Circus Incognitus

From the age of thirteen, in the Californian streets of San Diego, the budding artist delighted passers-by with his audacity and inventiveness. After honing his multiple talents at Cirque du Soleil and Cirque Éloize, he now takes his sensitive character on stages around the world. Circus incognitus is an irresistible ode to creativity born of the ordinary that surrounds it. A burlesque solo, ingenious and delicate, where circus art meets subtle humor. The show unfolds the story of a man with a lunar charm, terrified at the idea of expressing himself in public. As if not touching them, in all lightness, picking up three odds and ends and tying them together with fantasy, Jamie Adkins builds a character grappling with the multiple difficulties of everyday life, a hilarious and tender allegory of the man who thwarts the pitfalls. Whether he's struggling with a recalcitrant chair, trying to 'straighten' two tough ladders, or struggling to balance precariously on a soft wire to juggle hoops, he's funny, fragile, and touching. With his oversized costume, his onomatopoeia and his Buster Keaton-like facial expressions, he takes us on a whirlwind of freshness, laughter and emotion.

Gifted with an impressive technique, he manipulates the most mundane objects, transforms them into acting partners and makes each failure a comic success. His minimalist universe, without words, is a tribute to perseverance and the beauty of imbalance. It triggers pure and frank laughter that gives you wings!

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