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Circus artists: woman raising arms, man in a Cyr wheel with golden pompoms. Logo of Cirque Les Dudes, street and circus theater company.
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Les Dudes combine circus skills with clever comedy, live music and storytelling without words. Our shows have traveled to 30 countries on 4 continents, and have made audiences laugh in more than 1200 shows.

Artist from Cirque Les Dudes perched on a colleague's shoulders, juggling knives during the 'Stories in the City!' show on an outdoor wooden stage.
Man with hat, orange vest and bow tie, woman in orange stripes playing the ukulele, street performance, wooden background. Male artist with pig puppet, female artist with surprised expression, outdoor circus performance, red curtain.

Stories in the city!

The show invites us into the extraordinary world of a pair of fools, united both on and off the stage. This playful and mischievous duo draws inspiration from their own real-life story, bringing laughter to familiar couple situations. They offer a captivating performance featuring a dazzling array of circus classics, including hand-to-hand acrobatics, juggling, Cyr wheel and magic. Everything is meticulously crafted to entertain and astonish the audience.

Woman in polka dot dress, man in white shirt forming a heart with two hula hoops, street arts and circus performance, beige wall in the background.

A performance that spreads happiness!

  • Zaccros d'ma rue, France
  • Namur en Mai, Belgium
  • FITS Sibiu, Romania
  • H.C Andersen Festival, Denmark
  • Complètement Cirque, Canada
  • Toronto BuskerFest, Canada
  • Mueca Festival, Spain
  • Oerol Festival, Netherlands
  • Duisburg Kinderfestival, Germany
  • Tampere Theater Festival, Finland
  • Sibenik Children Festival, Croatia
  • Porsgrunn Theater Festival, Norway
  • Sementes Festival, Portugal
  • Festival Diabolo, Switzerland

«Best show I'have seen in my Life!»
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Tour 2025

16 - 18 mai | Estavayer-le-Lac | Ludimaniak | Suisse

24 mai | Miribel | Printemps des Arts | France (01)

25 mai (option) | Monistrol-sur-Loire | Festi’clap | France (43)

Tour 2024

March 7 - 17 | San Juan | Circo Fest | Puerto Rico

May 4 - 6 | Belfast | Festival of Fools | United Kingdom

May 17 | Blois | Maison de Bégon | France (41)

May 18 - 19 | Dole | Cirque & Fanfare | France (39)

May 20 | Geneva | Switzerland

May 25 - 26 | Les Rendez-Vous de St Lyphard | France (72)

May 29 | Sainte-Geneviève-des-Bois | France (91)

June 1| Geneva | Switzerland (option)

June 14 | Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | France (50)

June 15 | Saint-Père-Marc-en-Poulet | France (35)

June 22 - 23 | Délémont | Switzerland

June 25 | Witry-lès-Reims | France (51)

July 6 - 7 | Lanester | Quai 9 | France (56)

July 10 | Pont-Audemer | Les Mascarets | France (27)

July 12 | Varennes-Vauzelles | France (58)

July 13 | Quetigny | France (21)

July 18 | Angoulème | France (16) (option)

July 19 - 20 | Saubrigues | Rencontres Enchantées | France (40)

July 21 | Miremont | Street Festival | France (31)

July 24 | Floirac | Etang Heureux | France (46) (option)

July 26 | Cernay | France (68)

