With a background in movement-based theater and acrosport, and with a variety of skills such as sculpting and accordeon playing, Jakobe started circus in 2008 at Ell Circo del Fuego in Antwerpen. She then pursued her training at the Academy for Circus and Performance Art, ACAPA in pair acrobatics and continued at the BA programme in circus at the School of Dance and Circus, DOCH where she graduates with an acrobatic dance piece. Jakobe artistic approach aims to open spaces and creates new realities. She joins artistic productions around the world, continue to investigate the art form, and entertain audiences as the modern saltimbanque that she is.