They are two Dutch circus makers who started their collaboration at the beginning of
2026 after side-lining each other’s solo work for years. Appreciating each other's way
of storytelling, they found they share a vision for circus as a medium that can frame
raw reality within its tension and lightheartedness—a form that can reach outside the
confines of the theatre and, through its spectacle, can and may appeal to a broader
audience, offering the capacity to physically underwrite the power of a story.
After their separate experiences in partner acrobatics, they moved to creating solo
work that looked to show the person doing the technique, rather than the doing of the
technique. A similarity rested on their tendency to work both analytically andsensitively. Their paths now converge in making work that addresses unconventional
and daring themes with honesty and playfulness. They are currently working with the
intimate experience of (female) anger on a piece they want to spill outside of the black
box, using their experience in street theatre. By working together, a story can emerge
in relation to one another, combining their individual voices into a sound that dares to
be heard louder.
Manuela Montoya Ramirez is a contemporary circus artist and independent director based in
Toulouse, where she completed the FoCon professional program at Esacto' Lido. Her international path includes the National Circus School of Cali and the specialized dance trapeze program in Turin. Her current creation is supported and hosted by Guayabo Colectivo,
an association rooted in territorial traditions and artistic community projects. Inspired by the
philosophy of Byung-Chul Han, Guayabo believes in active hope born from celebration and
gatherings, viewing creation as an act of joyful resistance to build society through care and
connection. Through this institutional and administrative framework, she establishes her voice as an artistic director, bridging high-level aerial technique and bouffon language with raw social narratives drawn from her lived experience. This project unites her background as an independent creator with a solid structural foundation, transforming the trapeze into a political space where art is not a luxury, but an autonomous rightand a community driver
Sabina Kohn Bernhard is a Chilean-German circus artist born in 1996. She began training at age 13 in aerial acrobatics before specializing in hand balancing and contortion, developed through continuous training and four years of professional experience in traditional circus in Chile. In 2024, she moved to France to train at ARC EN CIRQUE, the Regional Center for Circus Arts in Chambéry.
Her work focuses on contortion and the exploration of physical theatre movement languages, incorporating influences from popping, animation, and belly dance. She is currently focused on the creation of SKIN.CARE and the development of her own company, while also working on BOMBONLESS, a contortion and physical theatre duo.



