Artist – Joana Martinho

Knitting peace means overcoming myself, my fears, beliefs and boundaries. And about giving everything myself to be able to do what I thought was impossible.

Joana, in regard to Knitting Peace

Joana Martinho is a circus artist currently at Cirkus Cirkör with the performance Knitting Peace.

Part of

Artist, Knitting Peace (premiere 2013)

Biography

Joana, aka Joe, left her home in Portugal at 17 to study at Codarts Circus Arts in Rotterdam, Netherlands where she specialized in contortion and hand balancing.