Galapiat Cirque

Artistic and sociocultural project in a big top in the Brittany region, toured from 2009 to 2015.

© Sébastien Armengol

Pétaouchnok has criss-crossed territories, roamed across fields and sneaked into the gaps, using the big top as an effective stage, a travelling, living space. Pétaouchnok invented and drove experiments with those who were willing in Brittany.

Pétaouchnok consisted in setting up local federative projects around the circus arts in relationship with the local actors and organisations as well as territorial bodies. The collective originally composed of a solid base of associate artists joined sometimes by other artists, created original productions for the occasion. The collective appeared as a strong actor locally, motivated by its energy and a desire to share and transmit with others.

In 2013, Pétaouchnok toured around Brittany with a new artistic team and a new show. The team has changed but the scheme is the same: to create a buzz and get the local actors involved during a whole month.

A travelling auditorium that toured from the cities to the countryside. A magical place where anything could happen, everything could be invented. Artists and technicians that wanted to share some poetic and fraternal moments, quite simply.