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Foutoukours is a clown art production company founded in Montréal in 1997 by Patricia Ubéda, Stéphanie Mailhot and Rémi Jacques. Their creations are mainly aimed at youth and family audiences. In 2019, their creations were performed more than a hundred times in theatres across Quebec as well as internationally.

The company works in three areas of activity: show production, street animation and masterclasses.

Artistic direction

 * Rémi Jacques: artistic director
 * Jean-Félix Bélanger: co-artistic director

Glob (2019)
Glob explores the themes of patience, the unknown and the gathering in a dreamlike aesthetic. The show combines clowning, juggling and acrobatics in a very slow tempo.

This production presented several major challenges, including the creation of an acrobatic ladder and a working vocabulary of its own related to the development of this innovative discipline.

The Canada Council for the Arts, the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec , the Conseil des arts de Montréal and En piste supported the creation of Glob.

Kombini (2017)
A creation inspired by Russian clown acting which integrates circus disciplines such as juggling, handstands and hand to hand. Unlike the company's other productions, the show is intended for a teenage or even adult audiences. The story revolves around the daily lives of two exuberant clowns trying to change the routine of their lives.

Kombini was supported by the Conseil des arts de Montréal en tournée program for the 2018-20199 season.

The show was presented by Underbelly at the legendary Edinburgh Fringe Festival from August 3 to 24.


 * Special mentions


 * 2019 : 4-star review The Scotsman
 * 2019 : top 5 Circus Pick, The Scotsman
 * 2019 : 4-star review, Edinburgh Festival Magazine
 * 2019 : 4-star review, The Wee Review
 * 2019 : 4-star review, Broadway Baby

Inspired by the American clown tradition, Brotipo explores the art of teamwork. The show was created in Switzerland in 2015 under the big top of the Alchimie association.

The show received critical acclaim at the Théâtre au vert festival in Belgium and public acclaim at the Maison de la culture Marie-Uguay. It was also presented by Cirque du Soleil for the 10th anniversary of Arts Nomades at La TOHU.

Les Bros features two friends, two "brothers", with a simple cart. Their simple cart transforms itself into an airplane or a boat, taking the audience with them to the middle of the ocean or to the edge of the jungle, according to their imagination.

The production received the Coup de cœur 2016-2017 award from the Maison de la culture de Trois-Rivière, the Coup de cœur jeunesse 2017 award from the Maison de la culture Pointe-aux-Trembles and the Coup de cœur 2017-2018 award from the Théâtre du Marais.


 * Official web site