Contortion - Manou on Disney Club [1993]

In 1993, Manou (Emmanuelle Peyre) was signed on to Cirque Baroque after an impressive performance at the Cirque du Demain Festival at their sixteenth year running (more on that in previous Manou videos, links below). Her duo act with an acrobat and capoeira artist known as “Tika“ went into costuming and choreography revisions at this time, and it’s at this point where we find an incredible duo appearance on the French version of the Disney Club show. -Clip One- The “doll“ act is virtually un-modified from the Cirque du Demain appearance, with one notable change. The oriental-style music has been replaced with the more enigmatic avant-garde soundtrack used popularly through the Cirque Baroque shows that would follow. -Clip Two- Manou was invited back onto the show as a solo performer later that year, and performed her candle contortion act, an act which remained a part of her repertoire until the early 2000s. This is a rare video of Manou outside of her doll makeup and cost