Acrobot is a clever act based around a programmable robot. When I mention robot you should think about a factory-robot, a machine that acts in a pre-programmed way. So it’s not (yet?) a robot with intelligence (like R2D2) or gyroscopes (like a gimbal). Acrobot starts with a high tec sales pitch. Then it transforms into […]

Circ’Olé was sheer fun. It’s a lovestory with good music and some nice dans, aerial and acrobatics. Packed in a small theater everything happens right In front of you. There is a lot of audience participation and some really good showmanship. It featured flying guitars and flamingo pingpong. Awesome! Olé! More Circusstad 2024:

Shenanigans is a show by Henri and Batist about imagination and art in a world dominated by tech and screens. It’s highly interactive with the audience with balls flying all over the place. And a racecar literally racing through the audience. It’s a great show about the necessity of playing while growing up. The path

At the Rotterdam Circusstad festival I saw “I was told” by Kathrin Wagner. It was an interesting show about equality and feminism. It started slow and witty with a balance-act with one ring (to rule ‘m all, haha, just kidding). That transformed into juggling with 7, with a lot of interaction with the audience. That

At Rotterdam Circusstad Festival (2024 edition) I saw a lot of acts and shows. Really, really loved the whole festival, including the Circusstad Gala. For me the best show is Brave Space by Aloft. The acting, co-operation and that intimate setting in the tent, all with the light, music and really great acrobatics. Brave Space

Kabaal is the result of a pressure-cooker in which 42 circus-talents were mixed with a few expert-trainers and a director. We developed the show in 3 days and it was the opening-show of the big circus-festival Rotterdam Circusstad. We had an overloaded house with all seats taken and a lot of people standing. The same

Panorama Kino Theatre is a participation-act based on improvisation. The theatre with an audience of 20 is rotating, making the environment the scenery for whatever story the cast decides to tell. To tell the story they need actors which they will find in the surroundings. You can play the full 25 minutes, but also appear

Cirque no problem is an hilarious love-story full of interaction with the audience. You literally laugh your head off. Everyone and everything in the audience is game: “This is a hoop, now throw your dog through it!” Cirque no problem proofs how important timing is, because great timing is what promotes their jokes from being

Visited ‘Cirk in het Park’ in Maasmechelen (Belgium) last weekend. Experienced a few great circus-shows, like ‘Dive Journey’ by to R mansion from Japan. With my friend Hallie I was in front-row at this unbelievably well made show. It’s like watching a silent movie with a true story, great effects and props, amazing costumes and