CIRCUS KATOEN

Sophie van der Vuurst de Vries (Rotterdam 1990) and Willem Balduyck (Lichtervelde 1989) both took their first steps in the circus at a young age. Willem started at Woesh, the circus studio in Bruges, and Sophie ended up at the youth circus of Rotterdam: Circus Rotjeknor.

The two met years later at the circus school Codarts Rotterdam Circusarts, where they graduated in June 2012. Their shared love of nature, simple objects and their search for individuality unleashed a lot of creativity, which they could use in their own company: Circus Katoen.

After Codarts they decided to go straight into creation, which resulted in their first performance: Ex Aequo, with which they have been touring at home and abroad since 2013.