Taroo is a Parkour and circus show telling the everyday story of what happens in streets across the world. With a fusion of acrobatics, Chinese pole and urban street moves, this show is not all that it seems. Performed and created by Moroccan circus artist Said Mouhssine – a free runner, stage director, actor and stunt performer – expect Mouhssine’s distinctive brand of circus comedy and Parkour movement.

Crying Out Loud and Taroo

In 2023, and with local partners we developed different versions of Taroo.

The London version of Taroo was developed in partnership with the Shubbak Festival and the Babylon Migrants Project. It was performed in multiple public squares and neighbourhoods in London and in Liverpool as part of the Liverpool International Festival.

The Portsmouth version, along with the Ventnor Fringe dates, collaborated with Funk Format, and included young local people adding an exciting new live element enhancing the show’s experience (see videos for an example of the workshops).

The work was also presented as part of the Liverpool Arab Arts Festival and, in 2024, in Bradford as part of the BD:Festival.

Look out for Taroo in 2025.

Credits

Taroo has support from Institut Français Maroc, La Cascade Pôle National des Arts du Cirque Ardèche-Rhône Alpes, Le Prunier Sauvage, Compagnie Cabas, Cirkeole, La Passerelle, scène nationale de Gap, Ecole de cirque nationale Shems’y Maroc and Mlles F.