Company Portmanteau – Finland
Cirque, danse et arts visuels
Portmanteau is a contemporary circus company from Finland, focused on creating multidisciplinary performances exploring the dialogue between circus and other art forms.
In a constant search for new and poetic aesthetics within the performing arts, Portmanteau was founded as a collaboration between the circus/visual artist Luis Sartori do Vale and the dancer/circus artist Mira Ravald.
It has been touring internationally since 2018, warmly received by both audience and critics alike.With its first production, the multidisciplinary performance Portmanteau, the company has received the Sirkuksen Lumo Award 2018, as an acknowledgement of the work done to promote Finnish circus arts. In 2021 it was nominated for the Outstanding Emerging Company category in the International Circus Awards.
With Piste, piste, piste, they were selected as the ITU Performance 2020, and nominated as a finalist for Finland Assitej’s ”Children’s and Youth Theatre Award 2021-2022″.
In Portmanteau, something new and original is born out of traditional circus disciplines.
Jussi Tossavainen – Helsingin Sanomat

Company
Company Portmanteau – Finland
Country
Finland
Discipline
Circus, Danse, Visual arts
Artistic Direction
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Équipe
Luis Sartori do Vale, Mira Ravald.
Diffusion
France, French-speaking countries: François Fogel
Other countries + Canada: Aurora Nova (Berlin)
Other countries + Canada: Aurora Nova (Berlin)
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PYYKKI
Lost in Laundryland
(October 2025)
