"As with dance, circus artists don’t cheat with their body."
The circus today is no longer a minor art limited to a clown with a red nose, but the new 21st century circus is a proper art, like dance or the theatre, born of training and teaching.
Anny Goyer, director of the Ecole Nationale des Arts du Cirque (ENACR) [National Circus Arts School] at Rosnysous- Bois manages with passion this hybrid institution and its twofold mission. On the one hand, since 1991 she has overseen the superior professional training by a first cycle which prepares for the Brevet Artistique des Techniques du Cirque [Circus Technique Artistic Diploma]. On the other hand, she offers an amateur training course to initiate adults, young people and children to the art of acting, dance and the development of the imagination.
Circus is above all " a creative adventure " emphasises Anny Goyer, her eyes sparkling. The magic is there, just as for other art forms such as dance or the theatre. The circus artist has become a creator to the same degree as a dancer or an actor.
At ENACR, performance, physics, anatomy are taught together with the history of the circus and music. A former performer of aerial activities, the director of the school trained on the trapeze and the tightrope amongst others. She knows the risks of the job. " As with dance, circus artists don't cheat with their body" emphasises Anny Goyer. That's why we decided to cover the concrete surface with Harlequin ALLEGROTM vinyl floor. It is extremely An exclusive innovation, Harlequin ALLEGRO™ vinyl floor is the alternative to the traditional dance floor. Specially designed for hard floors, it has a foam backing reinforced with fibreglass for better protection against injuries. Samples available on request by calling freephone no. 00 800 90 69 1000 safe for our artists and helps prevent injuries. " And at ENACR, we know what we're talking about. The teachers are former dancers - even former stars such as Jean Guizerix - and former circus performers such as Nathan Israël.
Harlequin ALLEGROTM vinyl floor has found its place in this superb multicoloured marquee, supported by 7 masts, 4 of which are more than 15 metres high. We send our best wishes for success to Anny Goyer and her 35 students, and 300 amateurs including 170 children. " We're only here in passing " says Anny Goyer humbly. But it's just possible that this passage is the real school of life…
For the Light King, “ Harlequin means Happiness! ”
"There is before and after Harlequin."
In Paris, the mythical concert hall, the Zénith, is empty. It is only half past one in the afternoon on January 14th, the day of Jacques Dutronc’s big return to the stage after A 17 year break.
Giant mirrors hanging from the ceiling reflect the Harlequin HI-SHINETM vinyl floor which seems to multiply to infinity the gleaming musical instruments elaborately set up on the stage. In the centre is enthroned the artist’s stool - that of Jacques Dutronc, the original dandy of French song. With his insolent and provocative humour, Jacques has been making his mark for several decades. He returns to the stage in 2010.
So, on this early afternoon in January, we are meeting another Jacques - the talented lighting designer Jacques Rouveyrollis!
«I have to immerse myself in the work of the artist. Everything is tailored, because the plays of light have to gel with the content. Black for Dutronc, but a Dutronc style black !».
Jacques Rouveyrollis evokes light with poetry and passion. He reveals his sources of inspiration, and then talks to us about Harlequin, and more specifically the Harlequin HI-SHINETM floor. When he first worked with this floor, it was like a revelation, a revolution even. “There was a before Harlequin and an after Harlequin” he insists.
«The Harlequin floor has profoundly changed my staging. Its magical reflections produce surprising and natural effects, like the reflections of water, which have always fascinated me. Before, we worked on the black glossy parquet which absorbed the light. With Harlequin HI-SHINETM, however, it’s as if there was a mirror on the stage. The reflections are infinite.»
And for this enlightened poet, this magician of light, for whom the most beautiful light is still the sun, « Harlequin means happiness ! »
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Barcelona Theatre Institute
The Theatre Institute of Diputació in Barcelona is one of the most important advanced schools for training, research and broadcasting of performing arts in Europe.
Located in a quarter of Barcelona, which is called «The City of Theatre», this vibrant centre also has a dance company «IT Dansa», which helps young dancers to become professional.
A short description of the building site
Type of site: Construction of a new building
Architect: Ramón Sanabria en 2000
Number of rooms: 17 dance and body expression studios, 7 interpretation studios, 16 rooms for lectures
Why did you opt for Harlequin?
José Cruz, head of the department of classical dance “Harlequin is the specialist in dance floors and flooring products. In addition, we have the guarantee that we use the most used dance floors worldwide.”
The selected products
The Harlequin LIBERTYTM sprung floor was chosen for its exceptional shock absorption whereas the Harlequin ACTIVITYTM sprung floor was chosen because it can significantly reduce the noise impact of percussive dance. The Harlequin CASCADETM vinyl floor was chosen for its robustness and the Harlequin DUOTM vinyl floor for its versatility and ease of transport.
Harlequin LIBERTYTM
Portable Sprung Floor Panels
Thanks to its new latching system “in only 1 key turn” Harlequin LIBERTYTM prung floors can be installed and dismantled simply and quicky.
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