In Paradise Circus Love we explore the reality of sex work in 2026. We examine the intersection of anonymity and recognition, the brothel embedded in an ordinary neighbourhood. Desire and dehumanisation. Because research shows that male sex workers remain the most invisible, we focus on paid sex between people of the same sex—something that is common, yet rarely discussed.

The characters of Paradise Circus Love are all searching for intimacy and the desire to be seen. Each in their own way, each doing what they can. A polyphonic search for ourselves within longing—the longing to be admired, to be intimate with someone, and to remain untouchable at the same time. The superhuman nature of sex work.

Paradise Circus Love does not linger in the fantasy we project onto ourselves for you, the fantasy you pay for. We dig deeper, towards the source of that fantasy. Beyond morality and sensationalism. Beyond exploitation and pleasure. There, we cautiously unfold a primordial longing that lives within each of us.

The performance is created by an interdisciplinary team of artists: directed by Hendrik Aerts, text by Nic Bruckman, dramaturgy by Ricarda Franzen, scenography and lighting design by André Pronk, costumes by Jacqueline Steijlen, choreography by Manuel Kiros Paolini, and musical direction by Jonathan Bonn