Sunday April 22nd
Madonna, her son David and her dancers went to see TRACES at Union Square !!!!!!
Madonna
By marion | April 25th, 2012TRACES perform at TEDMED 2012
By marion | April 16th, 2012The cast of TRACES, will be special guests at TEDMED 2012, the annual multi-disciplinary gathering where leaders of all sectors of society come together to explore the promise of technology and potential of human achievement in health and medicine announced its final speaker roster. The TEDMED 2012 conference speaker roster includes more than 70 preeminent leaders in health, medicine, science, technology, business, government, academia, media and the arts. TRACES will perform throughout the conference.
PIPPIN – Audition
By marion | March 19th, 2012AT AMERICAN REPERTORY THEATER
Cambridge, MA
IN PERSON APPOINTMENT AUDITIONS & VIDEO SUBMISSIONS FOR
ACROBATS, CIRCUS PERFORMERS & ATHLETES
WITH MUSICAL SENSIBILITIES
TO JOIN IN THE CREATION OF A UNIQUE REVIVAL PRODUCTION OF THE ICONIC BROADWAY MUSICAL
FROM COMPOSER STEPHEN SCHWARTZ (WICKED, GODSPELL) AND ROGER O. HIRSON
ORIGINALLY DIRECTED & CHOREOGRAPHED ON BROADWAY BY BOB FOSSE
DIRECTED BY BROADWAY’S DIANE PAULUS (HAIR, PORGY & BESS)
WITH CHOREOGRAPHY BY CUTTING EDGE MONTREAL-BASED CIRCUS TROUPE – LES 7 DOIGTS
DE LA MAIN (TRACES, LA VIE, PSY)
(WORKSHOP & PERFORMANCE DATES, AUGUST 2012– JANUARY 2013)
AUDITION DAYS IN NEW YORK
SUNDAY, APRIL 8 FROM 4:00PM TO 10:30PM
CALLBACK AUDITIONS: APRIL 9 and APRIL 10. FROM 10:00AM
(THIS WILL INCLUDE A VOCAL & DANCE COMPONENT)
We are seeking the following:
CONTORTIONISTS
GYMNASTS
TRAPEZE ATHLETES
HIGH BAR
PARALLEL BARS
RHYTHMIC GYMNASTS
TISSUE ATHLETES
TUMBLERS
HAND BALANCING
HAND TO HAND
PAIRS AND DUO-MIXED
SPORTS ACROBATS
IN ADDITION TO SHOWCASING YOUR SKILLS ON ONE OR MORE OF THE
ABOVE DISCIPLINES, BE PREPARED TO SING AND DANCE.
SONG SELECTION ISN’T IMPORTANT – WHETHER IT IS “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”
OR “MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB” WE WANT TO HEAR WHAT YOU’VE GOT!
ALL CANDIDATES MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.
PLEASE BRING OWN EQUIPMENT. APPROPRIATE ATTIRE REQUIRED.
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE CASTING: MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
PLEASE SEND YOUR SUBMISSION TO: pippinacrobatscasting@amrep.orgNOTE: IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND THESE AUDITIONS, BUT ARE INTERESTED & AVAILABLE
FOR OUR PRODUCTION DATES, PLEASE STILL SUBMIT & LET US KNOW.
ALL INTERESTED ARTISTS MUST SUBMIT BY EMAIL:
• Your Resume as well as a short Biography
• A Video Demo or Video excerpts of your work and/or performances. It needs to be easily sent by email
(web links for Youtube or Vimeo for example) or easy to download for several persons in different locations
(uploading videos on a “dropbox” or “yousendit” account for example)
• Web link for their own web sites if you have one
• A portrait photo and photos of your work
• All necessary contact information to reach you (phone, email, skype)
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
www.DStewartCo.com
www.7doigts.com
www.americanrepertorytheatre.org
NOTE from Les 7 Doigts de la main Choreographer: The world of Pippin we are trying to create involves
the use of multi-disciplined circus arts. For our actors, singers and dancers, we are really interested to
see what physical capacities they bring to the table in terms of strength, flexibility and dexterity. We
would want to integrate these creative and unique skills into the musical numbers. Skills with
contortion, tissue, hand-balancing, hand to hand, pairs and duo-mixed would be of added value.
