After almost half a decade of honing their creation, the French flying trapeze troupe La Tangent du Bras Tendu finally had its time to shine by showing “Resistance” at the Cirque du Demain Festival 2023. The troupe’s director Maxime Bourdon reveals everything that goes into creating a Grand Prix-winning act. We all know how much work it takes for a circus act to see the light of day. Mastering any discipline takes constant practice. For every time a flyer successfully soars into their porter’s arms on the trapeze, hours and hours are spent behind the scenes in both creation and rehearsal. Good stories, too, can take just as long, or even longer, in development. Storytellers of all kinds know that whether or not a story connects with its audience can often be a matter of timing; you will not often know before release whether your message will be seen as dated or timeless. The point is that creating any kind of art requires ample t...