Circ-Exchange

Luisa Schmitz

Luisa Schmitz was born in Zurich and works as a dancer, choreographer, coach and dance teacher. She completed her bachelor’s degree in stage dance and choreography at the Fontys Hoogeschool voor de Kunsten in Tilburg (NL). For the last two years, she has been on the road with the Chnopf circus as an artist and has been teaching circus and movement to children and young people ever since. She teaches children the art of circus in an encouraging and motivating way. When she’s not teaching, she tours Europe with her own clown duo or walks her dog through the forests of Zurich.

Caro Wuttke

Caro Wuttke is a contemporary circus artist, performer and trainer based in Zurich. She studied contemporary circus at Cirko Vertigo (IT) and Flic Scuola di Circo (IT), where she specialized in the discipline of vertical rope. Caro previously completed a Bachelor’s degree in “Literature-Art-Media” at the University of Konstanz (DE).
In her work, on and off stage, Caro is always looking for the opportunity to create intimate spaces. In addition to her work as an artist in the independent scene, Caro works as a concept designer for the “Circ-Exchange” format in Zurich’s Zirkusquartier. She worked for several years as a circus teacher at the children’s circus school Marotte (CH) and has been teaching at Zirkusquartier Zurich since 2023.