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Jef Everaert & Marica Marinoni

In Difference

France
Cyr wheel

THE PROJECT / In Difference is a circus performance created for two performers and two Cyr wheels. It centers on physical exploration with the apparatus, and blending their distinct styles—Marica’s acrobatic focus on falls and Jef’s playful, balance-driven techniques. Together, they delve into the tension and harmony between opposites. The Cyr wheel acts as a third performer, evolving through their interactions to challenge its traditional roles. Guided by their contrasts, they weave a poetic, physical dialogue where balance and fall, conflict and complicity converge, revealing the raw sincerity of circus.

BIO / Marica Marinoni, born in Milan in 1995, and Jef Everaert, born in Leuven in 1999, are circus artists specializing in the Cyr wheel. Both studied at the FLIC school in Turin and the CNAC in France, they developed unique approaches: Marica explores fluid, acrobatic movement, while Jef draws on his juggling background for manipulative innovation. Meeting in 2018, they began collaborating to combine their contrasting styles. In 2023, they started the co-creation of In Difference, uniting their shared passion for the mutual obsession to push the boundaries of the wheel.