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June 9th, 2011

Humor, Poetry, Acrobatics…Welcome to the world of James Thiérrée

Humour and fantasy are central to James Thiérrée’s artistic creations, which artfully and endlessly blend music, dance, mime, acrobatics and a wide array of objects. His shows leave us uplifted and moved. The following is interview with a truly extraordinary artist. [...]

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Arnaud Morand

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May 3rd, 2011

Epicyle, the latest creation of the CirkVOST company

CirkVOST, a company made up mostly of trapeze artists and acrobats formerly a part of the Arts des Sauts company, presents an original production called “Epicycle”. As you can see from the clip, they have created poetic universe with its set of 2 parallel frames 13 meters high through which the acrobats move, ignoring gravity [...]

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Arnaud Morand

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October 5th, 2009

New circus: Chouf Ouchouf, product of a twofold cooperation

Supported by BNP Paribas Corporate Philanthropy since 2008 and 2006 respectively, the Groupe Acrobatique de Tanger and Zimmermann & de Perrot meet around Chouf Ouchouf. The premier of this production was held on September 25th at Palais Moulay Hafid in Tangier, Morocco, before starting the worldwide tour.
Chouf Ouchouf is the product of a twofold cooperation. [...]

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Lorraine Goldenstein

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April 27th, 2009

One Day Out from the Orphanage

One Day Out from the Orphanage is a project of BNP Paribas S.A. – Sofia Branch which aims to support children, deprived of parental cares in social homes.
The socially disadvantaged background is considered to be one of the reasons for many problems orphans will face at school, in their communication with other persons, in [...]

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Krasimira Antimova

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October 21st, 2008

The BNP Paribas Foundation sponsors the Gardanne Care Centre

La Maison de Gardanne staged a highly individual musical comedy at the Dôme de Marseille on Sunday 19 October. An audience of 3,000 welcomed the staff of the Maison and volunteers, who staged a comedy called “La Maison fait son Cirque” (La Maison Performs its Circus Act).
Opened in 1994, the centre for palliative care in [...]

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September 15th, 2008

"Water and Sustainable development” at the forefront of the Sargossa exhibit

Until September 14th, the “Cirque Ici Company – Johann Le Guillerm”, supported for the past 10 years by the BNP Paribas Foundation, presents its contemporary circus show called Secret at the French Pavilion of the 2008 Universal Exhibition in Saragossa.
Based on the exhibition’s main theme of, “water and sustainable development”, Secret and the installation called [...]

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