One audience
One frog
A fork
A ukulele
Some entertainment
A touch of vulnerability and despair
A body that cracks
A blue jacket, a chair and a table
Laughter, tears
Sliding between circus and theatre, between dance and music, Patinoire plays in fragile, moving sands, in the joyful despair which inhabits us. A fanfare for a solitary man, an unfortunate circus, a factory of jokes: how far are we willing to go in order to love and be loved?
Despite four consecutive titles as Canadian Artistic Roller Skating Champion, Patrick rejected a life of glory to pursue a bachelor’s in chemistry. However, he could not suppress his ever-lingering passion for performing, and he soon abandoned his mad scientific career for the equally mad world of circus.
After training at Montreal’s National Circus School, Patrick performed as a comic character and diabolo artist at the Montreal Casino; in German cabarets Wintergarten Variete, Freidrichbau Variete, and Pomp Duck and Circumstance; in Teatro Zinzanni; and in the traditional Cirque Knie.
Upon co-founding Les 7 doigts de la main in his native Quebec, Patrick has received special recognition for his comic performances (Newcomer Award, Montreal Mayor’s Foundation; Prix Nikouline, Festival Mondiale du Cirque de Demain de Paris). He co-created and performs in Loft and La Vie and collaborates in the Fibonacci Project. His love for creative projects leads him as a conceptor and performer for many events and projects, including the co-creation of the parapeze, a trapeze on a hang-glider.
In 2010 Patrick began creation for a solo show, currently under the working title of Patinoire.
Patrick’s proudest creations are his two daughters.
“Léonard hits the bull’s eye!”
Le Devoir (Translation)
“Impressive musical choices…we don’t lose interest for a second”
“A truly fantastic comic tone”
“A mix of pleasure and fear”
C"est bien meilleurs le matin (translation)
“A tremendous athlete and an outstanding actor”
La Presse (Translation)
