ENT – Cirquos Hialøsa
Here we present 12 artistic voices. Listen to their stories about artistic processes, driving forces, and sources of inspiration.
12 artistic voices
Artist: Aino Ihanainen
Aino Ihanainen is a Finnish circus and installation artist. Handbalancing as her main discipline she also works with pair and aerial acrobatics, movement and object manipulation. In her work Aino is interested in visual storytelling and often combines circus with contrasting art forms such as textile art, looking to expand the idea of circus as well as find new venues and audiences for it.
Instagram: @ainoihanainen
Contact: aino.ihanainen[at]gmail.com
Trailer and stills: Solène Milcent
Artist: Carlotta Risitano
Carlotta Risitano started her career as a gymnast in Italy. Carlotta attended the preparatory school Vertigo in Turin and spent one year working and training in Rotterdam. In 2015, she was accepted at Stockholm University of the Arts. After graduating, Carlotta has been performing with different circus cabarets around Europe as well as creating her own show.
Instagram: @carlottarisitano
Contact: carlotta.risi[at]gmail.com
Artist: Benoît Fauchier, Ideal Circus
Benoît Fauchier graduated from CNAC in Chalons-en-Champagne in 2010, and from the Master of Circus Arts program in DOCH in 2018. He was the founding member of Cirque Kozh. Benoit has also worked with Mauvais Esprit’s Tube, Galapiat Cirque and Les Fees Railleuses. He has developed extensive knowledge in creative circus apparatus construction, and worked as the chief rigger and tent master for Circus I love you and Galapiat Cirque.
Website: idealcirkus.com
Contact: benoit[at]idealcirkus.com
Filmed materials by Raoul Bender and by Fanny Gonin-Lavina.
Artister: Louise Bjurholm von Euler & Henrik Agger
The artists Louise Bjurholm von Euler and Henrik Agger, a performance duo from Sweden, have worked together since 2001. For the last ten years they have choreographed their own productions, mixing art forms such as dance, circus, theatre, film and soundscapes. Louise and Henrik has performed their work at festivals and theatres all over the world. In their artistic practice Henrik and Louise investigate the art of working in pairs.
Website: acrobalance.com
Contact: info[at]acrobalance.com
Artist: Klara Sköldulf Phillips & Fridamy Roth, Below Zero
Fridamy Roth is a circus artist, artistic director and pedagogue based in Malmö. Her work is centered around the discipline of acro dance. She has worked with amongst others, The Dansih Royal Theatre, Glimt Amager, Dynamo Workspcae and Below Zero.
Klara Sköldulf Philipp is a circus artist, project manager and as one of three artistic directors for Below Zero. She works mainly as a wire dancer and high wire walker, lately for companies such as The Danish Royal Theatre, Cirkus Cirkör and KompaniTO.
Website: belowzerocompany.com
Contact: producer@belowzerocompany.com
Trailer from Otroligt!helig! by Fridamy Roth & Johan Stertman, teaser is for upcoming production Living Layers.
Artist: Ida Stenman, Karavan Malmö
Karavan is today a company, a physical space, and a platform for circus. The purpose of the organisation is to contribute to the development, dissemination, and vitality of contemporary circus. One of its goals is to increase media coverage of the art form and encourage cross-border collaborations.
Website: karavanmalmo.se
Contact: info[at]karavan.se
Artister: Marta Chaves de Melo
Marta Chaves is a Brazilian circus artist, actress, and aerial acrobat with a poetic and physical stage presence. Since 1997, she has performed internationally, including with Cirque du Soleil. She creates and produces her own performances and is the artistic director of Teatro Baó, based in Gothenburg.
Website: teatrobao.com
Contact: info[at]teatrobao.com
Trailers: Relicário – a co-production with Stora Teatern, project Creative Stage and Grannar (Neighbours) – filmed by Nettan Kock and Johan Wejstål
Artister: Rebecka Nord, Circus By Me
Rebecka Nord is a Swedish circus artist and choreographer specialising in partner acrobatics. Founder of Circus By Me, she creates contemporary circus exploring trust, care and human relationships through the language of the body.
Website: circusbyme.se
Contact: info[at]circusbyme.se
Video credits: Alex Hinchcliffe, Nalle Laanela, Kristian Davik Larssen
The film clips are an extended part of Cirkuscentrum’s event All About the Art at CirkusExpo 2026 and the project Digital Spring.
Co-funded by:
Artist: Håkon Hemmer
After hyperactive years with breaking, taekwondo and parkour, Håkon found a slightly calmer activity, tightwire. Through tightwire he understood presence, and the duality between mastery and vulnerability. That’s still the cornerstones of what he does today.
Website: håkonhemmer.com
Contact: hakonhemmer[at]gmail.com
Photos: Svein Nesbakk and Hilde Hemmer
Artist: Klara Mossberg
Klara is specialized in tight wire and aerial hoop. She performs and creates through multiple genres and contexts. Her own research is based around developing and widening the movement technique of tight wire. Mental states and presence of the circus body in relation to architectural space.
Website: klaramossberg.com
Contact: klarawire[at]gmail.com
Filmed material in the video is from the project Correlational Space Wire, Filmed by Karl-Oskar Gustavsson, Wictor Öberg & Shauheen Daneshfar.
Artister: Love Aamås Kjellsson, ENT
Circus creator, musician, singer and composer rooted in Scanian traditions, active on local and international stages from Skåne to China. My work blends music and circus through interdisciplinary group process work, carrying tradition forward through a contemporary, politically aware practice.
Website: entmanagement.se
Contact: lovekjellsson[at]gmail.com
Trailers and stills: Love Aamås Kjellsson
Artister: Sade Kampilla, Circus I Love You
Circus I love you aims to create performances that generate enthusiasm towards taking action in it audiences. The company values the artisan approach to circus, and pays respect to the patience-demanding approach that learning high level acrobatic skills requires.
Website: circusiloveyou.com
Contact: sade[at]circusiloveyou.com
