Extracts

LE FIGARO – 13, 14 Dec. 08 – Ariane Bavelier
“With A wire in the snow, the company Les Colporteurs has produced an exceptional show that is also a wonderful tribute to all ‘saltimbanques’”.

LIBERATION – 16 Dec. 08 – Maia Bouteillet
“This must be one of the most beautiful circus creations in recent years, as it is driven by the need of a man who, we see when the curtain rises, must fight a permanent battle against disability.”

LE MONDE – 12 Dec. 08 – Rosita Boisseau
“At the outset, it was hard to believe that the charm of tight-wire walkers would capture our attention for nearly an hour and a half. But we were wrong! They rise to the challenge. (…) A very musical programme intersperses solos, pas de deux , and collective pieces with a highly-tuned sense of rhythmic and visual counterpoint. Add to this a subtle balance between short stories and great abstract explosions, and rely on the virtuosity of the artists to do the rest…”

LES ECHOS – 8 Dec. 08 – Philippe Chevilley
“Seven tightrope walkers, three musicians and a resurrection. A masterpiece.”

LE PROGRES – 19 June 2007 - Nicolas Blondeau
“The artists clearly establish an intense personal relationship with the wire, pushing back ever further the frontiers of the possible. While the virtuosity of the artists remains the most striking feature of this aerial creation, its magic, and the emotion which it inspires, also owe much to the imaginary world of Antoine Rigot.”

SUD OUEST – 4 May 2007 - Chantal Gibert
“This production is brilliant, truly innovative and a wonderful human adventure that speaks to the heart (…). Virtuosity is never superfluous. It finds its roots in life, in the evocation of its joys and of its sufferings (…) A current of shared emotions flows between the artists and the audience.”

REUSSIR LE PERIGORD – 27 April 2007 - Nadine Berbessou
“This show is a beautiful lesson which gives courage to each of us and is also, for its director, the first stage on the path of his own reconstruction. A wire in the snow doesn’t stop at the end of the performance. It will resound for a long time in the memory of the audience through the emotions and the questions it arouses.”

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