It's not
yet midnight...

Company XY

Bodies intertwined, creating magic together… The party still raging, this joy still surging, we haven’t reached our limits … Midnight approaches … It will soon be the hour.

« The tribe has mastered the art of getting high with two, four and even more »
Rosita Boisseau - Le Monde - 02/10/14
« The rock'n'roll circus where everything's possible »
Lyn Gardner - The Guardian - 29/03/17
« The likeable French acrobatic troupe find the right balance between gravitas and mirth in this pertinent show »
Donald Hutera - The Times - 14/04/17
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage

About

The collective dimension of the creation is not an assumption; it is gained
thanks to the working process, through the interactions between individuals, by what is dreamt in the moment of a discussion, of laughter or a look…

XY’s approach does not separate technical movement from artistic movement.

The members are committed to the concept that the acrobatic movement vocabulary has its own expressive and poetic force.

And it is in the quality of the body, in flight, in effort, that a functional movement attains artistic value.

In this exploration, we also explore the concept of stripping down the acrobatic practice, of exposing its inner layers, searching for the intrinsic value and a way to express it within the constraints of the stage.

Therefore, we do not seek to mask the effort, the sweat and the concentration. The exchange of a conspiratorial glance, the connection of doubt and confidence, the pleasure of being onstage are not erased.

The members are still integrally connected to and invested in the state of the collective at any given moment.

It is the simultaneous consciousness of self and one’s own emotions and the capacity to stay receptive to and in resonance with the group that makes each show unique for us and for the public.

And so over time we have refined the signals, the rhythms, and the forms that constitute our present aesthetic along with the ability to understand the creative process as a collection of “acrobatic sentences.”

In this acrobatic language, strength and engagement of the body play an important part, but are not the only subject.

For more information, we invite you to take a look on our creation file.

Creation file

The member companies are the keystones of the union. They are the tool of the artists, and their unification allows space for the cultivation of research and writing that can only be developed through time.

The team

Alone one goes faster, together we go further…
18/09/2014
« 'Il n'est pas encore minuit..." at la biennale de la danse 2014 (Lyon) »

Sequences of the show and words from the artists... A 29 minutes video to learn more.

Arte
24 Images - GIE Grand Ouest Télévision
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
« Few press articles that we want to share with you... »

Click here to discover them

Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
08/12/2015
« Documentary in La Villette 2015 »

Jean-Laurent Serra takes off with XY, a mind-blowing collective of acrobats.

France 3 Ile-de-France
Jean-Laurent Serra
Il n'est pas encore minuit... - © Christophe Raynaud de Lage
21/12/2015
« La Dispute - Arnaud Laporte »

Listen to the broadcast from December 21st with Fabienne Pascaud (Télérama) and René Solis (Libération)

France Culture
Arnaud Laporte
Ministère de la culture
Conseil Régional Nord-Pas de Calais
Arte
Adami
La biennale de la danse
Cirque-Théâtre d'Elbeuf
Théâtre Sénart
Circa
La Villette
Equinoxe
Tandem
MC2
L'Onde
Théâtre Orléans
Le Phénix
Pôle Cirque Méditerranée
Le Quai
Théâtre Brétigny
La Verrerie
La Brèche
La Cité du Cirque
Le Prato
Maison de la Danse
Conseil Général Pas-de-Calais