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04.08.2025.
Kettlebell Lifting and Manipulation Workshop with Roman Škadra
The festival RE RIGA! invites circus and movement artists and students to join a kettlebell lifting and manipulation workshop with Roman Škadra.
This workshop is structured into two distinct yet complementary segments:
Part 1 will concentrate on the fundamentals of kettlebell lifting. Participants will engage in practice of essential lifting and carrying principles, with the emphasis on safety and health considerations when handling heavy objects.
Part 2 will shift focus to the exploration of manipulation techniques. The participants will delve into the objects’ properties, examining the concept of “unjuggleability” as the starting point of the work. Together they will investigate the basic principle of the dependence between the manipulation of the object and the effort required. The action of lifting or manipulating kettlebells will serve as a means of creating a movement vocabulary while focusing on the interplay between body and object.
The workshop is suitable for jugglers and movement artists and students of all levels. No prior experience in kettlebell lifting is needed. The necessary equipment will be provided by the organizers.
WHEN: August 14 from 10:00 to 14:00 (4 hours)
WHERE: Rīgas cirka skola, Zeļļu iela 25, Rīga
AGE: 16+
LANGUAGE: English
PARTICIPATION: free
In addition, all participants will have the chance to see Roman Škadra’s performance “Absurd Hero” free of charge on August 15 or August 16.
Application deadline: August 10. Limited spots.
In case of questions, please write to festivals@cirks.lv
By attending the workshop, you agree:
– to be photographed and/or filmed,
– to give permission to use your likeness in promotional and/or marketing materials.
Roman Škadra is a Slovak juggler and maker currently based in Berlin. In his work, various techniques merge to investigate the relationship between body and object. Roman questions the conventional perception of circus, and creates works that stand at the intersection of different art forms. The central theme of his pieces is the absurd and his performances are characterised by intense body involvement.
“Absurd Hero” is an elegant fusion of the Theater of the Absurd and circus, chock-full of laughs à la Buster Keaton. With a sparse stage set dotted with a few red objects, the work reveals a dead-pan delirious drama between artist and large heavy globe. Referring to Camus’ philosophy – “Absurd Hero” presents circus as a potentially joyful, yet endlessly futile endeavour.
