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Bernard Stoekli is a Swizz-Italian who worked as an assistant on the Stock Exchange before discovering the stage arts with Pierre Byland and Ctibor Turba. After training at the Scuola Teatro Dimitri in Verscio, he joined the Teatro Dimitri company, then the Circus Monti in Switzerland for two seasons. He has taught the art of clowning since 2005 and produced the documentary, Pinnochio marionnette, which he co-directed with Günther Baldauf.
Andreas Manz is German and first and foremost a mechanic. He was always fascinated by the stage arts and studied theatre, music, juggling and acrobatics at the same time. He also trained at the Scuola Teatro Dimitri, working with several companies before joining the Cirque Monti with Bernard Stoekli. He is also a teacher and regularly gives workshops on improvisation techniques for clowns in theatre.
Kai Leclerc is a Canadian actor-acrobat-magician who studied ancient history and literature at the University of Montreal. Fascinated by the stage, he created Ceiling Walker and was a guest artist with prestigious circuses. His aerial acrobatics are an astonishing combination of acrobatics, theatre and illusion.
