Saint-Denis: imminent danger on the Raj'ganawak wooden marquee, “an incredible place”. The 100-seat self-supporting structure literally swallowed up the tiny plot of land where it was installed, except for a tree whose branches provide shade in summer above the marquee.
Drills in hand, tightrope walkers were in the framework this Friday morning to attack the dismantling. “The urban vise is tightening. Renovation of neighborhoods. It's our turn. We knew it. But not as violently,” says Camille Brisson, aka Camo, the artistic director of the big top.