The years of circus performer 1974 - 1978

Then theater company of street and fairs, the "Puits aux Images" company – will become later "Cirque Baroque" company, playes Molière, Dario Fo and Casona in the districts of Paris and in the whole of France through several tours.

The company also presents many street circus performances for various festival in France, as well as the World Youth Circus Festival in Cuba.

Some important dates :


1973 : Christian Taguet starts the "Puits aux Images" company and surround himself with friends performers from circus, theater and dance.
1976 : The group slipt up. The other half will become successively the "Cirque Aligre" and "Zingaro".
1977 : Production of the show « Mille et une nuits » with Mister Claude Santelli.
1978 : World Youth Circus Festival in Cuba
1979 : The company builds itself a big top and some tier of seats with the means at one’s disposal. And it produces its first circus show which it calls of course “Puits aux Images”.
1986 : The French Ministry of Culture conferes on the company the National Prize of Circus ("Grand prix National du Cirque")
1987 : The Puits aux Images company takes the name of "Cirque Baroque" and produces a real show of "New circus" called “Baroque I”.
1995 : Christian Taguet is promoted to the rank of "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres".