PRINTEMPS makes its circus | Rouen Normandy metropolis
SPRING, the festival of new forms of circus in Normandy, animates the territory from March 3 to April 10.
The festival of new forms of circus has become, in a few years, an unmissable and major event in the territory. This year, the theme “Circus and objects, circus objects” punctuates the programming of the event. Artists adorn themselves with everyday objects and divert them. Others use the apparatus as an object of exploration to offer a new vision. The 27 artistic projects and 74 performances invest 38 municipalities of the territory. Circassian artists go to meet the inhabitants and the animations of major cultural facilities and also village halls, heritage sites, public spaces or even unusual places. One out of two shows is free and attractive rates are provided for all the others. The big novelty this year is the “Seine de Cirque” route, which combines bike rides in Normandy and circus shows. Thus a program, dependent on Paris in Le Havre, will be scattered in the cities, crossed by the Seine or contained on the banks of the river. This route will stop at Cléon, Elbeuf and Rouen.
Let yourself be seduced by these original shows – which combine dance, theatre, music and visual arts – and close to home.