Gypsy Snider, Choreographer for Pippin
By marion | March 19th, 2012American Repertory Theater to present
Pippin
music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
book by Roger O.Hirson
directed by Diane Paulus
choreographed by Gypsy Snider of Les 7 doigts de la main
as part of the A.R.T.’s 2012-13 Season
Cambridge, Mass. — American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) announces it will present the musical Pippin as part of its 2012 – 13 Season. The production will be directed by Diane Paulus with choreography by Montreal-based circus company Les 7 doigts de la main, also known as 7 Fingers. Performances will begin in December 2012 at the Loeb Drama Center, Cambridge.
The original production of Pippin, with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Roger O. Hirson, premiered on Broadway in 1972. It was directed by Bob Fosse, won nine Tony Awards and four Drama Desk Awards, and ran for close to 2000 performances before closing in 1977. Pippin has become a staple of the American Musical cannon, noted for many memorable songs including Corner of the Sky, Magic To Do, l Guess I’ll Miss The Man, Glory, No Time at All, Morning Glow,and Love Song.
Stephen Schwartz has contributed music and/or lyrics to Godspell, The Magic Show, The Baker’s Wife, Working (which he also adapted and directed), Rags, Children of Eden, My Fairytale, and the current Broadway hit, Wicked. He collaborated with Leonard Bernstein on the English texts for Bernstein’s Mass and wrote the title song for the play and movie Butterflies are Free. For children, he has written songs for two musicals, Captain Louie and My Son Pinocchio. For films, he collaborated with Alan Menken on the songs for Disney’s Enchanted, as well as the animated features Pocahantas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and wrote the songs for the DreamWorks animated feature The Prince of Egypt. He has released two CDs of new songs entitled “Reluctant Pilgrim” and “Uncharted Territory.” His first opera, Séance on a Wet Afternoon, premiered with Opera Santa Barb
ara in the fall of 2009 and was recently produced by New York City Opera. A book about his career, “Defying Gravity,” has recently been released by Applause Books. Under the auspices of the ASCAP Foundation, he runs musical theatre workshops in New York and Los Angeles, and is currently the President of the Dramatists’ Guild. Mr. Schwartz has recently been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Other awards include three Academy Awards, four Grammy Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, and a tiny handful of tennis trophies.
Diane Paulus is the Artistic Director at the A.R.T. where her recent work includes The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, a new production adapted by Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, and OBIE-winning composer Diedre Murray (now running on Broadway), Prometheus Bound, a new musical inspired by Aeschylus’s ancient Greek tragedy, written by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Steven Sater (Spring Awakening) with music composed by Grammy Award-winning System of a Down lead singer Serj Tankian; Death and The Powers: The Robots’ Opera a new opera by Tod Machover, in collaboration with MIT Media Lab and Chicago Opera Theater; The Donkey Show a disco adaptation of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, which ran for six years Off-Broadway and toured internationally; Best of Both Worlds, and Johnny Baseball. Her other recent theater credits include The Public Theater’s Tony-Award winning revival of HAIR on Broadway, and London’s West End. Other recent work includes Kiss Me, Kate (Glimmerglass Opera) and Lost Highway (ENO co-production with the Young Vic.) As an opera director, her credits include The Magic Flute (Canadian Opera Company), Il mondo della luna at the Hayden Planetarium in New York; Don Giovanni, Le nozze di Figaro, Turn Of The Screw, Cosi fan tutte, and the Monteverdi trilogy Il ritorno d’Ulisse in patria, L’incoronazione di Poppea, and Orfeo at the Chicago Opera Theater. Diane is a Professor of the Practice of Theater in Harvard University’s English Department and was recently named one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Boston by Boston Magazine, is a recipient of an Honorary Doctorate from Boston Conservatory, and will be honored with The Drama League’s 2012 Founders Award for Excellence in Directing on May 18 of this year.
