Le Pas du Monde: circus to the rhythm of life with Collectif XY at La Villette

Le Pas du Monde, Collectif XY continues its sensitive exploration of the body in movement, in close relationship with nature and the passage of time. This new work, 2025, presented atEspace Chapiteaux de La Villette, is part of a poetic and musical approach in which acrobatic lifts become metaphors for a changing world.

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Lasting one hour, the show observes human figures as one would contemplate the metamorphoses of a landscape: the erosion of a summit, the course of a river, the slow transformation of a tree. Bodies form, transform, collapse or rise in shifting pyramids, evoking in turn the stability of rock and the fragility of life.

The scenic device combines light, breath, voice and music. Two female singers accompany the circus performers, weaving together an immersive universe of sound that reinforces the impression of traversing a world apart. This circus, both physical and contemplative, appeals as much to the emotions as to the imagination.

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Designed for audiences aged 8 and over, Le Pas du Monde offers an accessible introduction to contemporary circus. It will appeal to those who like open artistic forms, where movement tells without explaining, and where the spectacular dialogues with silence.

This article is based on available information. The show has not been viewed.

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