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V A C I O

"V A C I O" (The Void) is a captivating show that seamlessly combines world-class acrobatics, dance, live music, storytelling, and live projected visuals.

It delves into the theme of human connection and disconnection in the modern world, using the concept of the "void" as a representation of the isolation and emptiness brought about by technology. The show also explores the transformative power of the sublime, and how the void can be a space through which universal source flow, a means to rediscover our connection to ourselves, others, and the natural world.

A person sitting with their back to the camera, facing a wall with lines of binary code projected or displayed, creating a high-tech or digital environment.
A person standing in front of a bright fire or explosion with smoke and darkness surrounding them
A shirtless man with muscular build, wearing black shorts, standing on a stage with a dark background, has a large spiral-shaped object around his head and hand, with fabric or material in front of him on the floor.

V A C I O begins in a dreamlike ambiance, with stunning visuals and live music that evoke the essence of creation itself. Through storytelling, the audience is immersed in a shared collective experience that taps into ancestral memory and ignites the power of imagination and metaphor.

It takes us on a profound journey, following the protagonist's struggle with isolation and their quest for meaning in a technology-dominated world that often disconnects us from our deeper sense of connection.

A performer sitting on stage playing a string instrument with a backdrop of glowing, floating, turquoise particles creating a dynamic, abstract pattern.
A person is kneeling on the floor with arms extended out to the sides, creating a T-shape, in a dark setting with dramatic lighting. They are shirtless and wearing satin or metallic-looking pants, with light reflections on the floor.
Person lying on the ground covered with silver fabric, raising one arm upward in a dark setting.

In the final act of V A C I O  the stage transforms into a shamanic realm, using real earth, dynamic movement, smoke, sound, and light. This symbolic rite serves to reawaken the audience's senses and reestablish their bond with the natural world, grounding them in a profound connection.

With Oskar Mauricio's mesmerising performance on aerial straps and the innovative counterweight style by Bitschi Gernot, a sense of struggle emerges, igniting a call to action that prompts the audience to reflect on their own place in the world.

Two men stand on a stage, illuminated by red lighting. One man is shirtless and wearing shorts, while the other man is wearing a sleeveless top and pants. They are facing each other, with some clothing on the stage floor between them.
A person performing a pose on the ground behind horizontal metal bars, with a silhouette of another person observing nearby.
A shirtless man with a beard sitting cross-legged on the ground, covered in dirt or mud, in a dimly lit room with candles and purple light, appearing to be in a contemplative or meditative state.

V A C I O is a thought-provoking and visually stunning contemporary circus show that explores the complexities of human connection and disconnection. It challenges the audience to question their relationship with technology and invites them to seek deeper meaning and connection in their lives.

Oskar Mauricio :  show concept/direction/aerialist

Max Mittermeier:  Visual design / live visuals

Lih Qun Wong : original music and text/ live music, storyteller

Bitschi Gernot: Counterweight / Rigger

Elena Ruiz:   Light designer/tech

Anna-Katharina Andrees :  Outside eye/production

Lucila Prestach:   Outside eye/production

Show length : 50 mins

Language: English/Subtitles available

An art installation featuring a performer hanging upside down from a harness in front of a large digital screen with glitch art effects, and a person observing near the bottom right corner.
An artist creates a glass sculpture resembling a floating fabric on a dark stage, with a musician playing a cello nearby.

