Circus 3 Show theatre

The contemporary circus is both a historical synthesis and a technological device. The superposition of programs and potentials improves the entertainment but also maintains a collective memory of the classical typology.

CIRCUS ³ is conceived around three main design actions: Free the ground and let the landscape grow, raise an horizontal  scenographic  and flexible platform framing the main room, display the roof as a metaphor of the circus, a place for all activities.

The circus is a purely scenographic object offered to the future show creators while totally opened towards the public space. It is a transparent infrastructure providing a place of interaction for new users. 

We have sought to compose a space for performance as a real production tool adapted to different forms, size, show and events configurations. The place is the show, make the show, make the place.

Credits

Architect: Clément Blanchet Architecture
Clients: Alliage et Territoire
Nature of the operation: Competition. 1st Prize
Realised in : 2017-2022
Site: Europacity, France
Program: 12400 m2 (1500 seats)
Budget: 25 Million Euros

team composition

Rendering : Laurent Menabe
Scenography : dUCKS sceno
Engineers : T/E/S/S Ingénierie, Franck Boutté Consultants