Animal

Did we mention the unbelievable acrobatic skills, edge-of-your-seat tricks and madcap comedy routines? What makes Animal such a winner of a show is the pure joy and unpredictability its most wholesome troupe of carnies brings to the stage — a multi-generational family of performers and musicians, from super young to sprightly in age, who just know how to put on a show. Cirque Alfonse is a French-Canadian circus company of family and friends from the Carabinier-Lépine clans in Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez, Quebec. Since 2005 the company has toured internationally with rural and carnival-inspired acts such as Timber!, Barbu and Tabarnak. Animal is a surreal tribute to growing up on a farm. Alongside traditional circus stunts, the show is performed visually through comedy skits, slapstick humour and dance. The company also plays their own instruments, performing music throughout in their native Quebecois.