The idea of TENT circustheatre productions was born in 2010 and founded by Minka Parkkinen, Cahit Metin and Rosa Boon.
Three people, each with their own background and passion for the new circus, with a search for a new shape for the circus in the Netherlands who would like to cooperate with graduate circus performers in a blend of dance, theater, music, mime and circus of course.
TENT circus theater productions has the ambition, with his knowledge and network, to be the originator, facilitators and the founder of the new circus in the Netherlands. Given the current climate in our country about funding and our confidence that art should not be lazy by funding, we will treat TENT circus productions as a true business, which can stand alone and can generate its own revenue. All this from the idea that we believe in circus as an art form and our belief that the public will share this with us and wants to support. Welcome to TENT circustheatre productions!
Mission, why we exist
For graduate students there are hardly any opportunities to put their learned skills to practice in the Netherlands. And theatres are looking for shows which are both technically and theatrical on a high level, substantive circus. TENT hopes to fill this gap in the market. Also, we see interesting possibilities for contemporary circus to grow towards becoming a multidisciplinary performing art like no other.
Vision, what we are
TENT wants to initiate, finance, produce and coordinate artistically shows of contemporary circus. The productions will be played throughout the Dutch theatres and are also programmed in festivals
In our shows we will look for a new kind of circus by looking for collaboration with various forms of performing and visual arts such as mime, dance, music, theater, graphic design, perfomance art and visual art. Circus remains the basis of the performances.
