humour. Snowball fights turn into juggling feats of skill, and ice skating becomes a choreographed ballet of synchronized movement. Join Arts Commons Presents for a moment of warmth and wonder in the cold depths of winter with Cirque Flip Fabrique’s newest creation, Blizzard, January 21 at the Jack Singer Concert Hall.

Cirque Flip Fabrique Jack Singer 音樂劇院 暴雪

由一群熱愛雜技表演藝術而組成的一個職業團隊，在很短的時間，便己赢得好評如潮。這就是即將在卡城演出的雜技團Cirque Flip Fabrique。他們優美的空中雜技表演和令人驚嘆的組合場景與舞台上展示的運動能力和精確的編排天衣無縫地融合一起，毫不奇怪，他們的最新作品暴雪在全球各地亦受到非凡的好評。人們將其描述為“展示精美的視覺詩詞”和“令人嘆為觀止”。頑皮的馬戲團創始人布魯諾·加格農（Bruno Gagnon）在十幾歲時就開始了馬戲團的演出，小時侯的他，被母親發現他從房子高高的屋頂上翻身投進後園内覆蓋的雪藏堆裡去。因此，母親一怒之下便把他送去了一間馬戲班訓練學校，從此，一切都成為歷史了。十七年後，他是一個經驗豐富的表演者，擁有自己的表演團隊。 ”布魯諾談到 Cirque Flip Fabrique 是如何開始的。 “有點嚇人，但我知道它會起作用。”

他們的首場演出《捉住我》於2011年首演。它的靈感來自劇團成員的真實生活經驗，以及一位巡迴演出藝術家的生活，“巡迴演出並回來，“以後再見到你”的想法以及這種想法。即使我們不在，也要設法見面。”布魯諾說。像《捉住我》一樣，暴雪也受到生活的啟發，但這一次它是大多數加拿大人都非常熟悉的主題。

巡迴演出時，演出總監奧利維爾·諾曼德（Olivier Normand）意識到，他真的很想念魁北克省的積雪，並且對室外寒冷的感覺有㸃依依不捨。加格農說：“學校關閉時，還有童年時在雪地裡玩耍的所有美好回憶，以及它多有趣。” “我們認為圍繞這些想法將有一個非常有趣的節目，後來這個概念便演變成為暴雪這個演出項目。”

暴雪將Cirque Flip Fabrique成員的所有高飛馬戲技巧與美麗的冰雪世界融為一體，偶爾還會散發出幽默感。打雪仗變成了雜耍技巧，溜冰成為了同步動作的精心編排的芭蕾舞。 1月21日，只此一天，在Jack Singer 音樂劇院演出。Cirque Flip Fabrique的最新作品《暴雪》中，與Arts Commons Presents，就讓我們一起在冬天的寒冷深處感到溫暖和驚奇， 一個老少咸宜的節目，闔府統請， 機會難逢，萬勿錯過。