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19.11.2025.
From 18 to 30 November 2025, the artist-in-residence at the Rīgas Cirks Residency Programme for Baltic Artists is Monika Neverauskaitė, who is currently developing her solo performance The Onion Technique.
The project focuses on issues surrounding psychological health.
ADHD, PTSD, OCD, bipolar disorder, anxiety – these are just some of the many psychological diagnoses that describe a person’s mental state. Sometimes they cause only minor discomfort and remain invisible; at other times, people may experience symptoms that create significant distress or interfere with daily life.
This project is not a direct portrayal of mental disorders. Rather, it offers a metaphorical illustration of the invisible burdens that some individuals carry and struggle with every day. Its aim is to remind them that they are not alone; that it is entirely human – and completely normal – to hide these struggles or to face them privately; that we are more alike than we often realise; and that by sharing our vulnerabilities, we grow stronger.
The Onion Technique is an invitation to open ourselves up to vulnerability and to discover strength within it. In the end, we are all made of the same flesh and blood.
Monika Neverauskaitė is a Lithuanian contemporary circus artist whose primary discipline is the Cyr wheel. Contemporary circus has become both her way of life and her means of expression.
In 2009, she joined the Norwegian traditional dance programme at Manger Folkehøgskule, and in 2011 she enrolled in the performing arts school Performers House in Silkeborg, Denmark.
In 2015, Monika received her bachelor’s degree from Codarts University in Rotterdam (NL), completing part of her studies in France at Le Lido in Toulouse in 2017.
In 2018, she began collaborating with Marlène Rubinelli Giordano and the company l’MRG’ee, performing in Des Bords de Soi (2018) and Médusé.es (2022).
In 2022, she joined the company Le Grand Raymond for the creation of Ex Ovo. That same year, Monika co-founded a duo Cyr wheel company, Accompany ME, together with Elena Damasio. Their first show, À Mesure – Handle with Care, premiered in June 2024.
