Company Portmanteau

PORTMANTEAU is a contemporary circus company from Finland, focused on creating multidisciplinary performances exploring the dialogue between circus and other art forms.

In a constant search for new and poetic aesthetics within the performing arts, Portmanteau is a collaboration between the circus/visual artist Luis Sartori do Vale and the dancer/circus artist Mira Ravald. It has been touring internationally since 2018, warmly received by both audience and critics alike.

With its first production, the multidisciplinary performance 'Portmanteau', the company has received the 'Sirkuksen Lumo Award 2018', as an acknowledgement of the work done to promote Finnish circus arts.

With 'Piste, piste, piste', they were selected as the 'ITU Performance 2020', and nominated as a finalist for Finland Assitej ”Children’s and Youth Theatre Award 2021-2022"

In 2021 they were nominated for the 'Outstanding Emerging Company' category in the 'International Circus Awards'.

In 2023, Luis Sartori do Vale, co-director and performer, became the first circus artist in Finland to be awarded the State's honorary title and grant of "Artist Professor".