Based on Kimberly: Yes Person

Premiere: January 29th 2026 Cirko, Helsinki

Quintessential new wave, new wonk circus. Experimental, physical, fashionable, and satirical work by Based on Kimberly.

Yes Person is a circus show that celebrates ideas too peculiar to live—but too fabulous to die. Inspired by the concept of “killing one’s darlings,” the creative process of discarding beloved but unfit ideas, this performance breathes new life into those very darlings.

From the dregs of old creative processes—the sediment of ideas left behind, too mismatched, ambitious, or non-sensical to fit into past creations—comes a performance that gives these discarded concepts a second chance to flourish, expand, and spiral out of control.

Expect a 1-hour, authentically devised performance packed with funky circus disciplines, inventive energy, and cross-disciplinary action.

Core: circus. Approach: art fusion. Vibe: scandalous

Inka Pehkonen and Imogen Huzel have been collaborating since 2021, creating works like Memoirs of Mud and Ted. As members of Sisus and co-founders of the Berlin-based collective Based on Kimberly, they create space for bold experiments and collaboration, with a focus on
elevating female voices.

Creation teaser

Trailer