International Chinese Pole Convention

Since 2015, under the impulse of Benjamin Lissardy, acrobat and researcher in Chinese pole, the Bivouac Company organizes in partnership with the Circus School of Bordeaux the International Convention of Chinese Pole. About fifty participants from all over the world meet every year. Three days rich in sharing and research around master classes, a laboratory of experimentation, an exhibition and a festive closing evening open to the public.

The latest edition of the International Chinese Pole Convention took place on September 18th, 19th, and 20th, 2025. To bring this event to a joyful closure, we organized a major event open to all: Nuit d’éclat on Saturday, September 20th, featuring shows and presentations, original performances created with dancers and DJs from the Collectif La Sueur, circus workshops, a Chinese pole jam, and many other wonderful things!

There will be no 2026 edition of the International Chinese Pole Convention, but we’re already planning the next one! The event will take place in the fall of 2027 in Bordeaux.

To tide you over until then, relive the 2024 edition by watching the Nuit d’éclat aftermovie right here: