Before studying at Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque (ESAC) in Brussels, Quintijn Ketels devoted himself to acrobatics at Cirkus in Beweging and to classical piano at the music academy. Although the music never disappeared, movement gained the upper hand. With La Familia Rodriguez from Hopla Circus, which grew from his graduation project at ESAC, he embarked upon an intense, five-year global tour with performances in China, Mexico, Israel and various European countries. Thanks to a Wild Card from Wim Vandekeybus/Ultima Vez, in 2014 he took part in the Dance WEB Scholarship for Contemporary Dance and Performance at the ImPulsTanz dansfestival in Vienna. In the meantime, Quintijn also continues to teach at Espace Catastrophe, ACAPA Tiburg and Cirkus, where he is responsible for the specialist subjects aerial and partner acrobatics.
