A gravity-defying evening with Cirka

At times, the action was hanging only by a string. Hoops, rings, bicycles, cubes and ropes… the acrobats defied the laws of gravity, flying through the air with a certain ease.

Gymnasts from the Gymslic club in St. Laurent wowed the audience with a carefully choreographed routine of jumps, spins, and cartwheels that truly demonstrated the athletes’ skills. Next, a quartet took the stage to perform a whimsical spectacle, complete with juggling and tightrope walking. The Parfaits Inconnus (Perfect Strangers) – the name of the troupe – also demonstrated their musical talents: the sounds of the guitar, bass, drums and the clarinet all provided the soundtrack for the quartet’s show.

Éric Saintonge impressed the audience with his striking manipulations of metal rings; various aerial feats left spectators floating on clouds. A trio of acrobats offered a particularly beautiful demonstration on a suspended metal cube, performing an aerial ballet above the audience down below.

The couple known as Voltart made its contribution to the show by demonstrating the elegance of female and male strength.

Each performance was underlined with great theatrical elements, building up to a psychedelic finale where the magic of the evening truly reached its peak: every member of the troupe transformed themselves into rabbits.

Municipal employees and the mayor of Lethbridge, St. Laurent’s twin city, attended the show. Stéphane Dion also entered the arena at the beginning of the performances. Both young and old could not keep their eyes away from the action (nor their ears, as the music volume was relatively high for such a show). The event, a diverse and unique circus, was truly a gift to the spectators and the Fêtes laurentiennes.

<@S2:Translated by Elyse Amend<@$p>