Kallo Collective
Finland
Circus | Physical Theatre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kallo Collective is an award-winning physical theatre and contemporary circus company focused on non-verbal productions with comedy at their core. Since 2010 the company’s performances have charmed their audiences touring on 5 different continents.

Kallo Collective aims to champion the art of physical based humour by producing a wide range of productions, teaching workshops, and producing NouNous Festival – an annual international festival of physical comedy in Helsinki.

The company was founded 2009 by Finnish artists Jenni Kallo, Sampo Kurppa and a New Zealander Thom Monckton who all have background in circus. They all studied at the famous school of Jacques Lecoq in Paris. The company has produced 16 productions and tours actively internationally. 2020 the company was awarded with the State prize for circus.

SHOWS

Receptionists - 2019

PRAISE FOR

Kallo Collective
"Delicious clownery."
Kaisa Kurikka
"Fantastic slapstic manage to feel modern"
The List
"It is all terribly inventive. Like the best comedy, it’s not only funny but has more than a grain of truth buried in there. Great fun."
SeeingDance