VACIO TRAILER

Aerial acrobat performing on a trapeze in a dark theater, with an audience watching and stage lights casting shadows.
An aerial performer suspended above a dark stage, kicking up dust as they fall, dressed in gray shorts and a tank top.
Two acrobats performing on aerial silks, suspended in mid-air under stage lighting in a dark theater.
A woman playing a cello on stage, illuminated by stage lights, with sound equipment around her.
Two shirtless men stand facing each other on a dark stage with minimal lighting, with piles of clothing or fabric on the floor.
A person kneeling on the ground, illuminated by low light, with dirt and dust being kicked up around them.
A person lying face down on a sandy surface under stage lights, possibly during a performance or photo shoot.
A shirtless man lies on his side on a dark, dusty ground, holding a stake in his hand. The lighting creates a dramatic scene with beams of light and a soft glow.
Person standing in front of a dark background, with light and shadow patterns cast across their body, holding a pole with both hands.
Person lying on a shiny, metallic, crumpled fabric on a dark surface, with one arm raised and hand resting on their head.
A man performing a dance move on a reflective floor with dramatic lighting, wearing black shorts and harness, with tattoos on his arm and shoulder.
Woman in a black leather outfit looking at her phone in a dark setting.
Person underwater with suspended light reflection, head tilted back, hands raised near face.
Dance performance on stage with one male dancer hanging from a rope in spotlight, accompanied by a musician playing a cello in the background, with subdued lighting and stage spotlights.
A silhouette of a muscular man standing on stage with bright backlighting, audience in front, and smoke or fog.
A shirtless man walking on a stage with dramatic blue lighting and fog effects, in front of an audience.
Two performers, one male without shirt and one woman, sit on the stage floor illuminated by dramatic blue and white stage lights in a dark theater.
A shirtless man performing a death drop against a dark background with dramatic lighting and stage spotlights.
Performer dancing on stage with water and percussionist playing guitar to the right, under dark lighting with minimal illumination.
A shirtless man wearing shiny, reflective pants standing on a surface with light reflections, in a dark setting.
A silhouetted woman standing in front of a background of horizontal neon lights in a dark setting.
A man performing aerial acrobatics on a trapeze with sand and dust falling from his body, against a dark background.
Group of five performers on stage holding hands and taking a bow, with audience watching. One performer is shirtless, others are in casual clothing.
A group of five people stand in a circle, smiling and hugging in an indoor room with white brick walls. On the wall, there is a small painting and some graffiti.
A person with long hair, wearing glasses, a headlamp, and dark clothing, stands on a climbing mat, holding climbing ropes, in a dimly lit indoor climbing gym.
A male aerialist performing a trapeze act upside down in mid-air, with one arm extended holding the trapeze and the other hand near his face, in a dark, dramatic setting.
A male acrobat hanging from a rope, shirtless, in a dark room, performing a suspended pose with one arm raised and one leg bent.
A man with a tattoo on his arm kneeling on the floor surrounded by metallic, shiny fabric in a dark room with abstract light projections on the walls.
A man wearing goggles is cleaning a surface with a spray bottle and a cloth in a dimly lit room.
A stage with two beams of light shining downward, with a person standing in front of the stage and two others working near the equipment on the right.
Empty DJ stage with metallic floor, large LED screen displaying digital patterns, and overhead lighting equipment in a dark concert hall.
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Photography Credits: 3rd Eye Photography, Martin Mostert, Jan E Siebert

Cia Omkara

Cia Omkara is a Berlin based performing arts company of artists who’s disciplines include contemporary circus (aerial arts, aerial counterweight), dance, live music, visual arts, light design, storytelling and artistic research in the Chekov technique. Since 2016 they have been in constant creation and collaboration with various artists, using the performing arts as an open space fo artistic exploration, healing and questioning societal norms. They are interested in creating work that disrupts artistic genres, but instead creates space to access common narrative and shared reflection and collaborative memory.

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  • Oskar began his studies in art in Bogota, Colombia where he was born. He trained to be an aerialist in the National Circus School Circo Para Todos in Colombia, with parallel training in African contemporary dance. This brought Oskar out of Bogota to perform all over the world in different variety theatres, creative projects, cruise ships, etc. Together with Soledad Gomez, he formed Kiebre Duo in Argentina, creating the aerial straps act SOL_O_S. This work had a big impact in the circus world because of its style and unusual exploration of movement. With this unique piece, Kiebre Duo participated in renowned festivals in

    Europe and South and North America, winning the Silver Medal at Cirque Du Demain in Paris 2015, and Gold medal and public prize at the Young Stage Circus Festival in Basel (Switzerland) 2015. At the Artistika Festival in Visp, Switzerland (2017) Kiebre Duo received thesecond place and the public prize in Montreal for Coup de Coeur in La TOHU and in Germany for the show Urbanatix etc…

    These creations and collaborations became a large part of Oskar's inspiration to found Cia Omkara with the multidisciplinary show VACIO, with which he has won first place in the FIRCO festival in Madrid 2021, and has been invited to participate in the CIRCOS festival in Sao Paulo Brazil in 2023.

