Paradise Circus Love

Name: Paradise Circus Love — KASKO
Start: 2026-05-08T20:30:00+02:00
Location: Zaal 3

KASKO

Fri 8 May 20:30

Fri 8 May 2026

20:30

Fri 8 May 2026

20:30

Zaal 3, Den Haag

De Constant Rebecqueplein 20-A

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Sex is great, sex is gross, sex is… sexy - but Paradise Circus Love surpasses that.

Directed by Hendrik Aerts, a new generation of performers embodies the reality of sexwork: a portrayal of the hidden nature of human desire. Raw and delicate.

In Paradise Circus Love five characters share their relationship to sexwork. One imagines himself as “Gay-sus Christ, saviour of sinners”, while another has trouble discerning their private life from their professional endeavours.

“The worlds oldest profession” still remains hidden beneath layers of taboo and confusion. Sexwork is much more than “whoring”: it calls to deeply-rooted desires and intimate needs that would otherwise never see the light of day. Sensations that lie at the very core of everything we do.

Vulnerable. Raw. And terrifying.

Through dance, music and text, Paradise Circus Love takes you through a variety of shapes of intimacy. What’s in between self-expression and ‘just doing your job’?

Created by an interdisciplinary team of artists. Featuring, among others, a new text by Nic Bruckman, scenography and lighting design by André Pronk, costumes by Jacqueline Steijlen, choreography by Manuel Kiros Paolini, and musical direction by Jonathan Bonny.

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Credits

regie Hendrik Aerts | tekst Nic Bruckman | dramaturgie Ricarda Franzen | performers Nikita Berezko, Sid Van Elderen, Neža Ana Goričar, Mike Zanting, Sam Zwart & Sytze Bouma (De Parade) | scenografie & lichtontwerp André Pronk | kostuumontwerp Jacqueline Steijlen | choreografie Manuel Kiros Paolini | muzikale leiding Jonathan Bonny | compositie & geluidsontwerp Syd Yap | regieassistent Grace Kavanagh | assistent scenografie Myles-Domino Macumber Church & Smaranda Teodorescu | technisch team Jelle Rebel, Daan Storteboom (De Parade), Joren Bongaerts | productie Eva Janssen

zakelijke Leiding Madelon Sinnema | fondsenwerving Marjo Vaessen | marketing & Communicatie Hannes Schievink | campagnebeeld Studio Rik Versteeg

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