Cirque Barbette

The company Cirque Barbette was created by Rosa Matthis in 2010 in Brussels. Starting from a practice of balance on wire, she developed a tightrope walker-craftswoman's work. Her creations are born from a socio-anthropological interest, she is particularly interested in communication between people, the body and the image. The name of the company, Cirque Barbette, is a nod to the meaning of words and names. Cirque because this sedentary urban company likes to play with speciations and clichés. Barbette is a tribute to the simplest diversions. Barbette was the trapeze man who seduced his audience dressed as a woman and drove them crazy by removing his wig. The strongest phenomena sometimes come from the simplest ideas... 

For the company's creations, Rosa collaborates intimately with other artists. Some make occasional visits, others stay like the pillars of a small urban tribe. They all share a particular interest in the human: his world and its interstices.