# Kate & Pasi - Finnish Circus Duo

> Award-winning Finnish circus artists based in Helsinki, available worldwide for corporate events, festivals, and workshops.

## Quick Facts
- Finnish circus duo, performing together since 2010
- Based in Helsinki, Finland - performs worldwide (20+ countries)
- 4 international circus festival awards
- Guinness World Record holder (longest juggling show, 12 hours, 1995 - Pasi Nousiainen)
- Contact: info@kate-pasi.com

## Artists

### Katerina Repponen
- Specialty: Foot juggling (antipodism)
- Ingrian Finnish circus artist
- Started circus training at age 6
- Trained at Ukrainian State Circus School in Kyiv
- Graduated as circus artist in 2010

### Pasi Nousiainen
- Specialty: Partner acrobatics, juggling
- Started at Sorin Sirkus in Tampere at age 10
- Co-founded The Buldig Brothers (juggling duo) in 1992
- Graduated from Circuspiloterna (Sweden) in 2004
- Guinness World Record holder

## Shows Available

### Solo For Two (8 min)
- Combination of acrobatics, comedy and juggling
- Award: Grenoble 2022 Special Prize
- Venue: Indoor/Outdoor

### Outdoor Show (20 min)
- Circus performance for outdoor events
- Award: Usedom 2022 Jury Prize
- Space requirement: min. 4m x 4m, height 5m

### RAFLA (30 min)
- Restaurant-themed circus show for families
- Includes acrobatics, comedy and surprises
- Venue: Indoor/Outdoor

### SUHDE (50 min)
- Contemporary circus show about relationships
- Venue: Theaters/Festivals

### Purple Wind (6 min)
- Spectacular foot juggling performance
- Venue: Indoor

### Red Heels (5 min)
- High-level partner acrobatics
- Venue: Indoor

## Awards
- 2022: Special Prize - Grenoble International Circus Festival, France
- 2022: 2nd Jury Prize + Kinder Jury Prize - Kleinkust Festival Usedom, Germany
- 2017: Jury Prize - Bochum Open Flair, Germany
- 2014: Silver Prize - Golden Karl International Circus Festival, Latvia

## Services
- Corporate Events: Christmas parties, gala dinners, product launches, conferences
- Festivals: Outdoor events, city festivals, cultural events
- Workshops: Team building, workplace wellness through circus experiences

## Notable Past Performances
- Cirque Eloize - Fairground (European tour)
- Cirque Dreams (USA & Canada tour)
- Sirkus Finlandia (Finland tour)
- Talvisirkus Hurjaruuth (Helsinki)
- GOP Variete-Theater (Germany)

## Links
- Website (English): https://kate-pasi.com/index-en.php
- Website (Finnish): https://kate-pasi.com/index.php
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DuoKatePasi
- YouTube: https://youtube.com/user/koorepponen1
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/kate_pasi_acrobatics/
- Booking (StarPoint): https://starpoint.fi/artisti/sirkustaiteilijat-kate-pasi/

## Contact
- Email: info@kate-pasi.com
- Location: Helsinki, Finland
- Available: Worldwide