DYNAMOGèNE, maker of music boxes since 1859
After some amateur starts in an occitanist association (Grate Camin), participation at Nîmes’ feria & various carnivals between 1986 and 1989, creation of CLINTONBACO in 1990, then…
1991, THE BIG WHEEL (4 metres in diameter, obsolete fun fair and human hamster) played a hundred times (Sotteville, Stuttgart, Glasgow, Annonay…). It was fragile and generous, efficient and ambitious, we still laugh!
1995, Creation of DYNAMOGèNE succeeding Clintonbaco with THE TAXI OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE (real pedal car, cycling parody of the road convicts), over 150 performances in Europe… The Taxi ended in 2013 (video) from a stroke of an escavator’s bucket in the mouth and crushed to the format “compression of Caesar trophy” in a car breakers. Rest in peace … 1997, Mr. CULBUTO, nearly 1000 performances in 32 countries…
1997, M. CULBUTO, almost 1000 performances in 32 countries…
2000, RÉNOVATIONS FAÇADES, creation during the In-“Chalon dans la Rue” festival, then, 30 shows… It’s a big fail, showed-off too early in bad conditions unfortunately, but at the end, artistically, in my humble opinion, it reached dizzying levels and entertained his public beyond the reasonable.
People who where at the castle of Aurillac in 2002 still remember.
2004, OPEN FOR INVENTORY, First prize throughout its creation in Detmold (D), 120 performances in 11 countries. Show in three parties, three opuses of 25 minutes. « A little marvel of a theatrical watchmaking … »
2006, THE CYMBALOBYLETTE, beyond 200 shows all over Europe, always on roads !
2008, INTERNATIONAL VARIATIONS, special project for the Oh festival ! Nine representations on a barge, down the Marne, the open sky engine room, the workers on the bridge.
2009, 2010 & 2012, THE KLAXONARION, THE TORPEDO SWING et THE MODERN AEROPHONE, following the series of « small mobile music machine » and showed in THE SMALL CATALOGUE. Still available …
2012, THE SMALL CATALOGUE, Utopia factory, definitely our master piece. Creation in the festival of Detmold (D), then Paléo (CH), Saintes, Port-Saint-Louis, Nîmes, Vieux-Condé, Carros, Montpellier, Niort, Le Creusot, Chalon / Saône, Lunéville, Leuven (B), Chassepierre (B), Valbonne, Le Cap-d’Agde, Pont-du-Gard, Illzach … Don’t forget to get hold of the book of the show, you won’t regret it! Satisfied or your money back.
2014 / 2015, THE BIG REVOLUTIONARY WHEEL, musical machine for carnival : Nancy, Montélimar, Genk (B), Perpignan, La Chaux-de-Fonds (CH) …
Show in mouvement (with 5 worker-artists), creation within Sol y Fiesta à Leucate (11), succeeded by some twenty representations.
2018, MISSED… AGAIN ! Mechanical-Live-Cinema, fixed show, movie shot especially for the occasion with Jean-Marc Rouillan and Noël Godin. Creation at the festival of Detmold (D), then Nîmes, Valbonne, Barjac, Illzach, Budapest (H), Nyon (CH), Pont-du-Gard, Rodilhan, le Vigan, Causse-de-la-Selle, Aurillac, Champclauson, Fournès, Collias, Sommières …
2019, THE TORPEDO SWING (new version), mechanical fantasy tremendously efficient. It’s official, Rock’n’Roll has been created in Nîmes, thanks to this diabolic machine. Seen in Luxembourg, Dieppe, Aurillac, Montpellier … and Nîmes, in the Prolé’s patio !
2019, THE ATHLETIC-CYCLO-DISCO-CLUB, interactive machine with the participation of the public. A vinyl selection (45T) of the highest quality. Come over to cycle in music !
