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Olivier Lépine is an award-winning director who has been active in circus and the theatre since 2005. His work with FLIP Fabrique includes Crépuscule Vents & Marées, which wowed 65,000 people in summer 2017, and Le cirque donne vie à Petrouchka, a 2018 collaboration with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec that had an additional Paris run in 2019. He is the founder of a theatre company, Portrait Robot, whose play Chapitre de la chute won an award for best scenography in 2018. In both his theater and circus work, Olivier is always driven by his trust in his audience and a riveting, poignant story. His collaborative approach embraces a wider movement in the contemporary circus that makes acrobatic performances a vehicle for storytelling. Taking inspiration from cinema and classic British comedy, Olivier subtly combines drama and sly humor to create unique performances that can be enjoyed again and again.

Théo is an energetic and creative circus artist based in Quebec City. Originally from Portland, Maine, he began performing at the age of 15 with Circus Smirkus, an award-winning youth circus. During his four years with Circus Smirkus, he explored many circus disciplines such as Russian bar, juggling, and floor acrobatics. Théo completed his training at the École de cirque de Québec, specializing in cigar box manipulation and hand-to-hand as a base. He enjoys exploring new ways to use his boxes on stage and is passionate about movement and expression.

Laurence Desgagnés is a circus artist and physiotherapist. She is fascinated by the human being, and to her, circus is one of the most beautiful ways to witness everything a person can offer—through both body and soul. Through aerial hoop, Cyr wheel, and hula hoop, she hopes to share all the inspiration it brings her.

Justine is of French origin. This little ball of energy landed in the world of circus at a very young age, to study at the Quebec Circus School from 2019 to 2022. She specializes in hand-to-hand as well as hand balancing.
Justine has done many special events for FLIP Fabrique (Sirop!, BRRRR!, the Carnival Parade, as well as Récréation). However, this is the first time that she is going on tour with the company, and she is very happy about it!

You can also discover Justine on TIK TOK – she posted several videos gone viral!

Shane Minerich is an energetic positive person with many passions and dreams. Shane began his artistic career in musical theatre, but after seeing his first Cirque show, he was quickly inspired to pursue a new dream: becoming a circus performer. After training at the San Diego Circus Center,  he joined Dolly Parton’s Pirates Voyage dinner show to broaden his horizons. Shane joined  École de cirque de Québec, where he discovered many fascinating Quebecois circus companies, including Flip Fabrique, which particularly piqued his interest. Alongside his studies, Shane enriched his experience with Cirque du Soleil workshops and worked in the summer for the shows Fallout and Castaways by Productions Haut-Vol.