NoVa – A new production by Les Foutoukours !
World premiere : August 1st, 2024 at the Edinburgh Fringe in partnership with Assembly.
Target audience : Schoolchildren, Families, General public
Discover the show
In a mysterious place filled with flickering candles and books, two acrobatic clowns take us on a journey through an allegory of life in which we may find ourselves at some point in our lives.
If the universe around us became colder and darker… what would we do?
How can we light the flame of life to warm our hearts and our lives?
What if working alone in search of truth and light wasn’t the answer?
A simple story of self-help, magic and hope.
With an innovative mix of acrobatic clowns, the show celebrates human laughter, hope and perseverance.
Audiences are left in awe, reminded that even in the darkest of times, there’s always light to be found when there’s two of you.
Idea behind the new creation: NoVa
The project took shape in 2021 thanks to clowning and acrobatic research workshops with various artists. The theme is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s tale of the Little Match Girl, a rather tragic tale where the company intends to bring out the light, a glimmer of hope.
The show features two acrobatic clowns who meet. Without ever using words, they manage to communicate with each other.
The creative team wanted to work in a universe without references, a universe that doesn’t give us the answer to where we are.
A set made up simply of candles, books and blocks of rock that can build and deconstruct images as the story unfolds.
With this production, the company takes the opportunity to pass on all its accumulated artistic experience to a new generation of artists. A new duo, new skills that can be integrated into the world of Foutoukours.
NoVa’s creative team
CLOWN ARTISTS : Joaquim Verrier & Emma Verhaeghe
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & CIRCUS DIRECTOR : Rémi Jacques
MUSICAL DIRECTOR : Jean-Félix Bélanger
MUSICAL CONCEPTOR : Jasmin Boivin
LIGHTING DESIGNER : Ève Pilon-Senterre
SET DESIGN AND PATINA: Rémi Jacques
SET MAKING: Damien Boudreau & Carl Vincent
CANDLE CONCEPTOR : William Couture
ACROBATIC COACH : Adrien Malette Chenier
Residency and creation partners
