Founded in 2021 by Tobia Florence, Rabules Collective e.V. is a contemporary circus collective that deals with social and socially critical issues. Since its founding, the collective has developed into a creative platform for artists with different backgrounds and skills working in various circus disciplines such as acrobatics, dance, juggling and aerial acrobatics.
In their productions, the audience is taken on an emotional rollercoaster ride - from intense moments of joy to quiet moments of reflection. By artistically addressing topics such as social inequality, environmental issues and the challenges of modern society, the collective aims to stimulate thought and encourage discussion. Each performance is not only entertaining, but also to question and leave impulses for a deeper engagement with today's world. The Rabules Collective uses its platform to raise its voice and bring issues that are close to the artists' hearts into society.
Walls of Black Gold
(Work in Progress)
Walls of Black Gold
is a gripping contemporary circus performance that delves into humanity’s entanglement with petroleum and its environmental and societal impact. Combining aerial acrobatics, theatre, and evocative symbolism, the story follows two contrasting characters—a passionate Painter and a methodical Constructor—as they collide in a shared struggle. Through striking visuals, emotional storytelling, and powerful physicality, the performance explores addiction, conflict, and the potential for transformation. Walls of Black Gold invites audiences to reflect on our collective dependency and imagine a path toward redemption and collaboration.
INSTANT-NATION
(Work in Progress)
INSTANT-NATION is a stirring and profound circus performance that explores society's addiction to instant gratification - a phenomenon that has become the norm in today's world. In an age where everything is instant and the urge for instant pleasure dictates daily life, the circus performance becomes a powerful reflection on the damaging effects of this addiction on our mental health, interpersonal relationships and the values of our society.
The stage is shared by four performers whose individual stories and experiences of instant gratification weave together to form a larger, collective picture. Each of them reflects on the effects of the urge for instant consumption - be it in terms of material desires, emotional needs or the fleeting pursuit of recognition. The performance shows how these needs keep us trapped in a constant cycle of overindulgence and how difficult it is to break free from this vortex.
Circus of Resistance (2022-2023)
Das Rabules Collective aus Leipzig präsentiert “Circus Of Resistance”, eine Produktion, welche zeitgenössischen Zirkus, Tanz, Theater und Artistik vereint und die Grenzen zwischen kritischen Ohrfeigen, Absurditäten und atemberaubenden solistischen Darbietungen voll von Eleganz, Harmonie und Widersprüchen verschwimmen lässt.
Durch Gruppenchoreographien und gesellschaftskritisches Theater verbinden sich auf der Bühne Contemporary Dance, Keulen-Jonglage auf dem Einrad, Contactball und Burlesque-grotesker Tanz mit Luftakrobatik an Vertikaltuch, Luftring und Strapaten.
Ein Stück voll unerwarteter Wendungen spricht über Themen wie Schönheitsideale, Klimakrise, Leistungs- und Profitgesellschaft, Nachrichtenüberflutung, Feminismus, Body Shaming, Ausgrenzung, Rollenbilder,... und schneidet damit in das Zahnfleisch der Zeit.
InMachination (2021)
InMachination is a circus performance that addresses the effects of industrialization and the acceleration of life. In a world dominated by efficiency and pressure to perform, the piece shows what happens when man becomes a machine. On stage, acrobats merge in a dance of mechanical movements that reflect the unstoppable passage of time. The use of clocks, metronomes and timers reinforces the feeling of constant acceleration. Between the intense scenes, there are moments of reflection in which the audience can think about the pressure, alienation and their own role in society.