Maison De La
Bestiaire/Vestiaire
Antoine Linsale
France
Floor acrobatics, silk, hair hanging
THE PROJECT / Bestiaire/Vestiaire revitalises the historical and political form of cabaret, shakes up its codes and brings down the fourth wall. The stage becomes an agora, filled with a diversity of movements, stories, dissonant and alternative voices. Sleight of hand routines flow one after the other, unraveling injunctions through methodical (un)dressing and unleashed creatures.
BIO / Antoine Linsale is a multidisciplinary French artist known for his work in circus arts, dramaturgy and the eccentric world of drag and club kids. Driven by a passion for experimentation and creativity, he combines aerial performance, dramatic writing and directing.
Trained at the Centre National des Arts du Cirque (CNAC) in France and the École Supérieure des Arts du Cirque (ESAC) in Brussels, Antoine specialised in aerial disciplines such as vertical silks and dance trapeze, while exploring dramaturgy and new magic.
As a playwright and director, Antoine created Bestiaire/Vestiaire and Drop (Cie Crazy R). His work as a writer has also been acclaimed, with Vis dans le Vide winning the SACD Beaumarchais grant.
On stage, he has performed with Cirque du Soleil (Creactive) and Compagnie Bivouac (Perceptions), while collaborating with artists such as Pauline Santoni on multidisciplinary projects. He has performed on international stages including the Halles de Schaerbeek in Brussels, South Korea and Peru.