Hernan Elencwajg was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1993.
He is the youngest of six siblings. After spending four days at the prestigious University of Buenos Aires, he had the opportunity to spend nine months at the National Circus School of Montreal. With the support of his parents, he left university studies to fully dedicate himself to circus in 2012.
After his time in Canada, and fascinated by the research and diversity of contemporary French circus, he traveled to Europe to reunite with his circus “brother.”
Starting with acrobatics, Hernan became interested in partner acrobatics and hand-to-hand work. In 2014, he began practicing Korean cradle at the National School of Circus Arts in Rosny-sous-Bois (ENACR), where he formed a collective focused on Korean cradle and partner acrobatics made up of seven young acrobats, which eventually narrowed to four at the National Centre for Circus Arts (CNAC) in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Deeply interested in a blend of collective work, acrobatics, movement, and theatre, he envisions a career not only as a performer but also as an author.
At the end of his studies, he co-founded the company La Bête à Quatre with Tanguy Pelayo, Rémi Auzanneau, and Baptiste Petit.
Cie La Bête à Quatre – Collectif Bascule
The members of the future collective entered the National School of Circus Arts (ENACR) in Rosny-sous-Bois in 2014. Driven by a shared desire to fly, seven of them decided to take up Korean cradle and partner acrobatics. They continued their training as a group of four at the National Centre for Circus Arts (CNAC) in Châlons-en-Champagne, where they constantly enriched their shared universe and range of techniques across different artistic fields.
Throughout their journey, several encounters proved decisive, particularly with Guy Alloucherie (Cie HVDZ) and Sophia Perez (Cheptel Aleikoum), who encouraged their desire to explore and create together. Their aim: to question and reinvent their apparatus in order to create a language unique to their artistic world.
After a summer of street performances in 2017 and several shared experiences, the collective took shape and evolved into Cie La Bête à Quatre (Grrrr).