Christophe Pinna - Nouveau Round

Christophe Pinna, a former karate world champion, brings his life story to the stage in Nouveau Round, a theatre show staged in Menton. It is a one-man account in the spirit of a biopic, built around personal anecdotes that the audience has not heard before. The story follows him from his earliest years through international competition, from the tatami to the television studio, and on to his fight against illness. The source describes the stories as moving, surprising and funny, and the evening moves between laughter and moments of reflection. Pinna is described as a former all-category karate world champion, recognised well beyond France, and the show presents his path as an out-of-the-ordinary and inspiring one. The performance takes place at the Salle Saint-Exupéry in Menton, a hall on the French Riviera close to the Italian border. Menton is known as the lemon town, with a sunny old quarter, a seafront promenade and a calm, small-town pace that suits an evening out at the theatre. Nouveau Round is a spoken, seated show rather than a sporting demonstration, so it suits anyone who enjoys personal stories, whether or not they follow martial arts. Fans of karate will find the sporting chapters of his career at its core, while others can come for the human story of perseverance, public life and resilience. The show is presented with the support of the Menton tourist office, and tickets are available through the site. The tour takes the production to audiences across France, and Menton is one of its stops. For visitors spending time on the Riviera, it offers a different kind of evening: an honest, humorous look back at a remarkable career told by the man who lived it.