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December 12-18, 2002 artpicks Cirque loizeJeannot Painchaud was so impressed the first time he saw Cirque du Soleil that he ran off and joined the circus. OK, first Painchaud went to circus school, but then he founded Cirque Éloize. Like the more famous Cirque, Éloize is fashioned in the manner of cirque nouveau. Begun in France in the '70s, this particular circus style gets rid of those pesky animal acts and situates traditional circus arts in a dramatic milieu where set design, music and lighting merit as much attention as the performers. Cirque Éloize has tweaked the formula a bit -- for one thing it performs on a theater stage instead of under the big top. The 9-year-old company has performed at the Edinburgh Festival, Lincoln Center and the Sydney Opera House, among many other places. Granted, this gig is not as grand as Cirque du Soleil, but the upshot is this show is presented on a more intimate scale. Of course it showcases performers that dazzle us -- acrobats, aerialists, contortionists and clowns. They do cool things on teeterboards, trapezes, hoops and ropes. For its engagement at the Kimmel Center, Cirque Éloize presents Nomade, a piece about the vagabond life. There's a loose narrative concerning a nighttime gypsy carnival followed by a wild wedding, plenty of humor, drama and pathos, plus lots of tricks of the cirque nouveau trade. Tue.-Sun., Dec. 17-22, $30-$47, Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999. 
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