Lotta and Stina began working together on the rola-bola in 2001, while performing with a youth circus in Finland. They spent three years perfecting their technique at the prestigious and demanding Ecole Supérieure des Arts du Cirque in Brussels, from where they graduated in 2008. Since then, they have worked for example in the Wintergarten Variety, Krystallpalast Variete, Circus Flic Flac, Palazzo dinner shows, Oh la la -production from Rolf and Gregory Knie, Le plus grand cabaret du Monde tv show, La Strada Bremen and Buskers Bern street music festival just to name a few.
Imagine two women performing astonishing partner acrobatics, without even the stability of the ground beneath their feet. On the rola-bola, balance becomes imbalance in a fraction of a second. But these girls won’t just surprise you with their graceful power and innovative technique – they’ll charm you with their 50’s looks and leave you asking for more!
Have a look at our Portfolio here!
"An Ordinary Day" - A vintage style partner acrobatics on rola bola with a burlesque twist.
Duration : 9 min
Technical Requirements: Flat and level performance area minimum 4x4 meters and 4,5 meters high. (Can be adapted to a smaller stage for ex. round stage of a spiegeltent)
"Hula Oops" Comedy hula hoop that continues the story of the two characters from "An Ordinary Day"
Duration : 5 min
Technical Requirements: Flat and level performance area minimum 3x3 meters and 4 meters high. (Can be adapted to a smaller stage for ex. round stage of a spiegeltent)
"Classy" A bit more "tradional"-style partner rola bola act.
Duration : 6 min
Technical Requirements: Flat and level performance area minimum 4x4 meters and 4,5 meters high. (Can be adapted to a smaller stage for ex. round stage of a spiegeltent)
"Mad" An act from a show "Mad in Finland" inspired of the madness of our home country.
Duration : 6-10 min
Technical Requirements: Flat and level performance area minimum 3x3 meters and 4,5 meters high. (Can be adapted to a slightly smaller stage for ex. round stage of a spiegeltent)
- Duration: 35 min
- All audiences
Technical requirements:
- A 5m x 4m flat, smooth and level floor/surface.
- No gravel, cobble stones, grass etc.
- Indoors a minimum height of 4,5m is required.
- Sound system should be provided by organiser.
- Installation and dismantling time 15 minutes
Just an Ordinary Day
A street performance by two almost perfect women
Two women are determined to meet the expectations of others and the impossible standards they’ve set for themselves: perfection. But as their daily routine unfolds, nothing goes quite as planned. Faced with one failure after another, they must decide: keep following the same old path or take a chance on something new?
Watch as these two performers defy gravity with stunning partner acrobatics and daring feats on the rola-bola, where balance can shift to chaos in an instant. But it’s not just their incredible strength and innovative technique that will leave you in awe — their 50s-style charm, quick wit, and hilarious mishaps will keep you laughing from start to finish.
In the end, the show celebrates the beauty of imperfection, reminding us that true joy comes not from perfection, but from embracing the unexpected and finding humor in life’s little mistakes.
Shows
An autobiographical show of two women’s wild joyride through two decades in the world of circus arts. Told with warmth, humour, and dizzying acrobatics, this show invites the audience to share the highs and lows of a life in showbusiness. From the glitz and glamour to the countless hours of practice, the blood, the sweat and the tears.
Beyond the hard times, though, this story celebrates the inspiration that live performance can offer to audiences and a friendship between two women that has stood the test of time.
PERFROMANCE AND CREATION Lotta Paavilainen & Stina Kopra
CO-DIRECTORS & DEVISING Heidi Niemi, Troels Hagen Findsen
COSTUME DESIGN Enna Paavilainen
LIGHT DESIGN Vilma Vantola
SOUND DESIGN Satu Kankkonen, Palle Nothlev
- 65 min
- Age recommendation 12+
- Language English *(Can be partially adapted in other languages)
- For indoor venues
For more information contacts us info@lottaandstina.com.
“It is very touching - but at the same time extremely funny and full of nonchalant wow effect.
A story that goes straight to the heart.”
-iScene ★★★★★
TOUR DATES
14.-15.2.2025 Cirkus Mania & Cirkus Expo, Stockholm Sweden
21.-22.2.2025 T-Werk, Postdam Germany
27.-28.2.2025 Pfefferberg Theater, Berlin Germany
1.3.2025 Frau*Macht Theater. Dresden Germany
22.5.2025 Figurentheaterfestival Homunculus, Hohenems Austria
PAST DATES
18.9.2024 Punks Hangaren, Stockholm Sweden
31.07.2024 Theater Festival Isny, Isny im Allgäu, Germany
31.05.2024 Tête-a-Tête Festival, Rastatt Germany
13.04.2024 Jackson's Lane, London United Kindom
09.03.2024 Bühne im Hof, St. Pölten Austria
05.-09.12.2023 OuNous Festival, Cirko Helsinki Finland
11.1.-13.10.2023 Dynamo Workspace, Odense Denmark
06.05.2023 Circus Ruska Festival, Tampere Finland
Portfolio
LADIES ROOM
Ladies' Room is a fable about the interaction between two genders, and what happens when their differences collide. A story of self-acceptance, of our true self, whether it conforms or diverges from the ideals imposed by fashion, advertising, and the worship of the teenage body.
MAD IN FINLAND
With lots of humour, love and energy, the seven women of Mad in Finland reveal their country, how they perceive or dream about it. An imaginary and reinvented Finland where Finnish depression has something magical about it, where the harshness of climate engenders strong natures.
PLAY:TIME
Play :Time is about identity, about manhood and womanhood, and how we grow up to be who we are. It challenges and stretches boundaries, without insulting anyone.
JUST AN ORDINAY DAY
A show about the struggle of being perfect.
Other performances
FACE NORD Version Feminine, Cie Un Loup Pour l'Homme
Standing in front of us, four women engage into playful acrobatic games in which they constantly invent the rules. Walking, running, catching, grabbing, climbing, climbing further, always moving forward…
«Knowing you will lose does not prevent from struggling», as these four acrobats tell us, obstinately obliging themselves to the feat and relishing each challenge, taking us together with their bodies to the limits of their physiological reality and at the edges of the laws of physics.
With a script written as rules of a game, Face Nord is an attempt to revive in (wo)mankind the playful innocence of a child, hence the origins and essential values of our acrobatic quest.
LE CIRQUE DES GUEUX, Cirque Baroque
A theatrical circus performance in 3 acts inspired by The Beggar's Opera by John Gay.
3 directors, 3 composers, 3 universes meet for the same history to dream, be moved or laugh at our humanity. Aimed at depicting seedy districts of London during the 18th Century, it also tells a lot about today.
Direction
Kazuyoshi KUSHIDA / acte I
Mauricio CELEDON / acte II
Karelle PRUGNAUD / acte III
Original music
François MOREL / acte I
Luc LE MASNE / acte II
Eric MOUQUET / acte II
