In Marseille, the art of the clown thumbs its nose at classicism
After two editions postponed in October by the force of the health crisis, Tendance Clown signs its return to the public space from May 12 to 29. ” We finally find our usual dates, which allows us to go back more outside “, rejoices Christian Favre, founder of Daki Ling, Marseille temple of the art of clowning which has been sowing laughter and poetry for twenty years in a former Augustinian monastery of the 13th century.and century, rue d’Aubagne. An anniversary that will give rise to the rescheduling of companies that have marked the last double decade, such as Spectralex, the origin of The blue Bird. ” youn masterpiece of street art “integrated around a funny rather clumsy piaf” to save Switzerland which has been invaded by the unemployed “, sums up Christian Favre, who also points to emblematic shows like GIGN by Carnage Productions, to be seen on May 14 and 15 at Longchamp and Bagatelle park. As the acronym suggests, a globally useless Intervention Group simulating an intervention, composed of acrobats with broken arms and hazardous communication.
Laughter and emotions
” When we talk about the clown, we immediately think of the circus clown, the American cinema of Buster Keaton and Charlie Chaplin. But from this base, the modern clown continues to draw his techniques by bringing them into modern scriptures. With the common denominator of laughter », says the director of the festival, illustrating his point with the opening show Thank goodness for Tim and Joe. UN” white clown and a red clown who, over the course of the show, will see their roles reversed. It’s a number of Canadian sizes that takes the form of the music hall and that we could have seen 40-50 years ago, except that they are no longer made up here “.
After a 2021 edition which has “ sprayed » attendance records, Tendance Clown will also take over François-Billoux Park on May 22 with the divagation freaking the dolphinor even the Skid uncontrolled by two young cops overwhelmed by the ” freak out “of a man, but also the Halles Delacroix on May 29” for the neighborhood meal by and for the inhabitants of Noailles, with an afternoon of artistic workshops and shows “. The closing evening of the festival will end at the Cité des arts de la rue with a certain number of proposals, including Owlsof the company Les 3 points de suspension, which talks about death and more specifically funeral rites “. A little gem” not melancholy, but very liberating, which draws tears of laughter but also a lot of emotions in relation to our deceased, and the way we live the memory », Enthuses Christian Favre.