Goos Meeuwsen (b. Arnhem, 1982) is a Dutch circus artist.

He took his first steps in juggling and the art of clowning in the Arnhem-based circusschool "Poehaa".[1] As from age 9 he performed in the annual Worldstar Christmas Circus in Arnhem's Rijnhal. In 1998 he and his friend Ramon Hopman performed in Cirque d'Hiver in Roermond.

Meeuwsen studied at the École Nationale de Cirque de Montréal. In 2004, after graduation, he performed together with former classmates James Tanabe and Annie-Kim Déry in the show Till Tomorrow. In 2006 he had a leading part as Nowhere Man[2] in Cirque du Soleil's show Love, performing in The Mirage,[3] Las Vegas.

In 2008, he starred in the Swiss Cirque Starlight, and in Cirque Bouffon. At the Festival Cirque de Demain of 2008 he was awarded a prize.

In 2010 Meeuwsen stars in the new Cirque Bouffon show Angell.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Omroep Gelderland" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
  2. ↑ Cirque Tribune
  3. ↑ (in Dutch) Dagelinks Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Cirque Bouffon


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