Gypsy Snider co founded Les 7 doigts de la main in Montreal in 2002 with 6 other co directors. Born into the circus ring as daughter of the founders of San Francisco’s Pickle Family Circus, Gypsy began her artistic career at age four. She has been performing ever since. A graduate of Switzerland’s Scuola Teatro Dimitri, Gypsy performed three seasons with La Compagnia Dimitri. Consistently developing her own amalgam of theatre and circus, she went on to perform internationally (Cirque du Soleil; Cirque Knie; Pomp Duck and Circumstance; Teatro Zinzanni). Impassioned since adolescence by directing and teaching, Gypsy is an invited teacher (San Francisco Circus Center, National Circus School of Montreal) and director (New Pickle Circus; Jamie Adkins/Cirque Éloize; National Circus School’s Crime; special projects with Cirque du Soleil). An original performer in Loft, Mistress of Ceremonies in Cabaret des 7 doigts de la main, co-creator of Loft and codirector of Traces, currently playing at the Union Square Theatre in New York City (nominated Outstanding Choreography, New York Drama Desk Awards, TOP 10 TIME Magazine in 2011, Special Guest in America’s Got Talent) The initial goal of Les 7 doigts de la main was to bring circus to a human scale. They began as artists on stage, creating collectively, and soon branched out, expanding their creative talents as directors, choreographers, writers and coaches, passing on their collaborative and unique 7 Doigts process to a new generation of circus artists. Out of this emerged 6 shows, Loft, Traces, La Vie, Psy, Fibonacci Project, and Patinoire, each offering a distinct setting and yet carrying the same 7 finger-print. Les 7 doigts de la main translates literally as “the 7 fingers of the hand”. It is a twist on a French idiom (“les cinq doigts de la main”) used to describe distinct parts united tightly, moving in coordination towards one common goal. The group was recently seen in Boston as part of the inaugural season of Arts Emerson. Further details will be announced at a later date.
The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is one of the country’s most celebrated theaters and the winner of numerous awards, including the Tony Award, the Pulitzer Prize and Elliot Norton and I.R.N.E. Awards. In May of 2003 it was named one of the top three regional theaters in the country by Time magazine. The A.R.T. was founded by Robert Brustein in 1980, who served as Artistic Director until 2002, when he was succeeded by Robert Woodruff. In 2008, Diane Paulus became the A.R.T.’s Artistic Director. During its 31-year history, the A.R.T. has welcomed many major American and international theater artists, presenting a diverse repertoire that includes premieres of American plays, bold reinterpretations of classical texts and provocative new music theater productions. The A.R.T. has performed throughout the U.S. and worldwide in 21 cities in 16 countries on four continents. Since becoming Artistic Director, Diane Paulus has programmed innovative work that has enhanced the A.R.T.’s core mission to expand the boundaries of theater. Productions such as Sleep No More, The Donkey Show, Gatz, Porgy and Bess, Prometheus Bound and Death and the Powers: The Robots’ Opera have immersed audiences in original theatrical experiences. The A.R.T.’s club theater, OBERON, which Paulus calls a “second stage for the 21st century,” has become an incubator for local artists and has also attracted national attention for its groundbreaking model for programming. Through all of its work, the A.R.T. is committed to building a community of artists, technicians, educators, staff and audience, all of who are integral to the A.R.T.’s mission.
The Loeb Drama Center, located at 64 Brattle Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge, is accessible to persons with special needs and to those requiring wheelchair seating or first-floor restrooms. Deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons can also reach the theater by calling the toll-free N.E. Telephone Relay Center at 1-800-439-2370.
For further information call 617-547-8300 or visit americanrepertorytheater.org
Fibonacci Project – PRESENTATION
By marion | March 13th, 2012THE FIBONACCI PROJECT is an initiative of international collaboration driven by the belief that through artistic expression humans can build bridges between cultures and promote a greater sense of solidarity. The objective of the project is the creation of a multidisciplinary show based on collaborations between artists from different cultures with the idea of celebrating human kind’s greatest powers: Creativity & Consciousness!
The project’s name refers to the famous Fibonacci sequence discovered by Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci in the early 13th Century.
{0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21…}
This universal sequence omnipresent in nature, art and architecture and which leads to the Golden Ratio (also called Divine Proportion) is the underlying inspiration of the whole project. It represents the way life organizes itself naturally to create growth and harmony out of opposing energies. It contains the idea that we, as humans, are included in the universal harmony of forms, and that the union of complementary opposites may be a way to extend that harmony to psychological and social realms as well.
