Visca la moda!

An haute couture designer in the twilight of his career prepares to bow out. However, before closing his store, mannequins mysteriously come to life in a series of colorful acrobatic numbers, retracing the prolific designer's creative journey from his early days to his greatest collections.

Through his memories, his creations come to life in an extravagant fashion show; his refined style asserts itself inspired by his muses. As the seasons pass, his art culminates in a final acrobatic performance, capturing the beauty of fashion and inspiring new generations of designers. A vibrant, living legacy.

• THE STAGE — Like fashion, the scenography plays with materials and volumes, with elegance and sophistication. The boutique's imposing facade is composed of rope curtains that create an organic fluidity. The window in the center is a changing element of décor - part boutique, part couture workshop. At the sides, walkways create an intimate stage-to-room setting.
  
  
• THE MUSIC — The musical framework of the show borrows from the Cirque du Soleil repertoire, with the presence of numerous string instruments. The arrangements play with eras and styles. From epic, almost lyrical music, the show evolves towards more percussive, rhythmic, and festive sounds, accompanied by a singer who performs the songs live on stage.
  
  
• THE COSTUMES — The human body is at the heart of the show. The models' bodies, as the scenes progress, gain in color, shine and volume. In a burst of creativity, silhouettes are transformed, and bodies are shaped. Tulle, jewels, silk, pearls, and velvet combine to present extravagant costumes in flamboyant colors ranging from blue to yellow and fuchsia.
  
  
• ACROBATICS — The show's 10 performances form an eclectic acrobatic curve, organically and masterfully shifting between emotion and explosion, poetry and performance. Moving acts are followed by comical and playful ones, which give place to dynamic and eccentric performances, where haute-voltige and haute-couture merge in the same creative momentum. The disciplines chosen echo the theme of fashion.
  
  
• PERSONAGES —
  • Albert Sublim: A prolific designer in his sixties has forged an eccentric-chic, sophisticated style throughout his collections. A meticulous perfectionist, he attaches great importance to the details that make great creations. He likes to create in the company of his assistants and muses. Funny situations and playful moments inspire him to create creations and collections that are each more extravagant than the last.
  • The Main Muse: A former model turned radio presenter, renowned for her fashion sense, is deeply attached to the designer with whom she had a brief love affair. Dressed in a voluminous, flamboyant costume, she is alternately humorous, sensitive and touching.
  • Models, the Assistant Designer and Muses: They represent a living force that inspires the great designer's work. Throughout the story, these characters bring eccentricity, madness and comic antics to the designer's delight, who transforms these whimsical moments into extravagant, voluminous garments.
  • Other Characters Include: The Young Designer, The Interns, The Young Muse, the Croquis, the Skilled Hands and Camilla the Hollywood Star.

Creative Team

• Director of Creation — Gabriel Dubé-Dupuis
• Show Director —Oriol Tomas
• Acrobatic Performance Designer — Edesia Moreno Barata
• Assistant Stage Director — Edesia Moreno Barata
• Set Designer — Geneviève Lizotte
• Make-up and Hair Designer — Gabrielle Brulotte
• Props Designer — Cédric Lord
• Costume Designer — Sebastien Dionne
• Lighting Designer — Étienne Boucher
• Musical Arranger — Antoine Seychal
• Choreographer — Ernesto Camilo Valdes

Acts / Music

• Opening — "Love Dance" from Kà
• Interlude — "The Reflection" from Crystal
• Ginger Rope Duo — "Inside Me" from Volta
• Interlude— "Flying Awake" from Stelar
• Quartet Juggling — "Fiesta" from ZED
• Interlude — "The Dreamer" from Stelar
• Chinese Pole — "Extraction" from ECHO
• Interlude — "Painter's Act" from Viaggio
• Duo Swing Trapeze — "Vai Vedrai" from Alegria In A New Light
• Clown Cinema — "Petit-Jaune" from Kooza / "Clown Cinema" from Quidam
• Interlude — "Where Are You Now?" from Bazzar
• Diabolos — "The Brotherly Brushes" from Viaggio
• Interlude — "Ardor Oris" from Zaia
• Aerial Pole and Cyr Wheel — "Bello Amore" from Zumanity
• Interlude — "Superstar I" from Kooza
• Fashion Show and High Cannes — "Running on the Edge" from Amaluna
• Interlude — "Cabaret Satã" from Kooza
• Hair Hanging — "KOOZA Dance" from Kooza
• Interlude — "Flores En El Desierto" from Luzia
• Teeterboard — "Like Kids" from Volta / "Love Dance" from Kà
• High Cannes (Back up) — "Like Kids" from Volta / "Love Dance" from Kà
• Finale — "Alambre Alto" from Kooza