Arno Ferrera, Gilles Polet, and Jean-Daniel Broussé confront toxic masculinity—a manhood defined by power and control. Step by step, they dismantle their armor, once used to keep others at bay, revealing a vulnerability that actually brings us closer together.
'ARMOUR' creates a safe space where tenderness and self-deprecation take center stage, in an intimate acrobatic performance with the audience up close. The show questions the (over)protective mechanisms that so often hinder human connection, and reimagines what masculinity and virility can mean today.
artistic conception Arno Ferrera, Gilles Polet
technical conception Pierre-Jean Pitou Faggiani
development Anaïs Longiéras
authors Arno Ferrera, Gilles Polet, Charlie Hession
performers Arno Ferrera, Gilles Polet, Jean-Daniel Broussé
dramaturgical support Renéé Copraij, Bauke Lievens
outside eye Gaïa Saitta, Matthieu Goeury
light design Anthony Merlaud
sound creation Raphaëlle Latini
costumes Kasia Mielczarek
acrobatic support Frédéric Arsenault
photographer Florian Hetz
construction Ferronerie The Jof Company
video Nicky Lapierre
singing arrangement Justine Bourgeus
technical manager Pierre-Jean Pitou Faggiani
booking Anaïs Longiéras
administration Sara Lemaire / Société Anonyme I.S.E.
delegated producer Société Anonyme I.S.E.
production Les Halles de Schaerbeek
associated producer l’Amicale
coproduction Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Bruxelles (BE); Le Bateau Feu, Scène nationale de Dunkerque (FR); Culture commune - Scène nationale du bassin minier du Pas-De Calais (FR); Le Tandemn scène nationale Arras-Douai (FR); Central, La Louvière (BE); Dommelhof, Neerpelt (BE); La Maison de la Culture, Tournai (BE); Le Sirque, Pôle National Cirque, Nexon (FR); Plateforme 2 Pôles Cirque en Normandie – La Brèche, Cherbourg (FR); Viernulvier, Gand (BE); Le Prato, Pôle National Cirque, Lille (FR); Perspectives, Sarrebrück (DE); Fonds TRANSFABRIK, fonds franco-allemand pour le spectacle vivant
in coproduction with La Coop asbl and Shelter Prod and with the support of taxshelter.be, ING and of the tax-shelter from the federal Belgium governement
with the support of Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles - service général de la création artistique – service des arts forains, du cirque et de la rue (BE); laGeste (Les ballets C de la B + kabinet k), Gand (BE); le Centre culturel suisse - Paris (FR); Pianofabriek, Bruxelles (BE)
