Kate & Pasi are an acrobatics duo from Finland. They perform foot juggling, whip cracking, spectacular hand-to-hand acrobatics shows for outdoor, indoor and contemporary circus audiences.
Work history
Katerina Repponen and Pasi Nousiainen have performed in over 20 countries together since 2010. They have worked in many traditional and contemporary circuses, variety shows, street festivals and theatre productions, for companies such as Cirque Eloize, Krystallpalast Variete, Circus Monti, Sirkus Finlandia, Daidogei World Cup and many more.
Awards
2nd Jury-Prize & Kinder-Jury prize at Kleinkunstfestival Usedom, Germany 2022
Jury Prize at Open Flair Bochum Festival in 2017.
Silver prize in the ”Golden Karl” International Circus Festival in Latvia 2014.
Special Prize – Grenoble International Circus Festival
Schooling
Pasi graduated from circus school Circuspiloterna in Stockholm, and Kate studied at circus school Lahti in Finland. Together, they went on to improve their technique at the Kiev Circus Academy.
“Their hand to hand antipode act is a one of it’s kind, unlike anything seen so far in circus.” – Urs Jäckle, Artistic Director, Kristallpalast Variete Leipzig.
“Kate and Pasi were audience favorites” – Jack Marsh Artistic Director, Circus Flora.
“Guaranteed to entertain” – Helsingin Sanomat newspaper.
“Katerina Repponen and Pasi Nousiainen got the audience excited at the opening of the Theater Summer. As part of a decent performance, Repponen and Nousiainen succeeded in their amazing tricks.” – Aamulehti newspaper
“An entertaining mix of acrobatics, slapstick and stage flirt.” – Cologne City Gazette