FOMO - (Fear of Missing Out)

OPEN FORM(AT) SHOWING

The research project 'FOMO' is a laboratory in which KHARABA & GUESTS explore, test and develop methods and strategies for an improvised dance piece. The piece should have a concrete, unmistakable essence and at the same time be able to be different for each performance: perceived impulses lead to decisions that result in unexpected twists and turns. The dance unfolds as a response to what happens moment by moment, without a set sequence. The starting point for the development of the work is the 'PLAYTIME' format, in which participants improvise with each other based on a set of rules. In addition, work will continue on researching and developing an auditory dramaturgy as an access-expanding dimension for dance pieces. In the context of this work, auditory dramaturgy refers to the conscious artistic design of audible elements of a dance piece. A specific focus is placed on listening as an aesthetic means of access, for the perception of the course, the events and the moods of the piece.

TEAM

Ensemble Bawélima Dessa GANDA

Daniela RIEBESAM

Elina Brams RITZAU

Josefine Luka SIMONSEN

Leonard GAAB

Melina KOULIA

Philip ESCH

Shirin ZETTL

Input & consulting, auditory dramaturgy

Camilla FUSSHOELLER

Sabine KUXDORF

Yasha MÜLLER

Consulting, audio flyer design

Camilla FUSSHOELLER

Khadidiatou Bangoura

is a dancer & choreographer from Cologne and director of KHARABA & GUESTS. She comes from Guinea and Liberia, was born in France and grew up in Germany. After studying International Relations, Development Studies and African Studies in London, she trained in dance at Danceworks Berlin and the Tictac Art Centre in Brussels. Her work deals with relationality and perception. She explores our relationships to ourselves, to each other and to our environment - for new narratives and perspectives, more self-reflection and deeper self-knowledge. Her works include "FÜHL DIE WELT DURCH MEINE HAUT - Observations on everyday racism" (2021), "LIFE IS A JUNGLE" (2024) a dance performance for blind, visually impaired and sighted audiences and "PINKE PINKE - a poetic reflection on money" (2025). Since 2024, she has offered the inclusive workshop "DANCE TO THE MUSIC" and the improvisation session "PLAYTIME". She was artistic co-director of the Sommerblut Kulturfestival 2024 and is a member of the advisory board for the FAVORITEN Festival 2026.

Showing approx. 30 - 40 minutes + exchange with the audience approx. 20 - 30 minutes

"Supported by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia"

"Supported by the Cultural Office of the City of Cologne"