Cyrille Musy
Cyrille Musy joined the Centre National des Arts du Cirque in 1994 and chose the trampoline as his primary medium. Very quickly, however, his focus shifted elsewhere: contemporary dance and hip hop beckoned, opening up new horizons of movement.
In 1996, a revelation changed the course of his career: Josef Nadj’s Le Cri du Caméléon. There, he realised that the circus could be transformed by borrowing from the codes of dance. This revelation sparked his desire for an intimate dialogue between these two worlds.
At the age of twenty, he immersed himself in dance by joining Philippe Decouflé (Triton 2 ter) and Kader Attou (Hip Hop Opéra). These encounters refined his practice and enriched his understanding of the creative process.
In 2001, he returned to the circus and co-founded the Collectif AOC. This led to the creation of La Syncope du 7 and Questions de direction. At the age of twenty-three, he made his directorial debut with K’Boum, a vibrant show featuring acrobat-dancers, BMX and live music.
From 2001 to 2013, he crossed paths with numerous choreographers, including Mathurin Bolze, Sébastien Lefrançois and David Drouard. In 2008, he embarked on a more intimate exploration: the round trampoline became his partner in Ma Vie, Mon Œuvre, Mon Pédalo, a prelude to a unique artistic style.
In 2013, he founded the KIAÏ company and established his own distinctive voice. The trampoline became a space for resonance, research and experimentation. There he invented “rebound dance”, a breath of fresh air blending acrobatics, dance and aerial artistry. His creations – for public spaces (Cri, Pulse, Boundless) as well as for the theatre (Off, Ring, Cross, Loops) – draw on dynamic or video-based scenography, with modular structures and live music amplifying the vibration of bodies in motion.