A CREATION GAME
The Fibonacci Project is realized through a series of creation residencies in different countries around the world. Each of these residencies aim towards the creation of a renewed and unique show based on a “creation game” with 3 fundamental rules:
Rule 1:
There are two creative teams: the “touring team”, composed of the artists and collaborators of Les 7 Doigts de la Main travelling with the project and the “hosting team”, composed of the local artists and collaborators involved in a specific residency. Rather than competing against each other, both teams are collaborating together to create the best show possible!
Rule 2:
Each residency is like a creative marathon where the artists are allowed only 21 days for the creation of the show before the beginning of public performances.
Rule 3:
The creation of the show is based on a recurring structure of eight tableaux, one for each of the first eight numbers of the Fibonacci sequence (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21). Each of these tableaux represent the canvas where the artists are invited to create their collective artwork inspired by predetermined themes associated with each of the first eight Fibonacci numbers.
THE SHOW
This unique “creation game” allows to bring together some of the best artists in the world in a collaboration process based on the encounter between different art forms (circus, theater, dance, music, video and visual art) and above all, on intercultural dialogue. This process represents in itself the core and spirit of the show. Some elements are permanent to the show while others are created in collaboration with local artists in each of the hosting countries. In this way, from one residency to the next, one country to another, the show is never the same and always it is the result of the encounter between the touring artists and their local hosts. Throughout the show, as the participating artists bring forward their talents, personality and personal stories, we follow a progression through eight great themes laid as a metaphor for the evolution of our consciousness:
{ 0 } Unconsciousness, Emptiness
{ 1 } Individuality, Self-awareness
{ 2 } Duality, the Other
{ 3 } Family, Society, Organization
{ 5 } The World, Cultural Diversity
{ 8 } The Universe
{ 13 } Time, Death
{ 21 } Maturity, Wisdom
These themes represent an invitation to question our individual and collective journey and to contemplate, beyond cultural diversity, the common denominators of humanity.
The show is always addressed towards the local audience and takes into account the socio-cultural context of the place where it is being presented. A direct relation with the audience is established using various forms of interaction. More than a show, the Fibonacci Project aims to create an event that is a complete and surprising experience for the audience, from beginning to end, by changing the usual relation they have with the performing space, the performers and the performance.
OBJECTIVE & LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENT
An initiative of Les 7 doigts de la Main, the Fibonacci Project is directed by Samuel Tétreault, co-founder and co-artistic director of the Montreal based circus collective. The development of the project is based on a long-term plan that spans from 2007 to 2017. The first phase of the project aims to complete a cycle of creation residencies in twelve different countries, allowing artists who represent a sample of the world’s cultural diversity to collaborate together. Following the completion of this cycle, the final phase of the Fibonacci Project is the realization of an ultimate creation residency in Montreal (Québec, Canada). Planned for 2015, this last residency will integrate at least one artist chosen from each of the countries previously visited into a fully bloomed show to be entitled “The Fibonacci Suite”. This large-scale production, featuring some of the best artists in the world, will trace back the whole journey of the Fibonacci Project in a live celebration of human creativity and diversity. The partnerships developed along the way will serve as a launching ramp for a world tour of this show marking the conclusion of the Fibonacci Project.
Furthermore, beyond the presentation of this final tour, the Fibonacci Project also finds its accomplishment by the development of a documentary television series about the creative and intercultural journey of the artists involved in the project.
