Christopher Schlunk and Iris Pelz met at the Academy of Circus and Performance Art in Tilburg (Netherlands), where they graduated in 2011. They perform worldwide with well-known circus companies.
Cirque Éloize
(Canada) |
Cirkus Monti
(Switzerland) |
Cirkus Cirkör
(Sweden) |
La Soirée
(Australia) |
Palazzo
(Germany)
Their innovative act
The Microphone
was awarded numerous prizes.
Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain
– silver medal |
Young Stage
- public award, special prices |
Newcomershow
– 1st price
Artistika
- 1st price, public award |
Moscow International Circus Festival
– special award
With various productions they performed in well-known places.
Sydney Opera House
|
Roundhouse
(London) |
La Tohu
(Montreal) |
Chamäleon Theater
(Berlin) |
La Villette
(Paris)
They are co-founders of the collective
Common Ground
which brought them to several contemporary circus festivals.
Theater op de Markt
(Belgium) |
Atoll
(Germany) |
Circo Circolo
(Netherlands)
In 2020/21 Chris and Iris created
GAP of 42, their first full evening production as a duo. The piece was shown till now over 170 times in more than 10 countries.