The circus event by L’Espace Périphérique & circusnext
L’Espace Périphérique and circusnext are taking part in the 7th edition of La Nuit du Cirque with an event dedicated to juggling. Between performances and a workshop, step behind the scenes of creation with Idriss Roca from La Mob à Sisyphe and David Martin on 14 and 15 November 2025. .
Friday 14 November
Work-in-progress presentations followed by discussions with the artists
17:00:Rising Ape· La Mob à Sisyphe (Idriss Roca) | Juggling solo · 30–40 minutes · Dance Studio
18:00:Metaphoric Objects · David Martin | Juggling trio · 30–40 minutes · Big Top
And to continue at 20:00: Le Pas du Monde · Collectif XY | La Villette · Espace Chapiteaux
Saturday 15 November
Workshop, work-in-progress showings and discussions with the artists
11:00 – 13:00: Juggling workshop with Idriss Rocca (Handling survival blankets) with Idriss Roca | Adult audience, all levels · Cirque ici Room
15:00: Rising Ape · La Mob à Sisyphe (Idriss Roca) | Juggling solo · 30–40 minutes · Dance Studio
16:00: Metaphoric Objects · David Martin | Juggling trio · 30–40 minutes · Big Top
And to continue at at 18:00: Le Pas du Monde · Collectif XY · La Villette · Espace Chapiteaux
Rising Ape · Cie La Mob à Sisyphe (Idriss Roca)
Juggling solo · From 8 years old
A radio blasts a Sleaford Mods song, a desk smokes, notebooks pile up; he moves so fast he becomes a blur. He just keeps accelerating. Accelerating through life like a rocket through emptiness—finding every engineer’s trick to reduce friction, in a circus of absurd, joyful, and sinister productivity. He is us, and we are him!
Creation and performance: Idriss Roca
Light design and stage management: Charlotte Eugoné
Construction: Léo Rousselet
Partners: Espace Périphérique – Ville de Paris / La Villette, CIRCA – Pôle Cirque Occitanie Auch, ECL – École de Cirque de Lyon, La Maison des Jonglages – Scène Conventionnée Bondy, La Grainerie – Balma, Centre Culturel les Mazades – Toulouse
Metaphoric Objects (working title) · David Martin
Juggling trio · From 8 years old
A sparkling collection of artistic experiments led by a jack-of-all-trades juggler and his companions in search of a poetic language. From one whimsical idea to the next, the three troublemakers manipulate objects to create striking visuals and moments of humour, whisking us away from the traditional paths of circus with disarming inventiveness.
Creation and performance: David Martin
Performance and stage management: Mirco Morreale, Simon Malmsten alternating with Maxime Martin
Outside eye: Benjamin Richter
Coproductions and supports: Subtopia – Nosborg (SE), Cirko – Helsinki (FI), La Brèche – PNC Cherbourg-en-Contentin (FR), Circuscentrum – Gent (BE), circusnext 2025 Laureate – co-funded by the European Union
Practical information
November 14 & 15 2025
L’Espace Périphérique · 2 Rue de la Clôture, 75019 Paris
From 8 years old
Registration for the juggling workshop at s.cadenat@villette.com
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