Show - Family Saturday - The Sadness of the Elephant

Louis is a chubby boy. In the orphanage where he grew up, no one wanted to adopt him. He's everyone's whipping boy. But there's one shining star in his life: Clara, the elephant tamer from Circus Marcos. Every time the big top comes to town, the little boy's heart lights up.
Over the years, Clara becomes his confidante, his friend, his lover. In love, they enjoy happy, carefree days, but happiness doesn't last forever...

Through the gentle lines and colorful world of the circus, the original aesthetic of the comic strip is faithfully reproduced on stage, as if sprung straight from the album's panels.

Combining theater and puppetry, "La Tristesse de l'éléphant" adds a new dimension to this tender, sad story, a little gem of simplicity that pays tribute to the complexity of human feelings.