Pierre Roman
and the whale on the beach
Pierre Roman and the Whale on the Beach is a poetic circus performance that takes you on a journey through the life of a white clown—graceful, nostalgic, and unexpectedly moving.
With over 100 performances already, Ralph Öllinger brings this timeless character back to life: a white clown from the classic circus, now wandering through a fast-changing world, trying to find his place again.
Through expressive movement, juggling, and object manipulation, Ralph invites us to reflect, remember, and reconnect.
Created in collaboration with choreographer Joost Vrouenraets, this show was specially developed for senior audiences in co-production by circusstad festival. And had it's premiere in April 2023.
40 Minutes
Trailer: https://youtu.be/RrOM29UJRMo
Short documentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g21XfFT44nU
Supported by: BMKOES Austria, Kultur Niederösterreich, Circusstad Festival Rotterdam, Land Steiermark, Kultur, Sport, Europa
The Madman
This performance is inspired by the poem The Madman from Kahlil Gibran, and the theme
is the search for yourself. We all wear masks that protect us from the people around us,
but also against our naked self.
We pay for the maintenance of these masks a high price, namely the freedom to explore
ourselves. The central theme of the show is taking off masks.
Lenght: 30min or 60min.
Trailer:
The Sound of Circles
Ralph (Austria - Juggling) and Marko (Bulgaria - Music) wanted to work together since to
their first year of study in Rotterdam at Codarts. They both have a big passion for nature
which connects them in the urban jungle of the Netherlands. While their 3th year in
Codarts, they experimented with music from Emil Tabakov and finally decided to work
together for their graduation act.
This act can remember people where they can find a safe place: In themselves and in
between each other. It is important to understand that a real dialog, with honest listening
and respectful talking can only take place when we are not overwhelmed by our fears.
Lenght: 7min.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjTQvq4PKLQ&t=10s
Cirque PopPOPpop
The tension between Ralph and Stefan is a never stopping vibrating play that
leads only to an end when
they finally meet, like two parallel lines do in the
infinite.
We are looking for the diversity of nothingness on stage while we are at the same
time exploring how much and how direct as possible we can approach the stage.
Lenght: 25min.
Trailer: https://vimeo.com/224983119
Androgynous
Is a bizarre modern circus performance in which Ralph Öllinger performs in a black and white
world an androgynous character as it has seldom seen before. The abstract form of three big
balls and one even bigger ball handled in a way so that the audience doesn’t know what exactly
is going on with them, plus a character that is always confronting the present people with their
own inner and outer conflicts by showing them his own perversion makes this act ideal for your
festival.
Lenght: 8min or 15min.
The Teacher
A teacher who studied the physics of the balls too much and became insane, that is
‘’the Teacher’’. This performance is convincing through precise timing, a taking character
and crazy mathematical poetry like it hasn’t been seen in the circus before.
Lenght: 8min.
