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THE COLLECTIVE

COLLECTIF  MALUNÉS is a Franco-Belgian contemporary circus company, founded in Belgium in 2009.

The collective was born out of an insatiable desire to grow artistically, both in the ring and on the street, while undertaking higher education in circus arts at Tilburg (AcaPA). Four young artists, including two brothers—three Flemish and one French: Arne, Juliette, Simon and Vincent—came together to form this ambitious and energetic collective.

In 2010 the first tour of the street performance Sens Dessus Dessous began. During its first years, the show was performed in Flanders and the Netherlands.
In 2011 , it won the Jury’s Grand Prize and the Audience Award at the international street festival: Miramiro, Gent. In 2012, the show travelled further afield to Spain.
From 2013 to 2015 , with its acrobats freshly graduated, the show met growing demand! It was taken under the wing of renowned agency Frans Brood Productions. The number of performances tripled, and Sens Dessus Dessous extended its tour to England, Ireland, France, Lithuania, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, and even as far as Venezuela. 250 performances to date!
In autumn 2015 Sens Dessus Dessous made way for the Collectif Malunés’ second production, Forever, Happily… The collective expanded for the occasion and now comprised seven artists. This time, the performance took place under a burgundy-coloured circus tent, reminiscent of the beautiful, old-fashioned caravan of the early days. The artists took mischievous pleasure in mistreating and reinventing the characters of traditional fairy tales. Forever, Happily… toured throughout Europe and 2016 received the Belgian “Cultural Prize for Circus.”
In 2020 , the year of lockdowns, We agree to disagree, an interactive and participatory street performance seeking to bring people together around a form of intimate, local circus, tried to find its place amid social-distancing measures. It ultimately found its audience and continued until 2024 , making way for the latest creation under the circus tent, currently on tour: Tout Va Hyper Bien.
Alongside his creation (We agree to disagree), the Bruyninckx brothers also decided to step onto the stage together and created the performance BITBYBIT, in collaboration with the performance company movedbymatter. Over the course of three years, the show was performed no fewer than 200 times and was notably selected for the Ghent Theatre Festival in 2022. The show also came to an end in 2024, making way for the latest creation under the circus tent, currently on tour: Tout va hyper bien.
Meanwhile, in spring 2026, Arne Sabbe, a longstanding member of the collective, gave birth to his baby—a performance combining his two passions, aikido and acrobatics: Ki No Nagare (also currently on tour).

Today, as our society becomes increasingly individualistic, we want to persevere in pursuing a collective vision. Even if it may seem utopian, the Collectif wants to continue experimenting, performing and working towards mutual support between companies, artists and audiences.

The idea behind creating collective art is to share an experience, an honest, physical and real taking of risks.

Circus, and especially nomadic circus through the presence of its tent, transforms the infrastructure of a city and creates a new dynamic in which people are more likely to come and see a performance right on their doorstep, thereby bringing together people from all social backgrounds.

Team

ARTISTS
ARTISTIC DIRECTION

Artistieke

Leading

Simon Bruyninckx Simon Bruyninckx

Simon Bruyninckx

Vincent Bruyninckx Vincent Bruyninckx

Vincent Bruyninckx

Juliette Correa Juliette Correa

Juliette Correa

Lola Devault Sierra Lola Devault Sierra

Lola Devault Sierra

Luke Horley Luke Horley

Luke Horley

Tsubasa Hori Tsubasa Hori

Arne Sabbe

Nickolas Van Corven Nickolas Van Corven

Nickolas Van Corven

GUEST ARTISTS
TOUT VA HYPER BIEN
Pauline Hachette Pauline Hachette

Pauline Hachette

Wiennen Silveira Wiennen Silveira

Wiennen Silveira

Mél Roguier Mél Roguier

Mél Roguier

Ludwig Papillon Ludwig Papillon

Ludwig Papillon

KI NO NAGARE
Tsubasa Hori Tsubasa Hori

Tsubasa Hori

Maxime Gérard Maxime Gérard

Maxime Gérard

Neo(n) Crusade

Laure Osselin Laure Osselin

Laure Osselin

PONIES LOVE GRAVITY
Esse Vanderbruggen Esse Vanderbruggen

Esse Vanderbruggen

Marcel Vidal Castells Marcel Vidal Castells

Marcel Vidal Castells

TECHNICAL TEAM
TOUT VA HYPER BIEN
Olivier Duris Olivier Duris

Olivier Duris

Benjamin Eugène Benjamin Eugène

Benjamin Eugène

Stéphane Mara Stéphane Mara

Stéphane Mara

KI NO NAGARE
Aster Vandierendonck Aster Vandierendonck

Aster Vandierendonck (they/them)

