Goos Meeuwsen (born

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, 1982) is a Dutch

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artist. He took his first steps in

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and the art of

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ing in the Arnhem-based circusschool "Poehaa". As from age nine he performed in the annual Worldstar Christmas Circus in

's Rijnhal. In 1998, he and his friend Ramon Hopman performed in Cirque d'Hiver in

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. Meeuwsen studied at the École Nationale de Cirque de Montréal. In 2004, after graduation, he performed together with former classmates James Tanabe and Annie-Kim Déry in the show ''Till Tomorrow''. In 2006, he had a leading part as ''Nowhere Man'' in

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's show

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, performing in

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. In 2008, he starred in the Swiss Cirque Starlight, and in Cirque Bouffon. At the Festival Cirque de Demain of 2008 he was awarded a prize. In 2010, Meeuwsen starred in the Cirque Bouffon show ''Angell''.Cirque Bouffon
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Cirque d'Hiver Roermond
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