France. Circus and music. Barcelona premiere

Have you ever seen someone doing acrobatics on a bicycle? Well, that’s what the members of La Bande à Tyrex do: a type of musical bicycling ballet performed by nine artists. They twirl and twirl, pile up, intertwine and mix in a swarm of wheels and a display of effervescent vitality. In this acrobatic and musical competition, La Bande à Tyrex use the discipline of trick cycle and develop it in infinite forms, themes and balancing acts during a show that is relaxed, generous and full of tenderness, just like the performers themselves. 

La Bande à Tyrex have been working together since the first trick cycle convention in 2014 at La Cascade, Centre Nacional d’Arts Circenses de Bourg-Saint-Andéol. Today, they continue to further their collaboration beyond the technical aspects through collective investigation and exploration of this discipline.

Credits

Camille Chatelain Bicycle/Vocals, piano - Cyril Choyé Bicycle/Drums, ukulele - Valentin Duchamp Bicycle/Drums - Jonathan Gagneux Bicycle acrobat/Bass - Charlotte      Kolly Bicycle carrier/Saxophone or Alice Allart Bicycle/Bass - Benny Martin Bicycle/Accordion Pierre Alban Monfreux Bicycle/Trumpet Benjamin Renard Bicycle/Clarinet, baritone saxophone - Robin Zobel Bicycle/Trombone, vocals

Music composition and arrangements: La Bande à Tyrex 

Sound: Nicolas Barbaud 

Lighting: Joëlle Dangeard

Artistic consultant: Julien Monin 

Musical consultant: Aymeric Thuillier

Costumes: Anaïs Clarté 

Administration: Amélie Kunde

Co-produced and hosted in residence by La Cascade:  PNC Bourg St Andéol, La Cité du Cirque - Pôle régional cirque Le Mans 

Residency partners and supporters:  La Halle Vérrière – Meisenthal ; La Vache qui Rue - Moirans en Montagne ; L’association Hom’art – Reyrieux ; Les abbatoirs – Riom ;   L’Espace Périphérique - Ville de Paris /  La Villette ; La Gare à Coulisses - Eurre ; Rotondes - Luxembourg ; Le Point Haut - Compagnie Off - Saint-Pierre-Des-Corps