July 31 - August 3 | Kisharsány | Ördögkatlan Festival | Hungary

August 7 - 12 | Budapest | Sziget Festival | Hungary

August 14 - 17 | Aurillac | France

August 23 | Beveren | Beverse Feesten | Belgium

September 7 | Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont | Belgium

September 9 - 10 | Paderborn | Germany

September 14 - 15 | Kalbe | BRUCCA! Festival | Germany

September 20 - 22 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Germany

Tour 2023

January 8 - 15 | Ruby Princess Ship | Galveston | United States

January 17 - 21 | Caribbean Princess Ship | Fort Lauderdale | United States

March 3 - 4 | STRTFSTVL | Ulft | Netherlands

April 17 - 22 | Les Turbulles | Leyrieu | France

May 20 - 21 | L'Humour des Notes | Haguenau | France

May 23 - 27 | Mon Mouton est un Lion | Saverne | France

May 28 | Loire en couleur | Saint-Jean-Saint-Maurice-sur-Loire | France

June 3 | Un R de cirque | Rosny-sous-Bois | France

June 9 - 11 | Rues et Cies | Épinal | France

June 16 - 17 | Rêves de Cirque | Châtillon-sur-Chalaronne | France

June 24 | Paroles en Éclats | Annecy | France

June 25 | Môm'en Théâtre | Aix d'Angillon | France

July 1 - 2 | Fête de la Saint Paul | Sarreguemines | France

July 8 - 9 | Mouth of the Tyne | Tynemouth | England

July 11 | Tournée des stations | Les Carroz | France

July 14 | Sous Les Étoiles la Place | Ambérieu-en-Bugey | France

July 17 | Tournée des stations | Les Gets | France

July 18 | Arts à la rue | Geneva | Switzerland

July 24 - 25 | Les Renc'Arts | Dinan | France

July 28 - 30 | Int. Strassentheater Festival | Ludwigshafen | Germany

August 1 | Les Escales Vagabondes | Le Creusot | France

August 2 | L'été à Digoin | Digoin | France

August 4 | Mômes en scène | Niederbronn | France

August 8 | Tournée des stations | Morzine | France

August 10 | Jeudis d'Aime | Aime-la-Plagne | France

August 16 | Tournée des stations | La Plagne Montalbert | France

August 17 | Festival Happy Kids | Flaine | France

August 18 - 20 | Festival int. des artistes de rue | Vevey | Switzerland

August 25 - 26 | Encore | Saarbrücken | Germany

August 27 | Festival Houldizy | Houldizy | France

September 2 | Les Soirs Bleus | Claix | France

September 3 | Au Coin de ma Rue | Romillé | France

September 9 | Truc Festif | Madon | France

September 16 - 17 | Les Journées du Patrimoine | Blandy-les-Tours | France

Tour 2022

May 6 - 7, 2022 | Festival Mueca | Puerto de la Cruz, Spain

May 17, 2022 | Lasten Lysti Festival | Jyväskylä, Finland

May 21 - 22, 2022 | Les 3 Eléphants | Laval, France

May 27 - June 1, 2022 | Festival Sementes | Almeda, Portugal

June 4, 2022 | Kinderkultur | Duisburg, Germany

June 5, 2022 | Les Tornades | Dour, Belgium

June 6, 2022 | Sinksen | Kortrijk, Belgium

June 10 - 12, 2022 | KlinkerZauber | Schortens, Germany

June 14 - 17, 2022 | Porsgrunn International Theater Festival | Porsgrunn, Norway

