CABARET DE L'EXIL Portrayed by Alfons Alt   Total adventure in the heart of an ageless story; for almost forty years, Zingaro has continued his theatrical journey. To offer oneself to the public on horseback is to speak with them; invent an immemorial language ... An exchange beyond words, when the language of men is led to disappear and be reborn with the winds of history.   Exile almost always leads to the enrichment of one's own roots, it imposes a rebirth, a detachment from one's ancestral ties. Receiving this new sap requires courage and openness. This first "Cabaret of Exile" celebrates Yiddish culture and its klezmer music; a nomadic world in reference to the perpetual uprooting of the Jewish people. Yiddish, the language of exile par excellence, is today a dying language that may one day be reborn. As Bashevis Singer said with his devastating and devastating humor, when presenting his Nobel Prize for Literature: “I am often asked why I write in such a dead language. Why ? Because I believe in the resurrection. Not just in the resurrection of tongues, but in the resurrection of men. A dying tongue… perfect for those who are neither alive nor dead: ghosts! Nothing fits a ghost story better than a dying tongue. The more the language is dead, the more the ghosts are alive. "   Inspired by the bestiary of this "Cabaret of Exile", Alfons Alt reveals beyond nostalgia, which crosses time to imprint our souls, a real resurrection.   BARTABAS

"Entretiens Silencieux" was performed at the Equestrian Academy of Versailles in July 2021, in collaboration with Paris l'été festival and Festival d'Automne. Jean-Louis Sauvat sketches.

«C'est ce soir-là, après avoir copieusement arrosé l'arrivée du nouveau venu, que nous avons décidé dans l'euphorie et à l'unanimité de le baptiser Zingaro. Il endosserait le nom de notre théâtre équestre et musical, premier nommé il donnerait à la troupe sa descendance. Plus tard, tandis que la fête se répandait dans la nuit et que s'épanchaient les cœurs imbibés, je me suis surpris, comme souvent, à ne plus trouver ma place. J'éprouve dans ces moments le besoin de me retirer ; de m'évaporer sans au revoir ni salut. Je suis allé le rejoindre dans son box, je n'ai pas allumé, je me suis glissé dans son antre comme on se glisse sous les draps de l'amante endormie. Il était couché sur le flanc gauche, je me suis assis près de lui, il a tourné la tête vers moi sans se relever, un peu étonné de me voir, comme sorti d'un songe. Cette nuit-là, nous avons fait un pacte : j'allais contaminer son animalité et il allait me permettre d'exister parmi les hommes. Aux humains de mon espèce, nous allions nous révéler. Pour la vie.»   Publisher : GALLIMARD (February 6, 2020) Paperback : 320 pages

ExAnima : The ultimate cration of Zingaro, now on DVD

V-Neck Printed white logo on back and heart

In a similar fashion to his Hermès project, renowned fashion photographer Koto Bolofo (born 1959) moved in backstage at the Versailles Equestrian Academy where the legendary horse trainer, film producer and impresario Bartabas introduced him to the exceptional riders of the royal stables. This opportunity to witness at close quarters the teaching of unique riding techniques (as well as the teaching of other disciplines such as fencing, legends, dance and singing) allowed the photographer to capture some extraordinary images of the equestrian arts. His black-and-white prints, his focus on surface and texture (such as leather, wood and horsehair), on the architectural qualities of the majestic setting, on costumes and the special attention paid to portraiture, create timeless images of an abiding quest for perfection. Publisher : Actes Sud; Bilingual Edition (May 21, 2019) Hardcover : 288 pages

"For this ultimate creation, I wanted to celebrate them as the true actors of this original “Equestrian Theatre”… To show a ritual without memory, a ceremony where the viewer will see the animal as the mirror of humanity." Bartabas

A photo book of the shows of The Academy of Equestrian Arts of Versailles in Sazlbourg in collaboration with Marc Minkowski : Mozart's Requiem, choreography created in 2017, & The Davide Penitente, choreography created in 2015 Two DVDs of the complete shows are included in the book.

A movie by Bartabas and Jacques Malaterre, based on a Zingaro Theatre show. "His caravans, his music, his horses give him the appearance of a circus, but here the show is a ritual, music a vocation and the love of horses a religion. No "act", but a touch, a note, a set, a painting,..." Bartabas

Recording of the show Opéra Equestre in July 1991 in Avignon. In this show in the form of a ritual challenge, two tribes of horsemen and singers, one of Berber influence, the other of Caucasian influence, meet, compete, play on their differences and their similarities.

Cotton-made with the black  Zingaro logo

With the show "They shoot angel, don't they ?", the thirteenth in thirty years, Zingaro continues his indomitable, equestrian and poetic quest into the unknown. Laughter often goes along in this pit of chimeras each time reinvented, where white clowns looking like butchers are stirring to popular tunes.

This "mano a mano" accompanied by four horses will be done on the mystical effluvia of the liturgical works of Tomas Luis de Victoria looking for, says Bartabas, a silent music.

Intermingling with passion equestrian theater, dance, world music and poetry, Zingaro reinvents itself with each show for 30 years. The troupe invites you for a trip in thirteen shows of timeless beauty. With: Cabaret Equestrian, Equestrian Opera, Chimera, Eclipse, Triptyk, Loungta, Entr'aperce, Battuta, Darshan, The Centaur and the Animal, Golgota, Calacas, They shoot angels, don't they?

This set was published on the occasion of 10 years of the equestrian Academy of Versailles. He contains: Rosita Boisseau's foreword. The portfolios of 10 creations of Bartabas for the Academy as well as 5 DVD: the Way of the rider - The knight of saint George - Travels in Courteous India - equestrian Recital - equestrian Partitions - night mares - equestrian Liturgy - equestrian Charivari - We were horses - The Time in front of one 2 virgin pads - 6 postcards - 3 posters