RUNNERS is a circus show combining excellent juggling, stunning objects and incredible sounds. Two jugglers find themselves bound to the rules of running machines while a musician orchestrates them through a series of games and experiments. A vivid circus performance celebrating juggling and running. Two jugglers on a treadmill, they run and run and can't get down, while a musician drives them through a series of games and experiments.
About the Company
The Cologne-based company Hippana.Maleta was founded in 2018 by Jonas Schiffauer (Germany) and Alex Allison (Ireland). Their goal: to develop a unique circus language. Their tools are juggling, physical theater, and object manipulation. They use these tools to tell human stories—full of vulnerability, humor, and depth.
About the Location
Schauspiel Köln is a theatre and company in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It forms together with the Cologne Opera and other houses the Bühnen der Stadt Köln (Stages of the city of Cologne). Since the 2013/14 season (September 2013) Depot 1 and Depot 2 have been used as interim venues during the extensive renovation of the Schauspielhaus on the site of the former Carlswerk in Schanzenstraße in Cologne-Mülheim.