Troupe Savage
The Team
Artists from circus, dance, music and theatre.
Founding artists
Three sensibilities, one shared desire to create with the living world.
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Steeve Minko
Artistic direction · base · acrobat · dancer
Where the forest becomes a stage
Originally from Gabon, Steeve discovered gymnastics and acrobatics on the street at a very young age. A base, acrobat and artistic director, he develops a circus where virtuosity serves connection, transmission and the encounter with the living world.
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Lauriane Beffa
Violinist · singer · composer · actress
Listening to the invisible
A violinist, singer, composer and actress, Lauriane pays particular attention to the details of the living world. Her music converses with bodies, with the sounds already present and with the landscapes crossed.
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Anja Habegger
Aerial artist · harpist
Water as movement
An aerial artist and harpist, Anja combines the strength of aerial straps with the delicacy of the harp. Nature, and water in particular, holds a central place in her inspiration. With Salomé Aebersold, she forms the Duo Ocean Sisters, which explores contemporary strapeze dance as a duo.
Troupe Savage
Their disciplines differ, and so do their paths. But all share a particular relationship with the landscape.
The company
A company with a flexible line-up.
Troupe Savage brings together artists from circus, dance, music and theatre around a shared wish: to create sensitive experiences in dialogue with the living world. Depending on the place and the project built with the host venue, Zakayen brings together five to twelve artists.
Célia BilyContortion, juggling, hula hoop and Cyr wheelCélia began her artistic journey at a very young age. Drawn to dance and music, she eventually fell into the world of circus and never came out. Won over by the magic and variety of this art, she has developed several specialities over the years, notably contortion, juggling and later the Cyr wheel. For 13 years now, she has been sharing her love of this art with audiences. Célia has taken part in developing many artistic projects in the circus world, from small corporate entertainment to larger-scale projects. In 2020, for the first time, she built from scratch, as a duo, a show intended for the street: “Etinc'elles”. The following year came “D'art ou d'argent” with a trio that would end up forming Cie Déchaussées. This last show, which addresses life choices in the artistic world, is particularly close to her heart, since she herself was launching into the professional circus world at the end of her studies.
Pauline BonardAerial straps, bungee straps and hand balancingPauline Bonard is a Swiss artist. She trained at the Lausanne circus school, then at the École nationale de cirque in Montreal. Specialising in aerial straps, bungee straps and hand balancing, she particularly enjoys teamwork. Having grown up among lakes and mountains, she has a special attachment to nature, which can be found in her creations.
Andy NgouaDancer · choreographer · teacherAndy Sartel Ngoua Edzang is a choreographer, dancer and teacher. He is known for a mixed (métis) choreographic style: a resolutely urban dance enriched with contemporary and traditional cross-influences. Since 2008, he has been choreographer, director and artistic director of Compagnie Ebène Mouv, and since 2015 he has taught African, Afro-contemporary and Afro-urban dance at the University of Bordeaux (SUAPS). Trained in Libreville, at CDC La Termitière (Burkina Faso), at the École des Sables (Senegal) and then at Lullaby Danza in Bordeaux, he has also collaborated in circus with the Cirque de l'Équateur (Gabon) and Steeve Minko. He speaks French, Fang, English and Spanish. Sharing, transmission, openness, spirituality, urban poetry, slam and traditional epic (Mvet) nourish his approach.
Kéran ChopardAcrobat, Korean plank and acrobatic liftsI was born in Switzerland. I started circus around the age of 9, passionate about movement and acrobatics, and I quickly became fond of the Korean plank and acrobatic lifts. After my training at Lezarticirque, I decided to create, with several friends and teeterboard partners, the collective 50/50, with which we regularly perform at various festivals and events across Europe. In 2026, alongside these artistic projects and interested in movement and anatomy, I am starting training as a physiotherapist.
Mariana MarinPercussionistMaster's in Sound Art (University of Barcelona)Mariana Rosario Marin is an interdisciplinary artist with a Master's degree in Sound Art (UB, University of Barcelona). She has developed research linked to artistic production and its interfaces with music and visual art. A multifaceted percussionist, she enjoys working in artistic research and in developing sound objects and experiences. Mariana has been studying and working for over 20 years in various fields of the musical universe. After studying with several renowned figures of Brazilian popular music, she also gained experience in chamber music and with symphony orchestras. Mariana takes part in concerts and other events linked to music and artistic production. In education, Mariana has taught in private schools and NGOs, covering a wide variety of percussion instruments and musical styles. She currently leads the collective “Kuñagua'pa, percussion au féminin”, a percussion workshop that invites other art forms to take part in the collective performance. Through Latin American rhythms and songs, “Kuñagua'pa” celebrates popular music by offering a space for collective expression, friendly encounter and transcultural exchange.
NastasiaMusician and flyerThey say appetite comes with eating. This is evidently true of artistic practice too. Starting piano at the age of 7, Nastasia first trained in classical music for over 13 years. Out of love for creation, she then moved towards improvisation, a space of freedom she now explores daily. This growing love of music led her to teach herself guitar and accordion. After years of practising circus as a flyer, she co-founded Cie Déchaussées and initiated the creation of two shows blending music, theatre and circus arts.
Fanny DubuisFlyerI'm Fanny. I'm passionate about animals, nature and circus. My path is unusual: after completing my bachelor's degree in veterinary medicine, I changed professional direction and simultaneously took a pre-professional circus training and a training as an animal naturopath. This leap into the unknown changed my life. Today, I am fortunate to be able to build my artistic project day to day while continuing to look after our four-legged companions.- Luna TavernierAerial hoop
- Yoan EppnerBase and straps
Salomé AebersoldStrapeze dance (straps and trapeze)Salomé Aebersold is a Swiss artist specialising in strapeze dance, both solo and as a duo. In 2022, she completed her training at the École de Cirque de Lausanne. She then deepened her practice over several years through private lessons in Switzerland and Montreal. In 2025, she continued her artistic training with the intensive dance programme “Big Bang” in Montreal. Since then, she has been developing her artistic work through various festivals, variety shows, galas and personal productions, notably with Öff Öff Aerial Dance and Entertainment in Motion, most recently at the Stadttheater Bern. She has notably performed at the Envision Festival in Costa Rica, at the X-Mas Show and the Young Artists of Das Zelt, at the Weihnachtsvarieté Mugg and at the Newcomer Show in Leipzig. At FestiCirque, she won the silver medal in the professional category as well as the Prix du Cirque Monti. With Anja Habegger, she forms the Duo Ocean Sisters, which explores contemporary strapeze dance as a duo. She is also co-founder of Cie EllementArts, with which she develops her own shows. More information: www.salomearts.com
Forests, rivers, lakes, parks, villages or urban spaces become meeting grounds.