R I T A & RITA
RITA-The show
Balance tea in a 25m2 room
You know that little voice in your head? But of course you do! It has a conversation, even when you don't want it. Rita reveals the tragic comedy behind your and her inner voice while preparing a cup of tea to try and keep the peace. A voice constantly searching for balance. A voice that starts a conversation with, well, eh... itself! In this performance you will be treated to Chinese mouth balancing, limitless trapeze work and Magie Nouvelle, a more modern kind of magic. At some point you no longer know what’s real and what is not: the lines between circus and reality blurring. And that’s exactly what butters Annika & Julia’s bread.
A 50-minute indoor show by the company Rita&Rita, combining dance trapeze and mouthbalance. A project selected and supported by the german association for circus “BUZZ” and Circusstad Festival in Rotterdam.
“I keep setting the table for two, but the cup is never where I left it”-Rita
Supported by
The Company
Rita (born as Annika Hemmerling)
Height: 1.68
Weight: 208.6 N
She has: ...a favorite color green
She doesnt like: ...wind from the side
Rita (born as Júlia M. Campistany Albareda)
Height: 1.8 m
Weight: 607.6 N
First drink she had: A teaspoon of coffee, from her father.
She has...: small hands and ears
Rita & Rita is a contemporary circus company founded in 2019 by Annika Hemmerling and Júlia Campistany. They are known for their very own style full of absurd images, intertwined bodies and surreal scenes. Using traditional Chinese mouth balance and a rotating dance trapeze, they take the audience into the world of their character Rita. Their work has been shown at Zirkus ON and Circustad Festival and, of course, in Korzo as well!
ARTISTIC TEAM
Performers and Makers : Júlia Campistany, Annika Hemmerling
Light Designer: Aurora Rodriguez Costilla
Technical Manager: Aurora Rodriguez Costilla
Outside Eye: Anna-Katharina Andrees, Michael Zandl
Scenography: Tomasz Bajsarowicz
Partners: Circusstad Festival, Zirkus On, Circunstruction, Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion
