Sonny Crowden

Aerial Hoop

Switzerland



I had my first contact with the circus world at the age of three, and since that moment the desire to become a circus artist has never left me. I was born on 20.12.1999 in Switzerland.

I spent 12 years in a Waldorf school, where the development of creativity and the arts is central to the educational approach. In parallel, I began taking circus classes in a small school in Basel (Zirkus Schule Basel). I finished high school with a circus performance as my final project.

After graduating, I was selected for FLIC in Turin. These two years in Italy allowed me to build strong foundations in acrobatic technique on the aerial hoop and enriched my stage experience.

On 15.06.2019, Ruby Hangar was born, daughter of Ava Hangar, a drag queen with a circus background. For me, this marked the beginning of a practice combining visual arts and performing arts.

In 2020, I entered CNAC. This period in Châlons-en-Champagne marked the beginning of building my own artistic universe, collective work, and collaborations. I also started working with video and developed my drag character.

Currently, I am working on several projects: drag, collective creation, video, and a small cookbook.