Julieta – completed

In her latest work, Julieta, the clown Gabriela Muñoz tells the story of a woman – full of experiences and quirkiness – and the multiple layers that old age brings.

Inspired by Gabriela’s work at a nursing home and the strong relationship with her grandmother, Gabriela creates an endearing alter ego that finds herself at the final steps of life. Bursting with wit and a zest for life, Julieta shares her days with us and invites us into her home that has become her whole world. As her surroundings morph into a mirror house of memories, the central character finds new ways to adapt.Julieta creates an immersive, idiosyncratic cosmos of rich imagery, imagination and attention to detail. This one-woman show is as rich and varied as life itself. In the spring of 2022, Julieta took its first steps in our rehearsal room and celebrated its premiere at the Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen in May. We are incredibly happy to finally present Julieta on our stage.

Additional information:
Duration: 60 min (no intermission)
Age recommendation: 12+
Language: No or minimal use of language

Tickets regular 20 € / with Circus Card 17 €

Author, performance & director: Gabriela Muñoz
Costume: Rebekka Dornhege Reyes
Stage design: Rebekka Dornhege Reyes and Gemma Raurell Colomer
Light: Aurora Rodriguez
Music: Natalia Lafourcade
Sounddesign: Joaquín López
Sound engineer: Alan Ortiz and Elier Contreras
Set design: Jaume Grau and Gemma Raurell Colomer
Costume production: Atelier Artisan ACBY by Samuel Acebey
Outside Eye: Sampo Kurppa
Stage hands: Karla Franco/Gemma Raurell Colomer
Production: Heleen De Boever
Hero Image: Brenda Islas

Co-produced by: Chamäleon Berlin, Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen and TOHU Montréal
Supported by FONCA and the MICC Working Group on Commissioning Circus (TOHU, Montréal).

Gabriela Muñoz is based in Mexiko City has a variety of experience in theatre, circus and opera. She finished her studies at the London International School of Performing Arts (LISPA) based on Jacques Lecoq ́s pedagogy, following a 2-year postgraduate course and a year course at the School of Physical Theatre in London. Her first clown show “Perhaps Perhaps Quizás” premiered in New York in 2010 and since then it has been performed around the world to various clown and theatre festivals in America, Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, China, Finland, France, Georgia, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Sweden and UK.

Described as “at once beautifully poignant as it is hilarious” Muñoz moves her audience through pathos to humour, keeping her audience on the edge of their seats as they move between her reality and her imagination.