This unpublished series in four episodes of the magazine “1:15 p.m. Sunday“(Twitter, #1:15 p.m.), signed Karine Comazzi, David Geoffrion, Frédéric Capron and Anne Cohen, plunges into the world of the circus with one of its most emblematic families, the Bouglione, bearer of a tradition that has been passed down for eight generations … The four Bouglione brothers began to write this saga at the beginning of the 20th century, focusing in particular on animals and aerobatics.
The other key to their success was the acquisition, in 1934, of the only “hard” circus in the world: the Cirque d’Hiver, located in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. Today, everything has changed: the circus is changing. Within seven years, the law prohibits the presence of wild animals, such as big cats and elephants, in circuses. So the Bouglione have to reinvent the family history …
Develop the numbers without reneging on the tradition
The breathtaking aerobatic acts presented to the spectators are, time and time again, one of the recipes for the success of the Bouglione family’s Winter Circus. Loving risk, always pushing the limits of the feat … to thrill this audience of young and old.
It is to the great-grandchildren of the patriarchs Joseph and Rosa Bouglione who is responsible for writing the rest of the family saga. Without reneging on tradition, they must adapt and change their numbers. And the next generation is already on the track: Adèle Fame has trained for months. The show can begin …
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