At the time I am writing this biography, I am completing my studies in 2023 at the CNAC after five years in a kind of bubble.
I was born in the Gers, in the southwest of France, and grew up immersed in fictional worlds that often took precedence over reality. My body in motion became another space of freedom, and I explored many sports without ever really settling on one.
This changed when I was around ten years old, when I joined the Pop Circus school, a place where movement is used to create, to work together, and to share. I felt at home there. During my teenage years, dance became increasingly important. At thirteen, I trained at SBdanse, a program for young dancers where I was introduced to a wide range of practices (contemporary, jazz, hip hop, classical, Afro, etc.). This gave me a lasting sense of discipline, as well as a choreographic and musical sensitivity that is still present today.
At sixteen, I entered the circus-focused baccalaureate program in Auch. The emphasis there was on the spectator’s experience, which helped me develop a critical and dramaturgical understanding of live performance. Convinced that my path would continue in circus, I applied to as many schools as possible and was accepted into the preparatory school in Lyon for two years. This school opened up possibilities, tools, and different registers of performing arts. I left it with new means to create, experiment, and play, as well as increased confidence.
My journey continued at the CNAC in Châlons-en-Champagne.
Looking ahead, I would like to stay in contact with audiences, both on and off stage. To be a performer, to feel that my learning gains depth when placed in the right contexts. To avoid insularity, to question the role of the artist, to bring circus into unexpected places, to politicize art, and to think about—and help shape—the future.