Cie Breaked
Breaked, a purposely false Anglicism of the word “broken”, it is to be pronounced [brékeudh] with a beautiful Belgian accent. Under this intended misspelling lies the guideline of this company created in 2018 by Suzon Gheur: breaking the boundaries with traditional norms and clichés with and in the circus world. Throughout its shows and acts, Cie Breaked tells stories in which creativity and truthfulness enhance the power of the performances. It sweeps away the stereotypes in order to create new opportunities.
Breaked is an unconventional company which plays with the rules and by that, reminds us that our bodies are vectors of limitless possibilities where everyone can find its own way of being.
The work is based on qualities such as playfulness, joy, authenticity, raw and the true – always staying true to one’s inner self.
Having found her circus voice thanks to a project mixing hip hop and circus, a way of moving on her apparatus (the trapeze) different from the ambient sensuality of the aerial, a balance between poetry and brutal force was too rich and inspiring not to become her driving force. She is more interested in ergonomic and flow than strength and aesthethic tricks. She also tries to question the community and society as being the only true and normal, and is rather keen to show a diversity of paths to inspire spectators to be themselves without judgment.
The challenge is not to be moralistic but rather to set thoughts in motion.
The Team
Suzon Gheur
– Founder
When she was 12, her sister dragged her to her first circus class, marking the beginning of 8 years of addiction, testing every circus discipline possible.
Suzon then graduated from a master in physical education in 2012 and passed her circus teacher certificate a year later. All in all, we can definitely say that Suzon knows the art and the way.
She likes being above ground, that’s her thing : she spends less time on earth than she does in the air. During her professional training she flew through Ireland, the US (Vermont) and Spain (Madrid) where she respectively learned vertical dance with Fidget Feet Aerial Dance, graduated from the Pro-Track program at the New England Center For Circus Arts in Cyr wheel and dance-trapeze, and then from the Formación Profesional En Artes Circenses de Carampa in trapeze, handstands and teeterboard.
Today, Suzon performs for various companies and directs her own shows.
Caroline Arter
– Associate
Her criteria: find a sport with more friends, more compassion, and above all, no competition.
The adventure began under a blue and yellow big top. More and more hours of circus were added, until, slowly, all her free time was dedicated to it… But it was the four summers of touring on the road that finally convinced her : she couldn’t dream of a better career!
This was followed by a professional training in Circus Arts at the Théâtre-Cirqule, then a move towards Brussels to explore contemporary dance and movement more intensely.
Experiences traveling under big top with horses (Equinote company), without (Gommette and Gabatcho), in theatres (Witches), creations of solo and duo acts (festival en l’air, bethleem, cabarets), venue management (Argonne, Le Lac), educational work (Pedagogical Training at Ecole de Cirque de Bruxelles, circus classes at Ecole de Cirque du Brabant Wallon), training and new projects, this is what now occupies her daily life.
Marie Ide
– Associate
Marie is Belgian. A lioness with a coppery mane, she spent her early childhood creating shows for her parents (who put on four shows every dinners). She put her creative joy aside and only encountered circus much later, by chance, during her teacher studies.
It was a no-breainer for her to make it her life! I mean, have you seen a trapeze…yummy! She finished her bachelor’s degree to rush to the Ecole de Cirque de Bruxelles and follow the Pedagogical Training Program. That began her artistic journey.
After various training courses ; Body Expression at Institut de rythmique Jaques Dalcroze, trapeze at the Formación Profesional En Artes Circenses de Carampa (Madrid), theater with a Michael Chekhov training (Brussels), she finally decides to put them to good use (a slight case of imposter syndrome persist).
Marie loves all absurd and self-deprecating things. She’s fascinated by bodies in motion that tell stories, even in spite of themselves… She loves the fragility that resides within humans, the contradictions that make them so rich and vulnerable.
She also loves kitsch stuff, the ridiculous things that surpass such a threshold of absurdity and become brilliant.
Nothing Without Them
The path to the creation of a company is long and full of pitfalls.
Cie Breaked would have never seen the light of days without the precious help of these partners of ours:
- Chantal McCormick, Fidget Feet
- Kathryn Cooley
- Biel Jorda – C.IN.E
- Irish Street Arts Circus and Spectacle Network (ISACS)
- Aires Libres
- All the artist friends generous with their advice.
- All the people who taught her the art of movement.
– little words from Suzon:
This is my website, a showcase to my glory, and it makes me feel uncomfortable.
Navigating the current world of ephemeral fast food, fast fashion, fast paced life can create, if one would want to compare itself to it, real anxiety and unwellness, especially for creative, sensitive people who suffer from the impostor syndrome.
Communication should be positive and inspiring, but is there a place to tell about the true path of life? With its ups AND downs? How to sell yourself, without nourishing this illusion of the easy perfection, but still creating desire?
This is my website and I remain a human being who suffers insomnia, who has enormous difficulties maintaining a healthy workout routine, a tremendous fear of others and their judgments, yet being hungry for their recognition.
All the texts on this website have been written without the help of any artificial inteligence.
