CIRCUS
AGE 8 AND UP

A box measuring 60 cm wide and 2.2 meters high.
Inside, a man, isolated but trying to live a normal life.
Sylvain Decure, a clown and acrobat, gives us his version of the state of the world today. His first solo, written with Christophe Huysman, a writer and man of the theatre, is truly surprising. With an incredible economy of means—nary a word but formidable physical inventiveness—he communicates the full magnitude of a life: from nothing, stuck within tight limits but trying despite it all to find a place in the sun. Funny, dramatic, touching.

Production
Project designer and actor: Sylvain Decure. Directed by Christophe Huysman. Stage manager and artistic collaboration: Cyrille Musy. General manager: Pierre Staigre. Sound design: Bertrand Landhauser. Costume design: Melinda Mouslim. Lighting design: Emma Juliard. Construction of the box: Victor Fernandes. Executive production: Compagnie Les Hommes penchés. Co-production: La Ménagerie de Verre, Paris and Les Subsistances, Lyon. Co-direction: L'Atelier du Plateau, Paris. With the assistance of the Mentoring program of the Ministry of Culture and Communication. With thanks to Cie Hendrick Van Der Zee - HVDZ. La compagnie Les Hommes penchés is approved by the DRAC Ile-de-France, Ministry of Culture and Communication, and the Région Ile-de-France. Christophe Huysman is an artist partner in Phénix, Scène nationale de Valencienne. He is currently in a writing residency at Centquatre, Paris. Distribution: La Magnanerie. www.magnanerie-spectacle.com / www.leshommespenches.com