{"id":13631,"date":"2014-08-15T00:07:19","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T07:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/?p=13631"},"modified":"2014-08-17T20:33:18","modified_gmt":"2014-08-18T03:33:18","slug":"edinburgh-fringe-lenfant-qui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/edinburgh-fringe-lenfant-qui\/","title":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Fringe: L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 Photo credit: Anne Baraquin<\/h6>\n<p>Review by Jo Tomalin<br \/>\nwww.ForAllEvents.com<\/p>\n<h1 align=\"center\">L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 ***** (Five Stars)<\/h1>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lenfantqui_AnneBaraquin_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13635\" src=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lenfantqui_AnneBaraquin_01-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"image L'enfant Qui...   Photo by Anne Baraquin\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lenfantqui_AnneBaraquin_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lenfantqui_AnneBaraquin_01.jpg 562w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\nPhoto credit: Anne Baraquin<\/p>\n<p><em>L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230;<\/em> \u00a0an organic and earthy theatrical circus show by Belgian company T1J is wowing audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! Live cello music sets the mood for this extraordinary visual storytelling incorporating puppetry and a fascinating form of hand balance\/ acrobatics.<\/p>\n<p>Built around a story based on the early life of Jephan de Villiers, a Belgian sculptor, and how he dealt with childhood illness, this may sound an unusual plot for a show, but it is beautifully told expressionistically through energetic acrobatic movement, brilliant puppetry, live music and an exciting yet poetic atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lenfantqui_AnneBaraquin_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-13636\" src=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lenfantqui_AnneBaraquin_02-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"image L'enfant Qui...   Photo by Anne Baraquin\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lenfantqui_AnneBaraquin_02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lenfantqui_AnneBaraquin_02-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/lenfantqui_AnneBaraquin_02.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230;<\/em><br \/>\nPhoto credit: Anne Baraquin<\/p>\n<p>The cast are multi-talented and highly skilled at what they do. Entering in different combinations they perform clever versions of scenes and acts with a theatrical focus, enthralling the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Wonderfully slow lighting changes add to the dramatic ambiance in this circus tent\/chapiteau, which was specially made for the company.<\/p>\n<p><em>L\u2019enfant Qui\u2026<\/em> is a magical experience and very highly recommended.<\/p>\n<p>This is one of four very interesting and entertaining shows offered by <em>Vive le Fringe!<\/em> for the Institut fran\u00e7ais d&#8217;\u00c9cosse &#8211; and it is worth seeking out this venue for these treasures of shows &#8211; plus a cosy French caf\u00e9, Le Bistrot which serves snacks and drinks.<\/p>\n<p>Other shows at the Institut fran\u00e7ais d&#8217;\u00c9cosse:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sleepingbeauty-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-13650\" src=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/sleepingbeauty-02-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"image Colette Garrigan in Sleeping Beauty Photo credit: Cie Akselere\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Colette Garrigan in <em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em><br \/>\nPhoto credit: Cie Akselere<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weird and Wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/vivelefringe.org\/antiquithon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Antiquithon<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by <strong>Company des Femmes \u00e0 Barbe<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/edinburgh-fringe-weird-wonderful-antiquithon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read Review here<\/a><em>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vivelefringe.org\/sourischaos\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>bin\u00f4me<\/em> &#8211; Souris Chaos<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\/ <strong>Thibault Rossigneux &amp; Cie les sens des mots<\/strong> &#8211; a witty comedy about food as catharsis.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/vivelefringe.org\/sleepingbeauty\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Sleeping Beauty<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>by <strong>Cie Akselere<\/strong> -A bold performance of a princess tale told by Artist and Puppeteer Colette Garrigan. Incorporating shadow theatre, object theatre and direct dramatic bi-lingual storytelling, Garrigan tells of an intense era in her life growing up in Liverpool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230;Performance information:<\/strong><br \/>\nDates | 8<strong>-24 August<\/strong><br \/>\nTime |\u00a0<strong>6 pm<\/strong><br \/>\nDuration |\u00a0<strong>55 minutes<\/strong><br \/>\nSpace |\u00a0<strong>Chapiteau<\/strong><br \/>\nAge Category\u00a0|\u00a0<strong>\u00a014+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Location\/Venue:<\/strong><br \/>\nInstitut fran\u00e7ais d&#8217;\u00c9cosse<br \/>\nVenue 134<br \/>\n13 Randolph Crescent<br \/>\nEdinburgh EH3 7TT<strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>BOOK TICKETS\u00a0<\/strong><strong>: 0131 225 53 66<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information:<br \/>\nVive le Fringe!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/vivelefringe.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/vivelefringe.org\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Edinburgh Fringe Festival show page: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.edfringe.com\/whats-on\/l-enfant-qui\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/tickets.edfringe.com\/whats-on\/l-enfant-qui<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>T1J:<\/strong> <a href=\"www.t1j.be\" target=\"_blank\">www.t1j.be<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/JoTomalin100x90.png?2f8a46\" alt=\"\" width=\"88\" height=\"79\" \/><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>Jo Tomalin, Ph.D. reviews Dance, Theatre &amp; Physical Theatre Performances<strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/jo-tomalin\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/jo-tomalin\/\" target=\"_blank\">More Reviews by Jo Tomalin<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoTomalin\" target=\"_blank\">TWITTER @JoTomalin<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"www.forallevents.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.forallevents.com<\/a>\u00a0 Arts &amp; Travel Reviews<strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoTomalin\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 Photo credit: Anne Baraquin Review by Jo Tomalin www.ForAllEvents.com L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 ***** (Five Stars) L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230; Photo credit: Anne Baraquin L&#8217;enfant Qui&#8230; \u00a0an organic and earthy theatrical circus&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":13637,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"yasr_overall_rating":0,"yasr_post_is_review":"","yasr_auto_insert_disabled":"","yasr_review_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13631","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jo-tomalin"},"yasr_visitor_votes":{"stars_attributes":{"read_only":true,"span_bottom":"<div class='yasr-small-block-bold'><span class='yasr-visitor-votes-must-sign-in'>You must sign in to vote<\/span><\/div>"},"number_of_votes":0,"sum_votes":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13631"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13631\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forallevents.com\/reviews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}