Take Off #17
Take Off #17
In this graduating program, fourteen emerging circus artists from Codarts Circus Arts invite you into intimate, imaginative universes shaped by memory, identity, humor, and transformation. From trembling tightwires and floating ropes to hypnotic juggling and haunting acrobatics, each act reveals a unique dialogue between body, object, and space with circus at its basics. Expect poetic visuals, absurd twists, and moments of raw vulnerability, where control and chaos meet. Together, these performances offer glimpses into personal stories and shared questions about belonging, perception, and the fragile line between what is real and what is imagined.
We warmly welcome you to the graduation acts of the fourth year students of the bachelor Circus Arts, performing at Maaspodium.
Rosa Boon (head), Jan Daems and Thomas Falk (coordinators)
Codarts Circus Arts Rotterdam
Tickets:
Please buy your ticket(s) for one of the performances by clicking on the following links:
Location:
Maaspodium
St. Jobsweg 3
3024 EH Rotterdam
Creators/performers
Fourth year students Codarts Circus Arts 2025/2026
Luna Baier, Lise Beaumard, Mikk Bernadt, Axel Bernard-Bouissieres, Alice Clénet, Merel Duffels, Nienke Goodijk, Marcelin Manceau, Corbinian Neubauer, John Ochieng, Mia Erika Peterson, Mathis Platre, Thaïs Ragot, Swantje Theesfeld.
Credits:
Hosts: Rafael Martins de Almeida Gonzalez, Jerry Simon, Julie Voisin
Director Take Off #17: Thomas Falk
Production: Vivian Hendriks
Light Design & Light Engineering: Edwin van Steenbergen
Sound Engineering: William Bakker
Rigging: Saar Rombout, Nikolay Pyasta, Erik Berkey
Stagehands: Third year students Codarts Circus Arts under the direction of Noëmi Wagner
Codarts Circus Arts teachers & staff
With special thanks to Anna Beentjes, who supported and guided these students throughout the program until her retirement earlier this year.