Leire Froufe is a circus director and performer specialising on pole (Flying Pole, Chinese Pole, Pole Dance). She has a good base in dance, theatre and other circus disciplines such as aerials (rope and straps), high wire, wheel of death, acrobatics and partner acrobatics.

Originally an Aerospace Engineer, she committed to a full-time circus career in 2020. Ever since, she also really enjoys combining her creativity and engineering mindset on rigging projects. For example, she has developed her own structure which will feature soon in an upcoming production. She also enjoys exploring the intersection between technology and circus.

She has studied circus in SALTO (Portugal) and graduated from the circus bachelor at the Academy of Circus And Performance Art (ACAPA) in the Netherlands.

She has performed in contemporary circus festivals such as Oerol, Circa and Circolo as well as in prestigious traditional circuses such as Weltweihnachts Circus in Stuttgart or Kerstcircus Haarlem.

She has also been involved in social circus projects in several organisations such as the Palestinian Circus School and Cirquenciel in Lebanon. She currently works alongside the Palestinian Circus School to bring circus to youth all over the West Bank and Gaza.

Leire is a passionate and creative performer and circus creator that is not afraid of new challenges and adventures. She was the Assistant Director for the show Mystica, a co-production by Moved by Matter and Muziektheater Transparant. And currently, she took the challenge of performing and directing her first solo show, Lumen.