Circus dance, music theatre architecture, and global mime. Piet, Timo, and Elias. These are the names of the three new, completely original creators who are enthusiastically starting a three-year PLAN trajectory this spring.
During the PLAN trajectory, Piet deepens out his interdisciplinary, choreographic signature. The aim is never the direct fusion of disciplines, but rather the narrative power that comes from this interaction. In the coming years, he will investigate the physical capacity of the human body: how do the most perfect bodies transform? During the PLAN trajectory, he wants to learn how to share more in different forms, in order to not only seek connection within his work, but also with the audience. Piet Van Dycke: “The thing I find so interesting about circus is: what if it fails, what if you take a risk? It only gets interesting when the juggling ball falls. I think it’s important to get to that point, to realize that we are all human. Circus is not about achieving the impossible. It is about challenging it. The search for the limits of balance, gravity, time and endurance creates a unique dance for me.”
2 weeks. 12 shows. 12 standing ovations. 11 reviews. 2,000 flyers. 252 coffees. And 1 very happy team. This August, EXIT made its Edinburgh Festival Fringe debut.
What if children were in charge of the world? This summer, Piet Van Dycke explored that question with thirteen children aged 8 to 12 during a week-long theatre workshop at hetpaleis. Together, they played, balanced and imagined the future: what worries them, what they hope for and what they would change. One thing became clear: this generation has a lot to say. Don’t underestimate them!
After years of working from the kitchen table, Circumstances finally has an office of its own! Together with KampAdmin, we found a place in Leuven that was just a little too big for our two small teams. The perfect opportunity to start CoLeGa: a small-scale coworking space where we share our workplace with other entrepreneurs.
EXIT has been selected for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and will perform in Edinburgh this August. An intense, physical piece about balance, risk and connection.
In March 2026, our performance BEYOND toured across Switzerland as part of the Steps Dance Festival. With 19 shows, including the Swiss premiere, we performed in ten diverse locations – from small mountain villages to urban settings. We reached a wide audience and were featured in newspapers and on the news. An intense and connecting adventure full of encounters.
DeWijkJury at Zwolse Theaters – a diverse group of residents from Zwolle – attended and carefully evaluated a range of performances. In the end, GLORIOUS BODIES was awarded the title of the winner.
BEYOND celebrated a truly successful first summer tour. Rain, wind, heatwaves, pigeons, wasps, barking dogs, and even power outages couldn’t stop us – we truly lived up to our name Circumstances.
For the 23rd edition of DansClick, Piet Van Dycke was interviewed by Hasan Gök. The portrait video was shot by Conni Trommlitz and was shown on big screen after the performance during the DansClick tour.
ON/OFF premiered at Festival Boulevard and was performed at Festival Spoffin and Festival Circolo.
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BEYOND experienced a successful outdoor premiere at the Oerol Festival on Terschelling. We kicked off with the special Eilander opening, followed by no less than 14 sold-out performances during a sun-drenched edition of the festival. It was an intense and unforgettable experience.
Rehearsals for our new production BEYOND are in full swing! This new creation will premiere at OEROL Festival in June, followed by a summer tour across various festivals.
In December, the doors of EXIT traveled over 10,000 km and arrived in Hong Kong with our artists for an unforgettable experience: three weeks, twelve performances, special encounters and a serious jetlag.
We are starting a new collaboration with the international booking agency Aurora Nova, which will support us in the global distribution of EXIT starting in 2026.
SInce 2024, Circumstances has been part of deRUIMTE: a research and creation space at the Scheutsite in Kessel-Lo.
'I think this performance can be an encouragement for older people who might feel like their life is over.'
Rolls, somersaults, lifts, steps, handstands, up and down... GLORIOUS BODIES performed for the Wetteren audience. Hear what impression it left on the spectators in this Confessional video by De Zendelingen.
EXIT has been selected for the TheaterFestival 2023. For the jury, EXIT was the most thrilling circus performance seen in Flanders last season. It's not hard to understand why it also became a true hit among the general public: as the pace and music intensify, you find yourself on the edge of your seat. Wonder reigns, but it is never without purpose. This work genuinely piques our curiosity about what Van Dycke, as an 'up and coming' circus maker, has in store.
On a sunny afternoon, acrobat-teacher Aurelia Brailowsky, dancer-acrobat Det Rijven, choreographer Janni van Goor, and juggler Sander De Cuyper gather in the courtyard of Limerick to discuss a sensitive topic: aging.
Read the full article by Mahlu Mertens in Circus Magazine #75 (June 2023).
Choreographer Piet Van Dycke does not fit into pigeonholes. With his innovative mix of dance, circus and acrobatics, Belgium and the Netherlands have gained a new audience favourite. "Tricks don't interest me, but the way to get there."
Interview in De Standaard, by Charlotte De Somviele.
'EXIT' premiered during the Krokusfestival in Hasselt. This immediately generated some rave reviews in Focus Knack, Theaterkrant and Etcetera.
At the Krokusfestival in Hasselt, a children's jury voted for their favorite theater performance. EXIT is the winner of this edition.
The Oerol festival has not lost its appeal after two canceled editions. Also this year, the Dutch Wadden Island shows itself from its best side, with location theater in dunes, woods and barns (and sheep next to the stage). We premiered EXIT on the 10th of June at this beautiful festival with the location version.
The year is off to a goodstart. At the beginning of January we were in residency at Cirklabo, in theiconic Predikherenkerk.
“Danshuis” is a series about dance in which every episode a dance house is presented. During the various lockdowns, these kind of dance houses were the only places where dancers and makers could still work together. Hadassah De Boer meets the makers who continue to create new work despite the lockdowns. In episode 4, Club Soda takes centre stage.
Piet Van Dycke has won the BNG Bank Dance Prize 2021 and will be featured in the Netherlands next autumn during the DansClick23 tour. The prize for outstanding choreography talent was awarded on the 25th of June in Parkstad Limburg Theaters in Heerlen during the schrit_tmacher festival.