June 18, 2022 | Sinjor Circo | Antwerpen, Belgium

June 25 - 26, 2022 | Festival Diabolo | Morges, Switzerland

June 29 - 30, 2022 | Tôt ou tard | Gex, France

July 2 - 3, 2022 | FITS Sibiu | Sibiu, Romania

July 6 - 8, 2022 | Zaccros de ma rue | Nevers, France

July 9 - 10, 2022 | Les Esclaffades | Saint-Helen, France

July 12 - 16, 2022 | Complètement Cirque | Montréal, Canada

July 19, 2022 | Spectacles en Famille | Saint-Raymond, Canada

July 22, 2022 | Concerts de la cité | Sherbrooke, Canada

July 29 - 31, 2022 | Interlaken Busker Festival | Interlaken, Switzerland

August 2, 2022 | Les mardis d'Ambon | Ambon, France

August 4, 2022 | Saint-Malo, France

August 5, 2022 | Voyagez à Brest | Brest, France

August 6, 2022 | Les Echappées | Plougastel, France

August 9, 2022 | Mardis de Morgat | Morgat, France

August 13, 2022 | Clermont en Scène | Clermont, France

August 15, 2022 | Tournée des stations | Megève, France

August 16, 2022 | Tournée des stations | Les Carroz, France

August 17, 2022 | Tournée des stations | Morzine, France

August 18, 2022 | Tournée des stations | Les Gets, France

August 23, 2022 | Au Bonheur des Mômes | Le Grand Bornand, France

August 24, 2022 | Tournée des stations | Chamrousse, France

August 26, 2022 | Temps Fort Cirque | Aÿ, France

August 27, 2022 | Août en Eclat | Soignies, Belgium

August 28, 2022 | Rue du Bocage | Herve, Belgium

September 10, 2022 | Là où va l'Indien | Saint-Genest-Lerpt, France

September 11, 2022 | Festi'Rue | Decize, France

September 17, 2022 | PRIMO Festival | Clay-Souilly, France

September 18, 2022 | PRIMO Festival | Mitry-Mory, France

September 24 - 25, 2022 | La Seyne-Sur-Mer, France

September 28, 2022 | PRIMO Festival | Ecouen, France

September 30 - October 6, 2022 | Martigny, Switzerland

Les Dudes

Let's do this!

The show combines well timed comedy, refined circus skills and great chemistry between the two performers. The show takes the audience quickly into the world of its own, where surprise after another comes onto the stage and everything is possible: Flying with a pocket-sized teeterboard, playing with puppets, juggling fire on somebody's shoulders on a unicycle. Nothing can stop these two crazy acrobats, always ready to make you smile.

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Performed in more than 70 festivals!

  • Street(Art)nimation, Luxemburg
  • Muscat City Festival, Oman
  • Sziget Festival, Hungary
  • World Busker Festival, New Zealand
  • Circo Fest Puero Rico
  • Sentosa busker Festival, Singapore
  • Cratères Surfaces,France
  • Festpillene Harstad, Norway
  • Atsugi Daidogei, Japan
  • Melbourne Comedy festival, Australia
  • Festival of Fools, UK
  • Lienz Olala Festival, Austria

Show duration: 45 minutes

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Poster for the show 'Stories in the City!'

About

The story of Les Dudes dates back to 2009 when Francis Gadbois and Philippe Dreyfuss met each other while working for Cirque du Soleil in Quebec city. In 2013 they decided to work together and put the focus on street theatre – Les Dudes was born. Francis and Philippe are both graduates from canadian circus schools and before Les Dudes they have been touring with well-known troups such as Cirque Eloize and the 7 fingers. In 2017 Senja Meriläinen, a finnish comedian, musician and theatre maker was added to the mix.

Team

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Francis Gadbois

is born in Montreal, Canada. He has been working in the Cirque du Soleil show "Les cheminsinvisibles" and is a graduate from the Quebec Circus School. He is a master of artistic bicycle and has represented his country three times at the world championship of artistic bicycle. What he loves the most with circus, beside showing skills, is to make people laugh.

Philippe Dreyfuss

Philippe Dreyfuss

is a multi-disciplinary artist who loves performing just about anywhere, from the theatre to the big top to street shows. He’s toured the world with Cirque Eos, Cirque Eloize, and The 7 Fingers, and was an original cast member in Cirque du Soleil’s “Chemins Invisibles” in Quebec City. A graduate of the National Circus School of Montreal, Philippe is also passionate about teaching. He’s been an instructor in circus schools worldwide, most notably in a social circus project at the Zip Zap School in Cape Town, South Africa.

Senja Meriläinen

Senja Meriläinen

Is a comedienne, singer and improviser graduated from the performing arts programme at the Helsinki Metropolia UAS. The past years she has worked for the Finnish Broadcast Company, hosting Finland’s most well known children’s show. She has also directed and written for theatre, and created several improvisational show concepts with various groups in Finland. Senja has a lot of experience in teaching theatre and improvisation, and is never shy of jumping into the shoes of an instructor when she has the chance.

Contact

Philippe Dreyfuss
+1(418)261-4917
279 12e rue Québec
G1L 2L3
QC, Canada

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