About Momomento
Momomento – narrative circus art was founded by Ruth Biller and has been realizing circus pieces for adult and young audiences since 2016. In those pieces, artistry, dance and acting merge into an expressive total work of art. The ensemble is flexible and changes depending by the demands of the pieces.
Momomento deals with different topics such as femininity in western society (“Marie hangs in the air”, 2016, coproduced by Dschungel Wien), lust in its different forms (“LUST-VOLL”, 2018, coproduced by Theaterland Steiermark), or on the transience of glittering circus magic (“Debris”, 2019). The pieces often include live music.
The performing artists of Momomento work both in the company and as freelance soloists, e.g. at the Landestheater St. Pölten or the Salzburg Festival and in ensembles such as the Dada circus or the Schubert theater. The team is enriched by two creative and capable technicians.
Our Team
Ruth Biller
Ruth completed her state degree in acrobatics & artistry in Berlin in 2011. Since then she has been working professionally as a freelance artist and dancer at home and abroad. In 2014 she won the jury prize at “Flesh Dance” in the Tanzquartier Wien with her footjuggling act. From 2014 to 2016 she was part of the “Flowmotion Dance Company”. In 2016 she founded the Momomento association, with which she created the solo circus theater piece “Marie hangs in the air” in cooperation with Dschungel Wien and funded by the federal government. In 2017 she opened the Lower Austrian State Exhibition with Sabine Parzer. In 2017 and 2018 Ruth played at the Lower Austrian State Theater. In 2018 she was employed as an artist in “The Magic Flute” at the Salzburg Festival. In autumn 2018 she created with Momomento the federal and state sponsored in-house production “LUST-VOLL”, followed by the piece “Debris” produced in 2019 which was sponsored by the federal government and the city. Between 2019 and 2021 she played in various films (including a DARUM production).
Melanie Möhrl
Melanie’s enthusiasm for the stage arose when she learned to juggle. Instead of sailing around the world in a ship, as planned, she learned – mostly self-taught – contemporary techniques of object manipulation. In 2016 she founded the Compagnie NiE together with Bernhard Zandl. In their joint piece “Anschauen!” they work with absurd comedy and illusion techniques. Her training at the art school “Die Herbststrasse” and her craftswomanship also led her to make and play dolls. She is a member of the Schubert Theater ensemble, where she plays in “Circus of the Dreams” and equipped the production “Jedermann” with muppet-like figures.
Melanie Möhrl
Melanie’s enthusiasm for the stage arose when she learned to juggle. Instead of sailing around the world in a ship, as planned, she learned – mostly self-taught – contemporary techniques of object manipulation. In 2016 she founded the Compagnie NiE together with Bernhard Zandl. In their joint piece “Anschauen!” they work with absurd comedy and illusion techniques. Her training at the art school “Die Herbststrasse” and her craftswomanship also led her to make and play dolls. She is a member of the Schubert Theater ensemble, where she plays in “Circus of the Dreams” and equipped the production “Jedermann” with muppet-like figures.
Martin Kerschbaum
He was born in 1985, grew up in Retz in the Weinviertel in Lower Austria and after graduating from HTL Hollabrunn he studied media technology at the St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences. Since 2001 he has been artistically and technically active at tww in Guntersdorf (Lower Austria). Since 2011 he has been a sound and video technician at the Lower Austria State Theater in St. Pölten. Between 2009 and 2017, he worked as a lighting designer and technician at the Reichenau Festival during the break between the two seasons. He has also been working in the theater performances in the Retz adventure cellar since 2013.
Clara Zeiszl
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Clara Zeiszl
Information coming soon!