French Reunion Cirquons Flex begins
In Reunion Creole, ‘la pli i donn’ is an expression which means ‘it's pouring with rain’.
RETURNING to Durban to inject theatre and circus audiences with another dose of their contemporary circus show, the French Reunion Cirquons Flex begins their national tour at the Courtyard Theatre in Durban for one night only on Thursday, 15 September. The duo who presented the whimsical story Points De Suspension last year, brings a fresh new production La Pli I Donn. The Reunionese Company has included two talents to make this year’s show an international collaboration. Joining them are acrobats Maheriniaina Pierre Ranaivoson of Chapitô from Madagascar and Zip Zap Circus’ Lizo James from Cape Town.
In Reunion Creole, ‘la pli i donn’ is an expression which means ‘it’s pouring with rain’. The principal performers from Cirquons Flex are both of French origin; Virginie Le Flaouter trained at the National Circus School of Montreal, and Vincent Maillot, a self-taught artist.
The show builds on the experience and encounters brought about during Cirquons Flex’s travels and residencies in India, Madagascar and South Africa over the past two years.
This project opens up a dialogue that is prevalent in but not unique to Reunion Island. It explores and celebrates an intercultural exchange around the diversities of the Indian Ocean region with a script enriched by the particularities of circus performance. La Pli I Donn brings together four acrobats from Reunion Island, Madagascar and South Africa – countries close geographically yet each rich in their own unique influences and characteristics.
The production is brought to Durban by the Alliance Française de Durban; in partnership with the Durban University of Technology and the French Institute in South Africa (IFAS). The show starts at 7pm and tickets are R50 per person. For advance booking you can contact the Alliance Française on 031 312 9582 or purchase tickets at the door while stocks last.
