Arno Ferrera & Gilles Polet

Armour

SMELLS LIKE CIRCUS

Fri 23.01

19:00 - 20:00

De Vooruit - Domzaal

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Sat 24.01

21:00 - 22:00

De Vooruit - Domzaal

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Sexy as fuck!

Three acrobats walk the fine line between wrestling and cruising, reshaping what ‘masculinity’ can mean. Armored in sports gear and hungry for physical intensity, they teeter between strength and vulnerability, erotics and play. Like mythical Graces, they sketch a generous vision of love in an intimate arena that pulls the audience right in. Sexy, raw, virtuosic.

Part of

Smells Like Circus 2026

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“Armour is the kind of work we'd like to see more of, both intelligent and extremely sensitive and relevant.” - Matthieu Dochtermann, Cult.news

Trigger warnings

technical triggers:

There are sudden and loud noises or sound sensitivity triggers (e.g. alarms, repetitive sounds,..)
The show starts with a 2'30 min session of darkness.

thematic triggers:

Partial nudity and scenes of physical intimacy.
The work of these three acrobats presents an intimate relationship between the bodies that can be uncomfortable. Coming to the performance means accepting to confront it.

Zoom in

Artistic conception: Arno Ferrera et Gilles Polet
Technical conception: Pierre-Jean Pitou Faggiani
Development: Anaïs Longiéras
Authors: Arno Ferrera, Gilles Polet and Charlie Hession
Performers: Arno Ferrera, Gilles Polet and 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

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