Julien Ladenburger was born in Paris, where he discovered circus arts for the first time. Certain of his interest in this art form, he left his family at the age of 14 to join the circus program at the Lycée Joseph Savina in Tréguier, Brittany. There, he began passionately throwing various objects.
He continued his journey at the École de Cirque de Bordeaux, where he discovered a strong attraction to theatre and acrobatics. In 2019, he joined the combined program between the ENACR and the Centre national des arts du cirque as a juggler.
He develops his research in an introspective way, creating a nervous and expressive juggling style that blends juggling and acrobatics. His work is marked by a deconstructed flow, driven by rapid and precise gestural impulses. Movement and acrobatics become bridges allowing him to seek a certain harmony with his balls, objects, and other juggling techniques.
A strong attraction to material exploration appears during his time at CNAC. He begins creating his own balls (different from mass-produced ones) and other molded objects that enable atypical scenographic possibilities. Handmade work remains essential to him. For Julien, the use of materials is a way to reveal the subtleties of juggling through the evolving properties of these substances.
These various materials become a way to open up new methods, practices, and approaches, allowing him to engage with academic techniques without being constrained by them.
During his first year at ENACR, he works with Kaori Ito. Later, at CNAC, he takes part in the revival of C’est pour toi que je fais ça !, where he works joyfully with text in a circus piece directed by Guy Alloucherie and Cie HVDZ. In 2021, he also becomes a temporary performer in the revival of Un contre Un by Raphaëlle Boitel / Cie L’Oubliée.