CHRONOLOGY
2007
• MEXICO CITY – 1st residency of the Fibonacci Project (February 2007 – Local partners: Cirko De Mente, Centro Nacional de las Artes)
2008
• IGLOOLIK (Nunavut, Canada) – “Arctic / Mexico / Québec Trilogy” (part 1/3) (June 2008 – Main partners: Artcirq, Cirko De Mente, Igloolik Community, Alianait Festival)
• MONTRÉAL – “Arctic / Mexico / Québec Trilogy” (part 2/3) (July 2008 – Main partners: Artcirq, Cirko De Mente, TOHU)
2009
• VERACRUZ & MEXICO CITY – “Arctic / Mexico / Québec Trilogy” (part 3/3) (February 2009 – Main partners: Artcirq, Cirko De Mente, Centro Veracruzano de la Artes, Teatro de la Ciudad)
• COPENHAGEN – Scandinavian Edition version 2009 (Nov/Dec 2009 – Local partner: Republique Teater)
2010
• BARCELONA – Catalunya & Spain Edition (November 2010 – Local partners: Mercat de les Flors, La Central del Circ)
2011
• COPENHAGEN – Scandinavian Edition version 2011 (May/June 2011 – Local partner: Republique Teater)
2012
• 2 residencies to be confirmed (Buenos Aires – South American Edition, Boston – USA Edition)
2013
• 3 residencies to be confirmed (France/Belgium, Russia, Australia/New-Zealand)
2014
• 3 residencies to be confirmed (Middle-East/India, Asia/China, Africa)
2015
• Final residency in Montréal and creation of the final show
• World Tour of “THE FIBONACCI SUITE” from mid 2015 to 2017
Shana Carroll – 2012 Academy Awards
By marion | March 12th, 2012
Shana Carroll, one of Les 7 doigts de la main co-founders, staged the Cirque du Soleil performance at the prestigious 2012 Academy Awards, directing over 50 artists.
Nearly 40 million television viewers saw the show!
CASTING CALL for circus artists!
By marion | March 9th, 2012
POLO CIRCO from Buenos Aires opens a casting call to find 4 circus artists to be a part of the FIBONACCI PROJECT 2012 Buenos Aires Edition, a multidisciplinary creation project in collaboration with the Canadian circus company LES 7 DOIGTS DE LA MAIN.
Original idea of Les 7 doigts de la Main, the Fibonacci Project is an initiative of international collaboration driven by the belief that through artistic expression we can build bridges between cultures and promote a greater sense of solidarity.
The name of the project refers to the famous Fibonacci sequence discovered by Italian mathematician Leonardo Fibonacci in the early 13th century:
{0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21…}.
This universal sequence omnipresent in nature, art and architecture and which leads to the Golden Ratio (also called Divine Proportion) is the underlying inspiration of the whole project.
The objective of the project is the creation of a multidisciplinary show based on collaborations between artists from different art forms and cultures. From May 28th to July 8th 2012 a creation residency for the project will take place in Buenos Aires. During this intense creative marathon a group of Canadian artists together with a group of South American artists will have 21 days to collaborate on the creation of a show that will be then presented for 9 performances.
The FIBONACCI PROJECT 2012 Buenos Aires Edition will aim towards the creation of a complete and unique show based on recurring structures and guidelines permanent to the Fibonacci project.
For more info about the Fibonacci Project: http://7doigts.com/en/shows/2-fibonacci-project
DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR THE CASTING: Monday, March 26th, 2012
Please send your candidature to: polocirco@buenosaires.gob.ar
Profile for the circus artists:
• Versatility
• High level of skills in one or more circus disciplines
• Training and/or experience in dance and acting
• Capacity to propose and develop artistic ideas
• Capacity and interest to work in a group
We value:
• Emerging artists
• Artists with great professional experience
• Artists who graduated from a professional or superior school of circus arts
Requirements:
• Artists born in, and/or living in, and/or usually working in South America
• Artists must be available to participate in the 2-days Auditions to be held in Buenos Aires on April 14th and 15th 2012
• Artists must be available to stay in Buenos Aires for the whole length of the creation residency as well as the following performance period (5 weeks between May 28th to July 8th, official dates to be confirmed).
• Artists must be available full time during the 4 weeks of the creation period (work schedule up to 10 hours per day and 6 days a week during this period)
We offer:
• A work contract covering 5 weeks between May 28th and July 8th, 2012.
• Remuneration on a weekly basis for 5 weeks (amount to be determined).
SELECTION PROCESS:
There is 2 phases of selection:
1- Pre-selection: based on their CV and video excerpts of their work, up to 20 artists will be invited for the Auditions.
2- Final selection: the artists invited to the Auditions will participate in a 2-days workshop at the end of which the final selection of 4 artists will be made. The Auditions will be conducted by Samuel Tétreault (artistic director of the Fibonacci Project) as well as Pablo Gershanik (co-director of the Fibonacci Project).
