Cie Tronchedecirque

Presentation

Founded in October 2023 , Tronche de Cirque is a young company based in Chanaz, Savoie, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . Its project combines two complementary dimensions: teaching circus arts and presenting shows .

Activities and approach

Tronche de Cirque thus develops an activity at the crossroads of transmission, arts education, and live performance. Rather than a circus school organized solely around weekly classes in a fixed location, the organization works directly with children and institutions in the area to allow them to discover and practice circus disciplines.

The company is notably represented in its educational activities by Anouk and Léon , who work with children to introduce them to different families of circus arts.

Subjects taught

• Juggling
• Aerial disciplines
• Acrobatics

Among the disciplines currently documented are juggling, aerial disciplines, and acrobatics . These three broad categories already allow for the exploration of very different physical and artistic qualities.

• Juggling : develops coordination, precision, rhythm, concentration and relationship to the object.
• Aerial disciplines : allow you to experience a different relationship to the body, to space and to height.
• Acrobatics : develops body control, muscle tone, coordination and the ability to move in space.

Project with the Conjux school (May–June 2025)

Tronche de Cirque's approach is particularly evident in the projects developed with schools. In May and June 2025 , the company worked with students at the Conjux school as part of a comprehensive program to discover the circus arts .

Over eight sessions , Anouk and Léon introduced the children to juggling, aerial arts, and acrobatics . This cyclical approach allows them to go beyond a simple one-off activity: the students have several sessions to discover the techniques, experiment, try again, and progress.

The images published by the municipality of Conjux at the end of this project also show a playful approach to manipulating objects, with different circus accessories used during the sessions.

The cycle concluded with a short performance for parents , held in the community hall. This presentation is particularly valuable in an arts education context: the children not only discover techniques, but also learn to transform their learning into a performance intended for public viewing.

Educational benefits

Location and mobility

The youthfulness of Tronche de Cirque is also an important characteristic of the organization. Founded in 2023, the association is still in its development phase and is gradually building its projects, partnerships, and presence in the Savoy region.

Its location in Chanaz , a rural commune in Savoie situated near the Savières canal and Lake Bourget, gives it an interesting position to develop cultural activities as close as possible to the inhabitants, particularly in small communes and schools.

The project carried out with the Conjux school already demonstrates this ability to intervene beyond the municipality where it is located and to circulate circus arts throughout the territory.

This mobile dimension is particularly suited to circus arts. A company can bring equipment, teaching skills and an artistic universe directly into a school, a community hall or a cultural center and temporarily transform this space into a place for circus discovery.

• Material
• Teaching skills
• artistic universe

Broadcasting of shows

Tronche de Cirque's other stated focus is the dissemination of live performances . From its inception, the association has therefore possessed an identity that does not separate artistic transmission from artistic creation. This close connection to live performance potentially allows for building bridges between participation and the discovery of artistic works.

For children, this relationship between learning and performance is particularly relevant. Discovering a technique, meeting an artist, understanding their work, and then attending a performance allows them to grasp the circus as a true art form and not just as a physical activity or leisure pursuit.

Current status and outlook

The organization is still relatively new, and not all of its activities are currently documented in detail. In particular, it is not possible to confirm the existence of a regular annual course program in Chanaz for the 2026-2027 season.

On the other hand, the actions already documented make it possible to clearly identify a professional structure engaged in teaching circus arts, artistic education and the dissemination of shows , with a confirmed practice of juggling, aerial disciplines and acrobatics .

For a directory dedicated to schools, companies and structures for the transmission of circus arts, Tronche de Cirque therefore presents an interesting profile: that of a young Savoyard company developing the transmission of circus arts directly in the territory , particularly with children and the school environment.

• Discovery
• Learning
• Progression
• Restitution

Conclusion

Through its programs, Tronche de Cirque helps make circus arts accessible in communities where there isn't necessarily a permanent specialized school. Juggling, performing in the air, discovering acrobatics, and then presenting the results of these experiences to an audience allows participants to simultaneously encounter the physical, creative, collective, and theatrical dimensions of the circus.

Created only in 2023, Tronche de Cirque is therefore a structure to follow , whose development will gradually enrich the circus offering in Savoie around transmission, artistic education and live performance.