Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae
Joppe Wouters
° Belgium – Brasschaat 16-12-1979
Training
2008
Blacksmith trainming corse – Brussels
2004 – 2008
Big trampoline – Private course with Axel Seeuws
1998 - 1999 - 2000 – 2001
ECOLE SUPERIEURE DES ARTS DU CIRQUE (ESAC), Brussels
discipline : Teeterboard and freestanding ladder
1994 – 1998
member of circusacademy : KAY FOU, Antwerp
disciplines : juggling, unycycle, freestanding ladder
1992 – 1998
VWO: MSV De Es, Antwerp
member of schoolcircus ESTROPOV, free schoolactivity
April 1996
Fire Spitting training course, Flemish Mimefederation, Antwerp
Work Experience
Circus Artist
2006 – Present
Founder and Chief Circus Marcel (www.circusmarcel.com)
Technical and administrative responsible
Functions in the shows : Acrobat on Russian Swing, Korean creadle, clown, freestanding ladder, teeterboard, wheel of
death, hammering,..
2015 - …
Circus Marcel, Tour with “Nieuw programma – Nouveau programme”
April 2004 – 2012
9 seasons with solo show Joplada (www.joplada.com)
+- 450 shows in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, Switserland, Ireland, Finland, Italy, Spain, Denmark, Luxembourg
2010 – 2011
Circus Marcel, Tour with “Fietsen”, in coproduction with Theater luxemburg vzw at : CC de Kern – Wilrijk,
CC Westrand – Dilbeek, CC Muze – Heusden-Zolder, De Warande – Turnhout, De Spil – Roeselare, CC St Niklaas.
2008 – 2009
Circus Marcel Tour with “G4” at : Donkere dagen – Leuven, Piste aux Espoirs – Doornik, Sortilleges – Ath, Cirk-Aalst, CC
Knokke-Heist, ZART – Mol, Groote Stooringe – Roeselare, Theater op de Markt – Neerpelt.
Actor – Acrobat in “175 jaar Belgische grondwet in de Senaat” (show based on the Belgian Constitution)
at the Belgian Parlement
2003 : juggling-, big trampoline-, acrobaticshows at Provinciaal domein Bokrijk (BE)
2002 : Teeterboard duo act at Piste de Lancement – Espace Catastrophe – Brussels, Piste aux Espoires - Doornik,
Circo di porta volta – Milan, Festival "Furies" - Chalons en Champagne, …
2001 : Actor – Acrobat in Opera “Alice in Wonderland", production "Nederlandse Opera" – Carré – Amsterdam
Teeterboard trio at Festival International de Théatre – Avignon
2000- 2001 : Millenium Circus : Belgian traditional Cricus. Teeterboard- juggling- and freestanding ladder acts
2000 : Circus Rigolo : Dutch traditional Circus – summertour. Acrobatics- juggling-, and freestanding ladder acts
1995 : Actor – Artist en circusshow “Wish!”. Production CC Warande – Turnhout BE
2006 :
Other Work Experience
Desing and creation metal Circusequipement for a.o.
Cie Baladeu'x, Cirque Hirsute, Circ'ombelico, Circulation Locale, Circus Ronaldo, Circus in Beweging, Circus
Estropov, Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque, Ecole de cirque de Bruxelles, Espace Catastrophe, VTM, K3, Circus
Klomp, Ell Circo d'ell Fuego, De Spiegel, Les Argonautes, Okidok, Mômes Circus, Cie (reve)², Le Botrio, Cie du Chien
qui tousse, Dollepret, Dancer′s Agency, Circusatelier Zonder Handen, Baba Fish vzw, Codarts, Acapa, Circusatelier
Salto, Ecolle de Cirque de Honelles, Collective and Then, Les Malunes, Fitopia, Corpus, Moving Art, Circusatelier
Locorotondo, Circusatelier Circolito, Trikk 3 Oü, CC Le Manege (Mons), Woesh, PatroPoli vzw, ZondeArts asbl, Cirkanto
vzw, Puggy, Ecole de cirque du Doudou, Acrobarouf, Circus Unartiq, Destelheide, Shut up and Fly, ... and many many
many more...
Organization and programming
"Scène ouverte 1, 2 en 3" Mômes Circus - Doornik
"Cabaret des retrouvailles" Piste Aux Espoirs- Doornik
"Dit is Belgisch" Theater op de Markt - Neerpelt
Circfusday from Gezinsbond.be
Specialised Circustechnician- Rigger for a.o.
Piste aux Espoirs - Doornik
Theater op de Markt : Herfsfestival – Neerpelt & zomerfestival – Hasselt
Mijndormen - Beringen
Ecole de Cirque de Bruxelles
Oliver Zimmermann, building high-wire installations
Circuscentrum (Gent)
Extreme convetion and Atlas festival – Antwerp
VRT – Belgian Television
Et vous trouvez ça drôle – Lomme (fr) (circusschool Lille – building up circustents)
CAR - Ath