HANTZER Damien | Artist / Acrobat

Gymnast since the age of eight, I discovered circus arts at 18 by integrating training to become circus teacher in resorts (2009 - 2011). I discovered a new passion and a desire to learn that does not stop, I discovered my favorite one and the one who will be my main discipline, the flying trapeze that I will have the chance to practice for two years.

From 2011 to 2012, I worked for Les ateliers de la piste Achille Zavatta as a circus coach before getting my first job as an artist in an amusement park called Parc Asterix.

Simultaneously, I kept gymnastic training and I was also gymnastics coach for male section in my gymnastics club in Illzach.

French championship rankings:

Individual

3^th in 2003
5^th in 2012
9^th in 2013

By team

1^st 2009, national division 7
2^th 2012, national division 5
7^th 2013, national division 1

Discovery of circus arts, practice of different disciplines, juggling, fixed trapeze, swinging trapeze, acrobatics on the floor and the main one, flying trapeze. After a few months of training I’m going to work in Port Bourgenay resort.

I will give circus class in the morning with kids and flying trapeze class in the afternoon with adults.

Simultaneously some resorts show with some basic choreographies and especially flying trapeze training in the afternoon and flying trapeze show once a week.

It’s during these shows I discovered the pleasure to be on stage and gave me the motivation and desire to keep training and learning some new disciplines.

October 2012 | October 2013

Creation with Jean-Claude Cotillard

- Dramatic actor, gargoyle role for the Peur sur le parc event during Halloween season, Street performance / Acting / Acrobatics

photo de l'artiste jouant le rôle de gargouille

Season 2013 - Season 2014

Already existing show

- Acrobat, GIGN role for La legion recrute show, Acrobatics / Stunt / Acting

Artistic director: Véronique Levieil
Assistant: Jean-François Fourny
Stunt coordinator: David Grolleau

Season 2015 - Season 2016

Creation with Jean-Claude Cotillard

- New show creation Gaulois vs Romains - Le Match - New show creation

- la Patrouille Street performance with acrobatics / Acting / Stunt

October 2015

Already existing role

- The Beast role for Peur sur le Parc event during Halloween season, Street performance / Acrobatics / Acting

Flying trapeze artist for a circus school called Crique Evasion based close to Vesoul in France.

Creation of a flying trapeze act to take part of the Imaginacie festival taking place in Kosice in Slovakia.

photo sur la plateforme du trapèze volant

Trapeze artist: Morgane Hours
Trapeze artist: Sébastien Maillet
Trapeze artist: Didier Kardous
Catcher: Alejandro Alvarez

Director : Franco DRAGONE
Acrobatic Designer : Arnaud PAUQUET
Choreographers : Benoit SWANN - Elisa PETROLO / Pavel BRUN - Julia GAKHOVA - Maksim PASYUK