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.

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.

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