Arbo
!UKBUM! / Jef Kinds & Mia Drobec
Arbo is a contemporary circus performance blending aerial straps, 3D LED lights, and an exploration of solitude and connection. The acrobat navigates a 6 x 6 x 6-meter cube, with responsive LED lights acting as performers themselves, shaping the narrative as they interact with the acrobat’s movements and emotions. The show explores whether loneliness can lead to discovering beauty and how isolation fosters self-exploration. Created by Jef Kinds and Mia Drobec, Arbo captivates audiences in various venues, offering a circus journey through light, emotion, and the evolving dance between solitude and connection.
Circus artiest en maker: Jef Kinds
Artistieke coördinatie en maker: Mia Drobec
Scenografie & Techniek: Fleur Roggeman
Outside Eye: Tarek Rammo
Dramaturgie: Marie Peeters
Grafisch ontwerp: Lily Schlinkr
Fotografie: Joke Van den Heuvel
Muziek: Willem Ardui
Bob De Bouwer: Joris Janssens - Cirque Mechanique
3D light design en programming: More to Show onder leiding van Jordi Vandekerkhof
3D light building: Muchos Eventos onder leiding van Joren Verpoorten
Rigging advies: Joppe Wouters
Spreiding: Emma Ketels (JE BURO)
Coproducties: PERPLX, Miramiro, Circuswerkplaats Dommelhof
Residenties: Vasim Circus Space, Cirklabo en Circus Kapel
Samenwerkingen: MAD festival, Circolo, Panama Pictures en Circus Next
Funding: Vlaamse Overheid voor cultuur - Circusdecreet, Jan Caerts, Per Podium -Tax Shelter, Cultuur Krediet en Stad Antwerpen
Sponsor: Alexander Aerial Acrobatics
Practical info
🔧 12,5m diameter, 7,5m height
🪑250 people on tribune by company
🗓️ J-1: arrival and build-up, J: show + breakdown, J+1: departure
👥 4 persons - travel from BE
⭐️ 10-12 oktober 2025 avant-première @ VITRINE PERPLX, Kortrijk (BE), 17-18 oktober 2025 première @ MAD, Antwerpen (BE)
