Patrick Léonard expresses his acrobatic and clownish talents with an intrepid, slightly daredevil style. A chemist by training, this quadruple artistic roller skating champion, a graduate of the National Circus School of Montreal, began his career as a diabolist and clown at the Casino de Montreal, then in German cabarets such as Pump Duck and Circumstances, the Wintergarten and the Freidrichbau, with the Swiss circus Knie, at the Teatro ZinZanni in San Francisco and with the Cirque du Soleil. He won the Nicouline Prize at the Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain. His ecological and social commitment leads him to contribute to benefit shows such as that of the organization “Dans la rue” in Montreal or Square Circle, which he directed in 2018 and 2019 in Toronto. He also sits on the Productions Carmagnole board of directors. Patrick loves artistic collaborations: in 2015, he co-directed the acrobatic performances of Moby Dick directed by Dominic Champagne at the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde. In 2019, he directed the show Looping for the Comic Opéra (Switzerland) and in 2020, the new creation of the Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra (Canada).