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On June 29 you can enjoy performances in unique locations throughout the Netherlands. Can be in someone’s living room or garden, in a theater or at a historic location. With TaleSpinners we’ll be playing our festival-show Raw Stoked at the most beautiful playground the city of Zwolle has to offer: Speeltuin Assendorp.
I was invited to play a halftime unicycle show during the basketbal play offs at the Landstede sportscenter in Zwolle, The Netherlands. It was an awesome experience to be able to perform Hammertime for such a big growd in a truly amazing atmosphere. Thanks Hammers and see you next season!
Will be performing the halftime-show on my unicycle during the basketbal play off’s in Zwolle, The Netherlands. I have named it Hammertime as a tribute to my hosts. It took quite some designing to get my show right, as the Landstede Sportcenter is pretty big. I had to include unicycle-basketball of course.
So, we played our first festival-show and it was quite an experience. I really mean that: we learned a lot. We had lots of fun, it was very educational and very cool. Normally in theaters We normally play theaters, meaning that we more or less have the stage for our selves.
Cirqulinair 2025 is a classic variety-show experienced in the city of Groningen between February 6 and March 9 2025. It mixes circus, danse and music with a good three-course meal. They offer both vegan as well as meat-options.
Sinterklaas is a traditional celebration in the Dutch speaking world. It brings warmth, gifts and candy. The arrival of Sinterklaas is all over the country a big thing. I assisted Sinterklaas a couple of days.
Hans Klok is one of the best illusionists in the world. His stage-presence and energy-levels are just awesome. His last show is called ‘Face the Future’ and is nothing short of mind-blowing (and really funny). I experienced the show in Capitole in Gent. Mind-blowing The opening is wild.
The Circusstad Gala was a two hour show that really knocked my socks off. It had a great series of unbelievable acts.
Glorious Bodies is a show by artists between 55 and 67 years old. It’s about getting older in the show the artist go through several phases. First they deny it and try to hide it. They try to avoid the limelight.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Cirque no problem is an hilarious love-story full of interaction with the audience. You literally laugh your head off.
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.
The beautiful and vibrant city of Rotterdam is hosting the Circusstad Festival from May 1st through May 5. It features a lot of very famous circus-acts and street-artists, for a part free access. Circus Milico is participating in Kabaal in Rotterdam. We’ll be performing Kabaal twice on May 1st!
Talking about awesome! Yes, that was my 2023. I made a movie with most of my highlights. Probably forgot a few, as you can’t remember (or even capture) everything. Nonetheless am I very pleased with the movie showing my year. I wish you all the best for 2024!