BIOGRAPHY
Victoria Thierree Chaplin
Victoria Thierrée Chaplin (writer and director, Aurélia's Oratorio) appeared three times at the American Repertory Theater to great acclaim with her productions Le Cirque Imaginaire and Le Cirque Invisible, both created and performed with her husband Jean Baptiste Thierrée. Born in Santa Monica, California, she was the last offspring of her parents prior to their exile to Europe. She studied ballet and music in Switzerland, and in 1969 she met Jean Baptiste Thierrée, whom she later married, and together they have worked on the development of a new form of circus, Le Cirque Bonjour, which was invited to the Festival d’Avignon in 1971 and toured France. As the Thierrées moved towards a more personal approach to the circus world Le Cirque Imaginaire was born, with the two artists and their two children, Aurélia and James, which toured the world for ten years, followed by another show, Le Cirque Invisible. In addition to her own acts, Ms. Chaplin created most of the costumes herself and chose the music for the productions. Recently, she worked with her son James Thierrée on the design and costumes for his productions Junebug Symphony, La Viellée des Abysses, and Au Revoir Parapluie. L’Oratorio d’Aurélia is her latest creation.