Carnivale Royale

Lisa Chudalla has been performing as an independent artist and model since 2009. She has mastered many disciplines and skills such as: Sword Swallowing, Aerial Chains, Cyr Wheel, and being an all-round contemporary freakshow. Beside her performances, her artistry continues backstage by designing and creating her own costumes and showprops. She performed all over the world at many different Circus’, Varieties, Festivals, Galas, Events, Art projects and Parties.

Leo Garbo is the reincarnation of all that was happening in tiny but gorgeous cabarets all over the forgotten Berlin town of 1920s and 1930s! Charming, wild and always with a wink and a smile. Cracking the whips, climbing the rope, moving the hula hoops all over his young and lean body, singing and dancing around, all that he uses to enchant and charm the audience. No Spell needed.

Germain (aka Iconnee) is a circus artist and drag performer, specialised in trapeze, with a background in gymnastics, circus, clowning, and rigging.
After graduating from Acapa (tilburg, NL) and Co-founding House of Circus, he performs in Carnivale Royale as a stagehand and technician, with a twist. Setting things up, adjusting the space, and sometimes losing control along the way.

Diana Salles is a circus artist from Brazil, contemporary dancer, activist, and a proud trans woman. She graduated from the Superior School of Circus Arts (ESAC) in Brussels in 2018 specializing in aerials and floor balancing. In 2019 she was awarded the bronze medal and the prestigious “Prix de la Ville de Paris” at the 40th Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain in Paris, the silver medal and the Audience’s prize at the Iberoamerican Circus Festival (FIRCO), solidifying her status as a rising star in the circus world. After working with several renowned circus companies in Europe, Diana started to dedicate her work to the transformative power of connection on stage. Diana premiered her debut solo show, Delusional, at the Amsterdam Fringe Festival in 2023. The show earned her the International Bursary Award, acclaimed as a touching piece ready to tour the world. Diana Salles embodies a vibrant force in the circus arts, breaking boundaries with skill, passion, and a captivating stage presence.

Sergi Zollensky is a queer circus performer born and raised in the Amazonian region of northern Brazil, proudly ‘Glamazon’ and always ready for the next mission or battle! Since 2020, he’s been based in Portugal, letting his passion for circus take him around the world. He graduated from the contemporary circus school in Rio de Janeiro and completed an artistic residency in Madrid. “I’ve performed across the EU, South America, and parts of Asia, always excited to see where the next adventure will take me.”

Nick van der Heyden (aka Hayden) has been passionate about circus since he was four years old. He started at Circus Elleboog in Amsterdam and graduated in 2014 from ACaPA with the specialization of hand balancing. Since then he created his own solo show: Project JB and performed in several big and small circus, musical and theater productions and is co-founder of House of Circus. Beside being a circus artist, Nick hosts Carnivale Royale as Hayden.

Mateva is an italo-german internationally active pole artist, performer, and teacher. Since discovering pole in her teens, she has embraced it as her most authentic form of artistic expression and with it has taught extensively in studios, led workshops throughout Europe, and performed on many international stages.

Her dance combines strength and fluidity, technique and sensuality, transforming movement into an act of emotional freedom and body awareness.

On June 13 and 20, Mateva will perform in place of Anna Shvedkova.

Mel Lee is a rocket scientist turned circus showgirl!
Raised in a small Scottish village at an all-girls Catholic school, she followed the “perfect” path into aerospace engineering. But while her rockets launched, so did a second life in circus.. and so she left the corporate world to defy gravity her way. Since then, Mel has performed across the globe: from Snoop Dogg’s tour to cruise ships worldwide.
With every high kick and hair flick, Mel’s raw allure teases the edge of fantasy, drawing you in with a gaze that dares you to watch… and dares you not to.

On stage from 07. july until 02. august 2026

Anna Shvedkova is an interdisciplinary artist and dancer. Born in St Petersburg with Mexican roots, she now lives in Berlin and works internationally as a performer.
Her work combines strength, elegance and precision with a clear, self-assured femininity. Following her season at Chamaeleon in 2023 (the show “In_Between” by Circo Aereo), she now returns as a solo artist to present a performance that combines pole dancing and voguing.
Since 2018, she has been part of the European ballroom scene and is known as Mamba 007 for her razor-sharp New Way performance.
Alongside her solo work, she forms the acrobatic duo “Anna & Saleh” with Saleh Yazdani, in which she challenges the traditional division of roles as the female base. At the same time, she choreographs for stage productions and is involved in the development of acts in the areas of choreography and concept. She is currently expanding her artistic practice through acting training.

On stage from 04.06. to 07.07.2026