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Around a simple wooden table, two grandmothers connect over tea. Grandmothers from opposite worlds — Iran and Germany — bound by their granddaughter, acrobat and juggler Roxana Küwen Arsalan. They talk about pomegranates and potatoes, tell stories, and awaken memories. we’re swept into their world. Wait a minute! The granddaughter is, in fact, alone on stage with teacups, the table, a teapot, and a beautiful tablecloth. The grandmothers are but an illusion brought to life by her imagination, and now, we can see them too.
In this piece, Roxana Küwen Arsalan explores the randomness of her origins and the privileges that come with them. Juggling in this act is anything but ordinary. It unfolds through teacups, balls, feet, playful words, cultural stereotypes, and plenty of humor. This artist previously appeared at cirqu’ in 2017 with the duo performance Play Nice.
Concept & Performance Roxana Küwen Arsalan Artistic Guidance Lucie Boulay Dramaturgy Nele Cleo Liekenbrock Text Roxana Küwen mit Nele Cleo Liekenbrock Music Alessandro Angius Lighting & Technical Management Noémie Hajosi, Camellia Rashidi
Production Cie bolbol & La Supérette - Les Amis de Christine Co-production La Maison des Jonglages Scène conventionnée, La Courneuve; Carré Magique, Lannion - Pôle national cirque en Bretagne; La Grainerie - Pôle européen de production et Scène conventionnée d'intérêt national en préfiguration, Balma; La Verrerie d'Alès Pôle National Cirque Occitanie; Centre Culturel du Brabant Wallon; Zirkus ON Residenz La Cascade Pôle national cirque Ardèche Auvergne Rhône Alpes; Station Circus Basel; Tollhaus, Karlsruhe; Kulturzentrum DasHaus, Ludwigshafen; Centre Culturel du Brabant Wallon; Centre Culturel Soupetard, Toulouse; Chamäleon Theater, Berlin Mentorship/Support Studio PACT (Pépinière des Arts du Cirque Toulousaines, dispositif mutualisé Esacto'Lido - La Grainerie, soutenu par la DRAC), formation FOCON Esacto'Lido; Kreationsbündnis Zirkus ON 2022/23; Espace Périphérique La Villette, Paris; Carré Magique, Lannion