Jaouad Boukhliq was born on December 24, 1999, in Sidi Taibi, Kénitra, Morocco.
In 2013, Jaouad began practicing acrobatics and parkour on the beaches and in the streets of his village, influenced by traditional Moroccan acrobats, the Oulades Hamade ou Moussa. Thanks to Hamza Benlabied, he had his first contact with circus arts in 2015 and then dedicated three years to the Shems’y circus school in Morocco.
He participated in major festivals such as Karacena, Mawazine, and the Marché des Arts d’Abidjan, as well as in shows including Henna, directed by Sylvie Guillermin, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, directed by Karim Troussi, and original creations such as Amakin, directed by Fatima Ayachi, and Playa, directed by Karim Troussi. In 2018, he obtained his professional diploma as a circus artist and workshop facilitator, specializing as a hand-to-hand flyer.
However, the end of his training was marked by the tragic loss of his working partner, Amine El Hamri. This difficult moment led him toward a new direction focused on hand balancing.
His career led him to collaborate with companies such as Compagnie du Jour and Compagnie Colokolo. During two years of touring across Canada, Morocco, France, and Côte d’Ivoire, he performed in the show L’Armoire, directed by Karim Troussi, which blends music, circus, and theatre, where he worked as an actor, hand balancer, and acrobat.
Jaouad is proficient in multiple circus disciplines, including hand-to-hand acrobatics, acrobatics, and hand balancing. In 2021, he joined the 36th class of the CNAC, focusing on further developing his skills as a balancer and his interest in directing.
His research on balance extends into integrating acrobatics, aiming to avoid static equilibrium. He explores acrobatic techniques that reintroduce dynamism into balance. Alongside his circus practice, he is also passionate about music as a rapper under the artist name TheJMorose.