I was born on a fold-out sofa-bed, which was no better than that,
and I decided to get my own back by jumping on it.
Next to the bed was a wooden ladder from which I could gauge the immensity of the misunderstanding and thanks to which I could freely attack my cot from heights that seemed more promising to me.
No one listened to me, and my parents enrolled me in a Breton-language programme¹.
I carried on taking my revenge because it was almost unbelievable, but, worried that no one else would benefit from it, my parents sent me to the theatre.
No one thanked them for it, but that’s life.
I left secondary school with Breton under my belt, which made me look rather clever but nothing more, and the theatre had long since given up on me.
I looked at my bed with a little more disappointment with every missed step and, after days of climbing so long that I’d resolved no longer to try to remember the events that had landed me in this situation, I scanned the horizon.
A vague feeling led me to believe that the first glimmer likely to catch my eye, the slightest detail on the horizon, the tiniest irregularity in the landscape would bring with it a colossal sense of hope.
I was starting to find it a long wait when I spotted Châlons.
Very quickly, I’m directed to the CNAC. Apparently, that’s where they get the wanderers of the countryside back on their feet, treat those suffering from dehydration, and promise a bright future far from sofa beds.
Determined to put an end to social determinism, I politely asked ENACR² to do me a favour and get me out of there by teaching me acrobatic skills more eloquent than my ladder-jumping, in the hope of getting my revenge once and for all.
In turn, the CNAC³ eventually agreed to train me, but they made it clear that this business of revenge was getting on everyone’s nerves: a show isn’t meant for thrashing about on your bed.
Since then, I’ve been developing my acrobatics without resentment and, in a great whirlwind of kindness, I’ve reconnected with the theatre and its promises of a future and of sharing.
¹ Diwan Bro-Dreger College, 2013–2017
² National School of Circus Arts, Rosny-sous-Bois, 2020–2022.
³ National Centre for Circus Arts, Châlons-en-Champagne, 2023–2026