“Hosting James Thierrée at Jatka78 is a major event and a dream come true. This visionary creator—one of the biggest stars in international circus and theatre—will be performing with his family in the Czech Republic for the very first time. Their visually mesmerizing show Rendez-vous is highly unique, bringing this entire artistic family together on stage. Alongside James, you will see his sister Aurélia, his mother Victoria Chaplin, and his father Jean-Baptiste, a pioneer of contemporary circus. It’s literally a living family album that perfectly mixes contemporary circus and physical theater,“

Victoria, Jean-Baptiste, Aurélia and James Thierrée open their album and revisit fragments of their past performances in a dreamlike journey. An intimate story of circus, theatre and music hall.

From the creation of Cirque Bonjour in 1971 to Cirque Invisible, via La Symphonie du Hanneton, Bells and Spells, Raoul and L’Oratorio d’Aurélia, Rendez-vous ignites a firework display of fleeting moments where fantasy reigns supreme.
 

“We could use all sorts of clichés, carefully explain the how and why, tell you that Rendez-vous is a return to our roots, an artistic culmination, a family mise en abyme, or a way of coming full circle. We could speak about transmission, theatrical heritage, lineage, children of the stage, or idealistic performers creating a new kind of circus in the 1970s. We could analyse it all, stage our personal motivations or shared peculiarities, and lay out the many reasons that have led us to share the stage. But we won’t. We will leave it to you to imagine, to dream - or to ignore all of this - so that you can wander more freely with us at the heart of this magic rendez-vous.“