Team - Circumstances

Artists -

Glorious Bodies

Det Rijven

°1956, the Netherlands

"Look at how much beauty comes with ageing..."

Det is an inspiring teacher, dedicated performer, passionate translator, energetic walker and a glorious body. 

1982 - 1984

training in Modern Dance (Amsterdam)

1984 - 2012

performer in children's dance productions and acrobatics performances

Since 1987

acrobatics teacher at Stichting Stapel in Amsterdam

1995

master's in Language and Literature (Norwegian)

1997 - 2022

teacher at the Academy for Theatre and Dance in Amsterdam

Winfried Deuling

°1960, the Netherlands

Acrobatics make you a more beautiful human.

Winfried is a traveler, a thoughtful doer, often on the go, curious about discovering what connects us, and simply a playful acrobat.

Since 1988

teaching/creating/performing in collaboration with Patries Verburg

1995

circus Drenz with Johannes Fischer

2006 - 2012

de Daltons, an acrobatic performance with his three sons: Tjade, Tammo, and Wybren

2006 - 2014

duo High & Low with Jeroen Manders

2015 - 2019

Acrobatic performance Trobriander with Marieke Drent

Johannes Fischer

°1960, Austria 

“What would the world be without circus?"

Johannes is a passionate acrobat/performer/clown and dedicated teacher, whose pride is to see his sons and students on stage. His love for philosophy and his technical background are significant aspects of his work.

1975 - 1980

studies in Architecture (Vienna)

1981

journey to India

1985 - 2002

training with the Osmani Sisters

Since 1987

acrobatics teacher

Since 1987

acrobat, clown, performer in (street) theatre performances

Paul Griffioen

°1961, the Netherlands

"I've turned my hobby into my profession."

Paul is a cheerful daredevil who works with discipline and from the heart to achieve the highest possible technical level of acrobatics. He is a passionate teacher, an ambitious acrobat, an empathetic team player, but above all, an enjoyer of life.

1983 - 1984

academy for Expression through Word and Gesture (Utrecht)

1984 – 2008

acrobatics lessons from the Como Brothers & the Osmani Sisters

Since 1994

founder and acrobatics teacher at Circus Ravioli, Rotterdam

Since 1994

performer with Duo Ravioli, De Sardini's, De Billy's, Marc van der Veerdonk, Tarzans in Space...

Since 2008

teacher and project leader at Circus Rotjeknor, Rotterdam.

Thorsten Bohle

°1968, Germany

“I could only be on stage when I was playing a character."

Thorsten is an extraordinarily creative acrobat whose passion is inventing new tricks. He was a creative carpenter and is a street-building engineer nowadays.

1998 - 2002

circus school "Die Etage" in Berlin

2001 - 2008

creating and performing a solo-acrobatics-clowning act Der Thochsten

2006 - 2015

member of an acrobatics-duo Duo Unwucht with Jasper Herrmann

2009 - 2015

founder of the FAC (French Acrobatics Convention)

2010 - 2020

teaching acrobatics workshops in Jerusalem, Moscow, New York, Los Angeles...

Astrid Schöne

°1968, Germany

“I always wanted to join the circus"

Astrid is a loving mother of two sons, disciplined acrobat, inspiring teacher, powerful and honest performer and empathetic team player who works hard for her dreams.

1978 - 1989

training in sports acrobatics and member of the East German national team and multiple East German champion

Since 1992

freelance artist in various companies (Alipes, Meier Variete´, Duo Agil, Schlickenspitz)

1992 and 2001

birth of her sons Ole and Jesse1999 - 2022: work as a speech therapist

1999 - 2022

work as a speech therapist

Since 2004

circus teacher at the children's and youth circus Karibu in Bielefeld and in projects at German (international) schools