A leading name in contemporary circus, praised for its mastery of acrobatic lifts, Collectif XY presents a dazzling show about the relationship between humans and nature. With their latest creation, the circus artists reaffirm the power of the group as a force for change. In Le Pas du Monde, they watch moving bodies the way one watches nature shift and change, capturing the transformations of living things and the passing of time, in a poetic, musical show.
Carried by the energy of the group and the power of song — three singers join the twenty or so acrobats for an a cappella score — the artists explore the fragile balance between humans and nature, between sudden bursts and slowness. Their acrobatics become an organic language, a dance in which mutual support shapes fleeting landscapes: wild runs tracing rivers and forests, a woman dancing with a mountain of bodies, a human ocean and the pull of a wave. With boundless energy, the XY artists celebrate the power of life and the passing of time, in a calm and deeply choral show.