ALL INTERESTED ARTISTS MUST SUBMIT BY EMAIL:
• Your Curriculum Vitae as well as a short Biography
• A Video Demo or Video excerpts of your work and/or performances. It needs to be easily sent by email (web links for Youtube or Vimeo for example) or easy to download for several persons in different locations (uploading videos on a “dropbox” or “yousendit” account for example)
• Web link for their own web sites if you have one
• A portrait photo and photos of your work
• All necessary contact information to reach you (phone, email, skype)
OMG! Pop Star Usher Thrills to the Acrobatic Spectacular Traces
By marion | March 1st, 2012
Usher is one of the pop world’s great dancers (a skill he showed off on Broadway during a 2006 limited engagement as Billy Flynn in Chicago), so it makes perfect sense for him to spend a Saturday night out at Traces, the eye-popping off-Broadway dance and acrobatic spectacle. On February 25, the superstar singer made his way to the Union Square Theatre to see this high-flying show, and Broadway.com was on hand to capture a hot shot of the cast and their famous visitor. If you haven’t seen Traces, follow Usher’s lead and get tickets!
Les 7 doigts de la main Honored by the Counseil des Arts et des Lettres du Quebec at the Bourse Rideau
By marion | February 16th, 2012February 14th, 2021 – Les 7 doigts de la main were awarded the Prize for the Best Canadian and US Tour, a recognition given by Yvan Gauthier, Executive Director of the CALQ, at the Bourse Rideau conference in Quebec City. This new biennial award includes a cash prize of $10,000 and is designed for professional organizations who are eligible for CALQ programs and are producing live shows.
Les 7 doigts de la main were granted this honor for the United States tour of TRACES. Between October 26, 2010, and September 30, 2011, TRACES was presented 237 times, in five US cities, in front of nearly 100,000 spectators. It was a major tour which required several years of organization.
Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, New York, Philadelphia—everywhere it went, TRACES won the heart of both the audience and the critics.
“We are deeply touched by this recognition. That the CALQ, who had the audacity to support seven artists out of the fridge door ten years ago, is continuing to follow our path, is truly heartening,” commented Les 7 doigts de la main Executive Director Nassib El-Husseini, who accepted the award on behalf of the company.
To achieve this project, a new team was put together specially for the US TRACES tour. The show was originally created in 2006 under the artistic direction of Les 7 doigts de la main, with five graduates of the National Circus School of Montreal. TRACES will return to Quebec soil in the spring, at the next Carrefour International de Théâtre de Québec, and this summer at the Place Nikitotek in Sherbrooke.
TRACES is showing at the Union Square Theatre in New York through at least January 2013. This presence in New York not only represents a dream come true for Les 7 doigts, but is also a first for Quebec culture, as no other show created in Quebec has played for such an extended period in the Big Apple.
Les 7 doigts de la main are currently working on a new creation which will be launched in June. Shows PSY, LA VIE, and PATINOIRE are continuing to tour. The Fibonacci Project will reach a new stage of creation this May. And just this week, a new version of Loft, mounted with a new cast of
artists, is heading to Berlin for a year-long run at the Chamaleon.
Bringing art closer to people, and reaching them in a world that so urgently needs it: this is the Collective’s wish here on the eve of our ten years.
Les 7 doigts de la main Win Gold in Paris!
By marion | February 1st, 2012Les 7 doigts de la main took home the gold medal and the Prix de la République from the most famous circus festival in the world, the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain.
William Underwood and Héloïse Bourgeois enraptured the audience and the jury with the Chinese pole duo from the show PSY, choreographed by Shana Carroll.
Both graduates of the National Circus School in Montreal (2005), they toured the world for six years with Les 7 doigts de la main, first with TRACES and now with PSY.
The success of the Quebec circus does not stop there: a second duet marks the arrival of a new generation of artists.
Maxim Laurin and Ugo Dario, fellow graduates of the National Circus School of Montreal (2011), also won a gold medal with their teeterboard number. Perilous and highly acrobatic, their duet was a huge craze and also earned the Prix du Public, Prix Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey, the Saint Petersburg State Circus Trophy, and the Rosgoscirk Trophy. Maxim and Ugo are part of the 7 Fingers’ newest creation—we’ll be able to spot them on stage in our upcoming show later this year.
The duos’ successes make for seven total awards for Quebec!
The Fingers have enjoyed a wonderful history with famous festival, having received multiple awards over the years, including the choreography of four gold medal-winning numbers by Shana Carroll!
See the full list of this year’s winners