OFFICE
Marie Faucher Marie Faucher

Marie Faucher

Clou Clou

Anne-Claire Ronsin, dite Clou

Margo Temmerman Margo Temmerman

Margo Temmerman

Lies Timperman​ Lies Timperman​

Lies Timperman​

Marie Couwenberg Marie Couwenberg

Marie Couwenberg

Belgian Association 
Lies Timperman​ Lies Timperman​

Lies Timperman​

French Association
Charlotte Duchamp Charlotte Duchamp

Charlotte Duchamp

Tiphaine Bellanger Tiphaine Bellanger

Tiphaine Bellanger

Pascal Fournier Pascal Fournier

Pascal Fournier

The Malunés Collective would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has crossed our path and helped us get to where we are today.



Thanks

Bauke Lievens

Frans Brood

Charlotte Peyskens

Gie Baguet

Floriane Soyer

Jan Daems

Claude Couffin

Rozenn Auger

Tiphaine Bellanger

Charlotte Duchamp

Micheline Bruyninckx

Circolito

Joppe Wouters

Pascal Fournier -Kalou-

Circus Ronaldo

Association de Meilhan sur Garonne – Sylvie, Rodolphe & Romane Pomade, Richard Leme, Nicolas Dalla Valle

Nos stagiaires Zoé, Eliora, Rémi, Baptiste, Tanguy, Hernan, Amélie, Tomas, Anna, Lucie, 

Nicolas Flacard

Bernard Molinier

Bram Dobbelaere

Dominique Bettenfeld

Koen Allary

Julie Descamps

Maarten Verhelst

Célyne Van Corven

Mélinda Mouslim

Emma Auzanneau

Maurice Lellouche

Lise Sierra

Emmanuelle Van Corven

La famille Correa

Camille Fonteret

Bernard Vigier

Laurie

Marcel Vidal Castells

Eline Vyncke

Thomas, Nadir, Pierre, Erwan, Richard, Marco, AnSo de groupe Laps

Hippocampus Jass Gang -Joseph Vu Van, Pierre Bayse, Heykel Bouden, Gildas Le Garrec, Simon Laurent, Alexis Chauvelier

Quentin Vigier

Michto 

Dirk et Fien

Dok

Liesbeth Vlerick

Pascal Lejeune -Calou-

Sarah Lys

Muriel

Circus Planeet

Patrick De groot

Gwendolien Sabbe

Kasper Verhelst

Gaëtan Lévêque

Les frères Troubouch

La burrasca

Alan Sartori

Adelaïde et Jean

Christophe Pavia

Pikz Palace

Manu Morris

Lies Timperman

Griet Deschamp

Tim Billiet

Marec Zeghers

Marc Celis

Martine Linaert

Gert Nullens

La Machinerie – Joris et Maarten Janssens

Wendy Moonen

Marc Eyesink Smeets

Bert Heylen

Le cirque du bout du monde – Samuel Rieubernet

Guy Waerenburgh

Jonas Van soom

Letni Letna – Jiří Turek, Anna Vondrackova 

Jatka – Betka Hokova

Kathleen Keymeulen 

Marc Fouilland

Jo Mcintosh

Jeff

Mara Pavula

Constance Paris

Lieven Leemans

Machteld De smedt

Marleen Platteau

Sven Gatz 

Sophie Bardet 

Sophie Caruso 

Florence Laumond

Sophie Tooten

Benoit Martrenchar

Frederick Guerri

Benoit Dochy

François Labetoulle 

Babshka Moonkovitch

Aurelia Braylowski

Laura Lafon

Esteban Gonzalez

Richard Fournier

Lieven Clarysse

Remy Bovis

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