Daniel Kvašňovský
Les choix tremblants / cirkus nevkus
France
Rope, Hula hoop, clown
THE PROJECT / A solo performance combining physical theatre, aerial rope and hula hoop. A oneiric image of a non-clown clown, oscillating somewhere between the circus ring and the sheepfold of the winter solstice. A figure who steps into the ring to present the ‘act of his life’ and strives for absolute perfection, hoping to find his place on stage, in the world.
The show is inspired both by the codes of Slovak folklore and by a ‘non-actual’ circus art, with the desire to rediscover an eccentric timidity – or a timid eccentricity – that is almost intimidating to watch. This figure oscillates between physical minimalism and the grand gestures of the sequined shows. Between archive, trembling memories and pure intuition. Between sacred and profane. Between actual and unforgotten. The trembling choices…
BIO / Since childhood, Daniel has dreamed of becoming a circus artist. He first studied at the Theater Conservatory in Slovakia, then at the Janáček Academy of Performing Arts in the Czech Republic (physical theater), where he created his first show, Nivó.
Driven by his passion for the circus, he went on train at the Flic in Italy and later at the Académie Fratellini in France, where he began to lay the foundations for his creation. In 2024, after completing his studies, he met Les Nouveaux Nez & Cie (founded in 1992), who decided to support his project as a delegated production.