Goos Meeuwsen (b.

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...

, 1982) is a Dutch

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artist. He took his first steps in

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and the art of clowning in the Arnhem-based circusschool "Poehaa". As from age 9 he performed in the annual Worldstar Christmas Circus in

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. In 1998 he and his friend Ramon Hopman performed in Cirque d'Hiver in

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. Meeuwsen studied at the École Nationale de Cirque de Montréal. In 2004, after graduation, he performed together with former classmates James Tanabe and Annie-Kim Déry in the show ''Till Tomorrow''. In 2006 he had a leading part as ''Nowhere Man'' in

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's show

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, performing in

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. In 2008, he starred in the Swiss Cirque Starlight, and in Cirque Bouffon. At the Festival Cirque de Demain of 2008 he was awarded a prize. In 2010 Meeuwsen stars in the new Cirque Bouffon show ''Angell''.Cirque Bouffon
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Cirque d'Hiver Roermond
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