He cries, joins his hands to thank the audience. A few moments earlier, the room chants his name “Mathieu!” Matthew! » She wants it to be the magician Mathieu Stepson who wins the final.
Next to him, the dancers of Inverdance tremble. They set fire to an ACDC song, in black latex catsuits. The viewers, the only voters for the final, preferred magic to dance.
He “sacrifices his well-being for magic”
Mathieu Stepson leaves with a check for 100,000 euros, after having delivered, once again, a great moment of magic. His career is well worth the numbers presented on the major Parisian stages. He plays with time, cell phones, a large screen on which he recorded premonitory videos.
Between reality and virtuality, this 38-year-old Norman with a good-natured smile has the art of losing us. Inventive, creative, he invited a spectator chosen at random from the audience to ask him what he wanted: to take his son to his first concert. The boy of around ten, at his side, dreams of seeing Soprano.
Mathieu Stepson takes two concert tickets for Soprano out of his pocket. Éric Antoine knows that he “sacrifices his well-being for magic”, understands the colossal work it took to bluff everyone to this extent, at each stage of the show.
They invented reverse dancing
Inverdance achieved the feat of 2nd place, even though these women are all amateurs. They invented the inverted dance, head in a stool, legs in the air, launched into a frantic, punchy, joyful rhythm, full of power and beauty.
RB Dance company landed a disappointing 3rd place for the troupe. After crying with joy, the children released tears of disappointment. Romain Rachline-Borgeaud's troupe, however, hit again hard, performing a number mixing opening singing, tap dancing, urban dancing in the rain. With the final elevation of a dancer, in the rain, hanging by the belt.
For Marianne James, this is the best performance of a candidate since she sat on the jury. Éric Antoine believes that this company “is the closest to the international level”. The troupe, which became professional after its passage in 2018, was undoubtedly more incredible in the semi-final than in the final.
“This saga!” It’s crazy, it’s crazy!! How lucky we are”
4th place was won by disabled comedian Matthieu Nina, who managed to slam while making people laugh about the origin of his disability. Falling from a ladder at the age of 10. Two months in a coma. “Cardio, immuno, ortho, ophthalmology… I think it was only the gynecologist who didn’t examine me… In college, hell… They made fun of me. You're not normal, you're a fool…. »
The traumatized kid took a nice revenge on life. Like Jean-Baptiste, who arrives just behind, in 5th place. He suffers from Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. The body shaken by knocks, 35,000 contractions per day, still dazzles the public with one of its compositions, between slam and pop. To dance in response to mockery.
The evening was incredible. After almost each candidate's appearance, Éric Antoine exclaimed “This saga! It’s crazy, it’s crazy!! How lucky we are. » The jury complimented all the candidates, encouraging them, finding them unique, singular, exceptional.
We really liked two women, too. Léa Kral, suspended by her hair, delivered her best act, running 10 cm from the ground, twirling, all in contortion, her face so sunny, hovering in the middle of hundreds of soap bubbles. And the poetry of Gabrielle Boudreau, in a dance with her mother. On a carefree swing, of time passing, in a pale pink setting.
Marianne James hides her tears behind her black fan, Éric Antoine barely contains them, Hélène Ségara also falls for this moment of transmission. Like the art of Mathieu Stepson, it was a magical evening.
