Playground at the Belles Sorties d’été 2025

Playground at the Belles Sorties d’été in Willems
Les Belles Sorties is a cultural initiative launched by the Lille Metropolitan Area in partnership with fourteen cultural institutions in the region. Its aim is to promote access to culture for as many people as possible.
Collectif Primavez will be presenting their show Playground at the Belles Sorties d’été in Willems on 4 July at 19h00.
See you on 4 July at the Belles Sorties d’été. If you want to know more, click here!
Do you want to know more about Playground?
Do Artists Need Their Audience? Without a doubt—without spectators, there is no show. But can artists also rely on their audience physically? Miguel Rubio takes on this challenge with Playground.
Here, the staging depends entirely on the spectators. Their gaze, their presence, and even their bodies support the structure of the performance. Seated on eight chairs connected to the Chinese pole, they become a key element of the scenography. Those who accept this role will feel just how much the artist leans on them to keep everything in balance. Blending Chinese pole acrobatics, dance, theater, and humor, Playground is a performance full of surprises and extraordinary adventures. It is an aerial and absurd playground where comedy meets acrobatic prowess, suspended more than eight meters above the ground.
After collaborating with numerous companies and diverse projects, Miguel Rubio wanted to take the Chinese pole to the streets. He designed a self-sufficient system in which the audience itself becomes the pillar of the performance. With Playground, the magic of the Chinese pole comes to life, unfolding anywhere and for everyone.