Gokaï
About us
Gokaï is an ensemble of artists based in Fouras.
We are acrobats, dancers, actors and musicians. An ambitious team of artists drawing on a diverse set of skills, and a shared appetite for art that surprises.
Our world is one of physical storytelling and visual impact. We often work with original compositions and live music.
The company was founded by Clara Serayet and Hugo Journaud as a collaboration in between live music, dance and aerial acrobatics. After the creation of our first show Du Haut, we have included Justine Arden as a third co-member of the company. Coming from Lecoq style physical theatre and circus, Justine directed shows with her own company Breadknives. Clara Hugo and Justine now merge their skills with the vision of creating a collective ensemble.
Our creations spring from physical theatre storytelling: we start in a theatrical setting, often playing on tensions. As the emotions rise, our scenes evolve from a theatrical context to emotional, and physical outbursts performed by highly skilled acrobats and dancers.
Every performer here is a creator. Our work focuses on a continual research for new performative languages: we encourage mistakes, we support exploration, we promote fearlessness.
We want to break down genre barriers and bring to the stage new, brash and generous art creation that is accessible to all.
