by Compagnie بلبل bolbol
In OMÂ (a combination of Oma, the German word for grandma, and Mâdarjun, the Farsi affectionate term for grandmother), the German Iranian circus artist Roxana Küwen Arsalan reimagines a dialogue with her two grandmothers.
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They have never met in person, but now their granddaughter brings them together for a circus teatime performance full of poetry and humor. Juggling teapots, languages, and questions of privilege, OMÂ tosses the happenchance of our origins up into the air.
The personal is political in this multi-layered exploration of juggling artist Roxana Küwen Arsalan’s Iranian and East Frisian roots. At once searching and thought provoking, touching and ironic, this solo playfully turns stereotypes and assumptions upside down. Through (foot) juggling, object manipulation, dance, and language(s), a multitude of characters, atmospheres, and narrative threads gently unfold.
OMÂ is a subtle auto-fiction, imbued with current issues of our world, taking place in the here and now, and shaped by the presence of each audience member.
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Concept und Performance: Roxana Küwen Arsalan
Artistic support and French texts: Lucie Boulay
Technique: Camellia Rashidi
Dramaturgical support and German texts: Nele Cleo Liekenbrock
Co-Translation of English texts: Anna Vigeland
Musical support: Alessandro Angius
Voice-over: Magda Lena Schlott
Co-lighting design: Noémie Hajosie, Camellia Rashidi
Acting input: Véronique Tuaillon
Support, Set and Costume: Ivana Bort
Production: Les Amis de Christine
Photos: Carla Dacal, Kolja Huneck, Christophe Reynaud de Lage, Francis Rodor
Co-productions: La Maison des Jonglages Scène conventionnée La Courneuve FR, Carré Magique Lannion – Pôle national cirque en Bretagne FR, La Grainerie – Pôle européen de production et Scène conventionné d’intérêt national Balma FR, La Verrerie d‘Alès Pôle national cirque Occitanie FR, Kreationsbündnis Zirkus ON, Centre Culturel du Brabant Wallon BE
Residency grants: Espace Périphérique La Villette Paris FR, Carré Magique Lannion FR
Residencies: La Cascade Pôle national cirque Ardèche Auvergne Rhône Alpes FR, Station Circus Basel CH, Tollhaus Karlsruhe, Kulturzentrum DasHaus Ludwigshafen, Centre Culturel du Brabant Wallon BE, Centre Culturel Soupetard Toulouse FR, Chamäleon Theater Berlin
Support: Studio PACT (La Grainerie), Fortbildung FOCON Esacto’Lido 2020/21, Kreationsbündnis Zirkus ON 2022/23
Presented as part of the ‘PLAY’ guest performance series.
Artistic support and French texts: Lucie Boulay
Technique: Camellia Rashidi
Dramaturgical support and German texts: Nele Cleo Liekenbrock
Co-Translation of English texts: Anna Vigeland
Musical support: Alessandro Angius
Voice-over: Magda Lena Schlott
Co-lighting design: Noémie Hajosie, Camellia Rashidi
Acting input: Véronique Tuaillon
Support, Set and Costume: Ivana Bort
Production: Les Amis de Christine
Photos: Carla Dacal, Kolja Huneck, Christophe Reynaud de Lage, Francis Rodor
Co-productions: La Maison des Jonglages Scène conventionnée La Courneuve FR, Carré Magique Lannion – Pôle national cirque en Bretagne FR, La Grainerie – Pôle européen de production et Scène conventionné d’intérêt national Balma FR, La Verrerie d‘Alès Pôle national cirque Occitanie FR, Kreationsbündnis Zirkus ON, Centre Culturel du Brabant Wallon BE
Residency grants: Espace Périphérique La Villette Paris FR, Carré Magique Lannion FR
Residencies: La Cascade Pôle national cirque Ardèche Auvergne Rhône Alpes FR, Station Circus Basel CH, Tollhaus Karlsruhe, Kulturzentrum DasHaus Ludwigshafen, Centre Culturel du Brabant Wallon BE, Centre Culturel Soupetard Toulouse FR, Chamäleon Theater Berlin
Support: Studio PACT (La Grainerie), Fortbildung FOCON Esacto’Lido 2020/21, Kreationsbündnis Zirkus ON 2022/23
Presented as part of the ‘PLAY’ guest performance series.
Dates
February 2026
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