Casting

Scenario, stage direction, scenography, artistic direction:
Bernard Kudlak

Composition, arrangements and musical direction:
Benoit Schick

and a little by
Robert Miny

Creation of costumes:
Nadia Genez

Creation of lighting:
Fabrice Crouzet

Creation of sounds:
Jean-François Monnier

Inventions and machinery:
Yan Bernard

Animality coaching:
Cyril Casmèze

The artists

Each artist created his character and took part by his talent, his inventiveness and his improvisations, with the creation and the richness of each moment of the spectacle.

Nicolas Boulet
	FRANCE - Franche-Comté Born in 1977 - 2 children Drums, marimba, percussion, sound design, french horn, trombone, circus actor. Composer, musician, music teacher. On tour with Cirque Plume since 2004.

Understudy:
Nicolas Aubin

Marie-Ève Dicaire
	CANADA - Québec Born en 1983 Handbalance, dance, circus actress. Graduated from The National Circus School of Montreal in 2006. International tours. On tour with Cirque Plume since 2012.

Understudy

Margo Darbois
	FRANCE – Tarn Born in 1986 – 1 child Handbalance, dance, circus actress. Graduated from Ecole Nationale du Cirque de Châtellerault International tours. On tour with Cirque Plume since 2015.

Grégoire Gensse
	FRANCE – Franche-Comté Born in 1986 Trumpet, singing, piano, accordion, trombone, body percussion, circus actor. Composer, orchestra director, classical and jazz musician, music teacher. On tour with Cirque Plume since 2013.

Understudy :
Emmanuelle Legros
Julien Chignier
Guillaume Nuss

Mick Holsbeke
	USA - State of Washington Born in 1983 Clown, ball, ukulele, circus actor. Graduated from The National Circus School of Montreal in 2009. International tours. On tour with Cirque Plume since 2012.

Sandrine Juglair
	FRANCE - Savoie Born in 1983 Chinese pole, dance, circus actress. Graduated from The National Circus School of Chalons en champagne in 2006. On tour with Cirque Plume since 2012.

Understudy :
Amanda Righetti

Pierre Kudlak
	FRANCE - Franche-Comté Born in 1956 - 3 children Presenter, euphonium, soubassophone, circus actor. Founding partner of Cirque Plume. Member of the executive committee. Tour administrator. On tour since 1983.

Alain Mallet
	FRANCE - Franche-Comté Born in 1956 - 2 children Violin, oud, elecric and acoustic guitar, bugle, burlesque performance, circus actor. With Cirque Plume: Stage manager in 1989, sound master in 1990, musician and actor on tour since 1991.

Understudy :
Bernard Montrichard

Maxime Phytoud
	SWITZERLAND – Canton de Vaud Born in 1988 Cyr wheel, acrobatics, accordion, circus actor. Graduated from The Higher Circus School of Brussels in 2008. International tours. On tour with Cirque Plume since 2012.

Diane-Renée Rodriguez
	USA - Florida Born in 1985 Dance trapze, dance, boleadoras, circus actress. Graduated from The National Circus School of Montreal in 2010. On tour with Cirque Plume since 2010.

Molly Saudek
	USA - Vermont Born in 1976 Tightwire dancer, circus actress. International tours since 1997. Choregraph, trainer. On tour with Cirque Plume since 2012.

Understudy :
Ulla Tikka
Natalie Good

Benoit Schick
	FRANCE - Franche-Comté Born 1976 - 2 children Composition, musical direction, piano, acordion, singing, circus actor. Composer, musician, actor. Musical and theatrical tours. On tour with Cirque Plume as understudy of Robert Miny since 2005.

Brigitte Sepaser
	FRANCE - Franche-Comté Born in 1961 - 2 children Saxophones soprano and tenor, sib and bass clarinet, duduk, circus actress. Founding partner of Cirque Plume. Tightwire dancer until 2003. On tour since 1983.

Understudy :
Elodie Pasquier
Julien Chignier

Laurent Tellier-Dell’ova
	FRANCE - Franche-Comté Born in 1971 - 2 children Bass, double bass, trombone, percussion, circus actor. With Cirque Plume: Usher in 1988, billposter in 1990, Big top manager in 1995. Musician on tour since 1996.

The technicians, on tour

Stage Managers:
Dominique Maire
Félix Page

Light engineers:
Fabrice Crouzet
Pierre-Emmanuel Faure

Sound engineer:
Jean-François Monnier

Dresser and assistant stage manager:
Pauline Marquès Genez

Technical big top’s maintenance:
Régis Kouzmine

The Cirque Plume company is self-financing up to 85 %, with the support from:
Ministry of Culture (D.R.A.C. Franche-Comté, France),
Franche-Comté regional Council (France),
City of Besançon (France)

Aid for the production for this show:
Ministry of Culture (aid for creation - D.G.C.A., France),
Departemental Council of Doubs (France),
La Coursive - scène nationale of La Rochelle (France)

Thanks to: Les 2 Scènes, Scène nationale of Besançon (France), Rodia-Scène de musiques actuelles of Besançon, Colisée - Theatre of Roubaix (France) and the City of Besançon (France) for their aid for equipment.