A woman holding a large double bass against a dark background, looking to her left, in a black-and-white photograph.

  • Lih Qun is a composer, electronic producer and musician. She explores the full percussive and lyrical range of the cello, drawing on sound effect worlds created through electronic production and vocal textures, her sets travel through complex aural-hallucinatory worlds of intricately shifting landscapes. A composer for theatre, contemporary dance and circus, she uses cinematic orchestration, opera, dystopian electronic beats, story telling and soundscape to create narratives.

    A classically trained musician for over 30 years, and a composer and producer for the last 10, Lih Qun works with a large palette that shifts effortlessly between cinematic modern classical, sonic environment and electronica. She has an implicit understanding of how to mix genres and unusual instrumentations to create a dynamic yet very human and touching soundtrack. Collaborating with esteemed artists including Agnes Obel, Raz O’hara, and Die Wilde Jagd, Lih has contributed her talents to stages all over the world and has collaborated with their recording albums.

    Driven by a profound exploration of femininity, diasporia, and the importance of storytelling and forgotten wilderness in our times today, Lih’s music and spoken word gives space for memory and connection. Her performances create immersive and hallucinatory aural spaces where audiences can transcend their reality and engage in transformative journeys.

    http://www.lihqun.com

A man with glasses and a beard working on a laptop in a dimly lit room filled with equipment, cables, and tools, possibly a studio or workshop.

  • Computational designer and visual artist working and living in Berlin.

    With a background in graphic design, Maximilian started exploring more synaesthetic audiovisual realms when he joined the multimedia & interactive media collective Elektropastete in 2009.

    Since then, he has been fascinated with transforming spaces through sound, light, and image and has worked and performed in projects ranging from interactive art installations to concert visuals to underground DJ gigs.

    Always interested in using technology to create new tools of visual expression, he currently works on turning the stage for Vacio into a visual instrument that is played live and becomes an actor in the dialogue between performer and musicians.

    http://www.mxmi.de

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  • After more than 20 years of artistic gymnastics in Austria, Bitschi started his career as a circus performer. He used his artistic and creative talent on stages of renowned Viennese opera houses and shows with Phoenix Creative worldwide.

    Bitschi is the co-founder of the contemporary circus company in_tensegrity. As a specialist in aerial counterweighting he has been the “human motor” for many high-skilled aerial acts.

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  • Anna-Katharina has an artistic background and works with tools from the Michael Chekhov technique which focus on artistic development and “thinking of the whole.”

    For show preparation she is responsible for coordination, communication and organization, as well as artistic coaching to give the artists space to concentrate

    http://www.anna-katharina-andrees.com

A woman with curly hair lying on the floor in a floral dress, with her legs held up against the wall, and one hand on the ground. She is on a staircase with a handrail, and the wall has a geometric black line design. The photo is in black and white.

  • Circus artist specialised in Chinese pole among other aerial disciplines and performer.

    With a background in Fine Arts, she completed her Masters of Art in Public Space 2017 at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Bruxelles. She is currently investigating the role of the spectator in spaces of interaction with new technologies, building spaces of provocation for the direct action. Lu is currently part of the program of independent studies of MACBA (Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona).

    https://prestachlucila.wixsite.com/lucila-prst/gallery

A woman operating a DJ or music production console with multiple screens in a dark room.

  • With a background in lighting technic and design, Elena has been working over the last years at various spaces in the field of theater, circus, music and clubbing.

    Fascinated by the ephemeral and the expressive power of light as a means to touch the emotional plane, her curiosity has led her to experiment in her interaction with the digital and its physical malleability through technology and construction of DIY artefacts with open software tools.

    She has been involved in the light aspect of diverse performative art projects, among which is the universe created by Cia Omkara - Vacío.

Contact us.

For more information, technical dossiers and booking requests please contact:
cia.omkara@gmail.com

Cirque du Soleil performer hanging upside down from a trapeze while a second performer climbs a ladder on stage, with audience members watching in the dark.