Leire Froufe
Multidisciplinary CIRCUS ARTIST specialising on Chinese Pole, Flying Pole and Pole Dance with a focus on social circus.
Work
Leire has performed in stages internationally. From Contemporary Circus pieces such as Voices by Nicola Monaco to traditional circus in prestigious circuses such as Stuttgart Weltweihnachts Circus. Leire is also the Assistant Director for the show Mystica by the Contemporary Circus Company Moved By Matter.
In the past years, she has created political and social pieces that talk about current issues, including Installation Pieces and performances.
About
Leire Froufe is a talented circus artist specialising on pole (Flying Pole, Chinese Pole, Pole Dance). She has a good base in dance, theatre and other circus disciplines such as aerials (rope and straps), high wire, wheel of death, acrobatics and partner acrobatics.Originally an Aerospace Engineer, she committed to a full-time circus career in 2020. Ever since, she also really enjoys combining her creativity and engineering mindset on rigging projects. For example, she has developed her own structure which will feature soon in an upcoming production.She has studied circus in SALTO (Portugal) and graduated from the circus bachelor at the Academy of Circus And Performance Art (ACAPA) in the Netherlands.
She has performed in contemporary circus festivals such as Oerol and Circolo as well as in prestigious traditional circuses such as Weltweihnachts Circus in Stuttgart or Kerstcircus Haarlem.She has also been involved in social circus projects in several organisations such as the Palestinian Circus School and Cirquenciel in Lebanon.Lately, she is invested in direction and she is the Assistant Director for the show Mystica by Moved by Matter.Leire is a passionate and creative performer and circus creator that is not afraid of new challenges and adventures.
Contact
If you want to collaborate or have any questions feel free to contact me.