In Brittany, the “Minimal Circus” and its funny hand puppets amaze families

It is a very small marquee which welcomes a multitude of circus artists with exceptional acts, which come to life thanks to a puppeteer and a musician. The Minimal Circus led by the company The Burning Doll continues its tour on the roads of France and stops at the Alizé Guipavas in Finistère on February 22 and 23. A show to laugh and marvel at with the family.

Among the protagonists of this Minimal Circus, there is Igor, a hot man who loses his head, but also a woman with a transforming beard, a snake-taming fakir, Siamese sisters dancing French cancans, a rabid lion and of course Monsieur Loyal! All this charming menagerie of characters comes to life as if by magic thanks to the talent of puppeteer Yoann Pencolé.

“It is called Minimal Circus because we are at an economy of means. The idea is to do something huge with little things. he reports. For 45 minutes, the castle is transformed into a strange scene where the absurd and the funny mix.

the minimal circus perpetuates the tradition of the circus and hand puppets with this alchemy of beautiful ideas. Student of Yeung Faï, one of the masters of the Chinese sheath, Yoann Pencolé is a clever blender of styles. “We are in the magic of the circus as it could exist”he says. Handled by hand, her indomitable dolls tell modern-day stories to young and old alike with several levels of interpretation. Everyone makes their own scenario and leaves with images in their heads. A poetry far from the great barnums.

“Minimal Circus” by the Company “La Poupee qui brule” at L’Alizé in Guipavas on Tuesday February 22 and Wednesday February 23, 2022 then from June 1 to 4 at the Graines de Rue Festival in Bessines-sur-Gartempe, Haute-Vienne.