Sixth-generation circus artist

About
Rodrigo

Born into an Argentine circus family. First entrance at four. The Double Wheel ever since.

Rodrigo Gomez seated on the Double Wheel rig between passes.

Rodrigo Gomez is a sixth-generation circus artist whose life has been shaped by live performance from the very beginning. Born into an Argentine circus family while they were performing in Brazil, he grew up travelling internationally, learning his craft through generations of performers dedicated to preserving and evolving the circus arts.

He first stepped into the ring at four years old as a clown alongside his father. By eleven he had begun training in aerial straps, and at twelve he made his professional debut in the discipline with Circus Royale in Australia. He went on to specialise in one of the circus world's most demanding disciplines: the Double Wheel.

His career has crossed eight countries — from Australia and Japan to Germany, the UAE and the United States — including Siddharta, Buscando la Verdad under Flavio Mendoza, the Vivid Grand Show at Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin, and Franco Dragone's La Perle in Dubai. Since 2022 he has been a featured artist in Drawn to Life, the Cirque du Soleil and Walt Disney Animation Studios collaboration at Disney Springs, Orlando, performing the production's signature Double Wheel act.

Beyond performing, he is passionate about mentorship — coaching fellow artists and contributing creatively to the evolution of high-level circus acts.

DisciplinesWheel of Death — Double Wheel
Aerial straps
Hand-to-hand · Acrobatics · Dance

LanguagesPortuguês — native
English — fluent
Spanish — fluent

CurrentlyDrawn to Life, Cirque du Soleil
Disney Springs, Orlando
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