National Center of Circus Arts

For the seven young talents performing in Burning with Desire, this show marks both the culmination of a three-year course at the National Centre of Circus Arts and the start of a highly promising professional career. Set to the electro-tropical sounds of Kwalud’s music, their thesis performance gives them the opportunity to display their knowledge, skills, and practices (balance, slack rope, Chinese pole, acrobatics, acro-dance, Cyr wheel, and others) as they perform the unique style of the show’s two creators. This 2024 creation has something special about it: one of the authors comes from the world of the circus, the other, from theatre. Stage director David Gauchard and juggler Martin Palisse have already collaborated, and they share a deep interest in music. Their artistic closeness, their passion for the circus, and their desire to pass on their knowledge to the next generation will make for a memorable show, for performers and audiences alike.