TEAM
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Helena Škovierová
Helena Škovierová studied puppetry at the Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava and ceramic design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava. She is one of the founders of CirkusKus and is involved in aerial and partner acrobatics, clowning, and sometimes you can also see her on stilts. She has been teaching children and adults in CirKusKus since 2013. She is constantly educating herself in the field of circus, especially abroad (Estonia, England, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic,... ).
She also cooperates with theatres in Slovakia and abroad, as an acrobat-performer or as a choreographer (DAB in Nitra, Slovak National Theatre in Bratislava, National Theatre in Brno, Small Stage of the Slovak Technical University in Bratislava, Peter Bezruč Theatre in Ostrava,...). In addition to this, she is also involved in scenography and especially costume design.
MULTICIRCUS │TEENAGERS │AERIAL AKROBATIC │PARTNER AND GROUP AKROBATICS │ CIRCUS FOR 3-5 Y.O. CHILDREN WITH PARENTS
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Elena Kremnická
Elena Kremnická specializes in juggling, fire shows, light shows, stilt walking, partner acrobatics and works in CirKusKus as a teacher and performer. She graduated in management at MU in Brno and applies her knowledge from her studies mainly in the management of courses and camps, but also in the organization of workshops. She also manages the social media of CirKusKus.
She communicates with both course participants and lecturers and you can contact her with any question or problem.
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Suzanne Verschueren
Suzanne is a certified circus instructor from Belgium. Although she does not perform, she specializes in circus disciplines that are related to balance. She also is passionate about finding new ways to creatively approach different circus disciplines. She teaches in English and Slovak. In addition to the balancing course, she is behind the organisation of the World Circus Day festival since 2020 and you can also contact her if you would like to book us for your event.
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David Vágó
David is a passionate juggler, fire and poi master who has been dedicated to his hobby for a decade, not only as a teacher but also as a professional performer. During this time he has managed to attend many workshops in Slovakia and abroad and still enjoys learning new juggling tricks, discovering new equipment, and passing on his knowledge to others. Nowadays he is also doing partner acrobatics or lecturing at international festivals.
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Tereza Trenčanská
Tereza is involved in aerial acrobatics as a teacher and a performer. You can meet her at the aerial acrobatics course for beginners, but occasionally also at a children's course. The courses are cheerful thanks to her varied warm-ups, which also engage the brain, as she works as a speech therapist during the day. Apart from the circus, you can also meet her running or cycling in the hills.
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Lenka Pechová
Lenka first encountered juggling and fire shows in high school and since then the new circus has been a part of her life. So you could say she's been in the circus community for more than half of her life. She has worked in several troupes that were mainly involved in fire and light shows, and managed one for a long time herself.
After her kids started going to the kindergartener, she is back to circus in full force again. At CirKusKus she is part of the performance team, manages the social media and some of the administrative work.
Apart from the new circus, Lenka is busy with her family’s coffee van, loves to travel, prefers to slowly discover hidden beauties and wander the roads-not-travelled, writes posts and blogs, and weeds the flowers.
Ugnė came to CirKusKus for a half a year long Erasmus+ internship after she graduated in “Art History, Criticism and Media” studies in Lithuania. Her thesis involved analysis of contemporary circus and her aim here will be to understand how all the theory works in real life. Her tasks here will of course also involve learning of new circus skills, but most of the time the focus will be on the management side of the circus school. She will do tasks like job-shadowing, learn how coordinating, funding, bookings, advertising, networking and other things needed for an organisation like this to function work.
Ugnė
Zoé
Zoé, originally from France, has decided to spend a year as a volunteer to discover the new circus environment. She has been practicing circus for 10 years, starting with aerial silks and gradually focusing on handstands. In France she also taught circus to children. After completing her studies in sociology, she chose this volunteering year to deepen her circus skills while immersing herself in a new culture. Her tasks will include assisting teaching circus classes, taking parts in shows and workshops.
Hey, I’m Fedja and I’m from Slovenia ! I’m involved now with circus for two years doing mainly juggling, but I know basics of many other disciplines. I am also a musician and visual artist, I try to combine sound, video and juggling into one performance. In my half year stay here, I hope to learn a thing or two about teaching children and to bring some fresh creative energy into CirKusKus, with love for improvisation.