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A dance performance for blind, visually impaired and sighted audiences

11.08.2023 & 12.08.2023

18:00

Atelier 0.10 at Quartier am Hafen

Please direct your questions and inform us of your visit by Whatsapp under the following phone number 0151 677 48231 or by e-mail : kharaba.team@gmail.com

ROUTE DESCRIPTION

TRAIN STOP RAIFFEISENSTRASSE TO THE QUARTIER AM HAFEN, POLLER KIRCHWEG 78-90, 51105 COLOGNE 

 

Approx. 450 meters ( 5 minutes by foot)

 

Coming from the train track in the direction of Zündorf on line 7, we take a left when exiting the train, i.e. continuing in the direction of travel, and follow the guiding line until we reach the attention field.

 

Coming from the railroad track in direction Benzelrath of line 7, we take a right  when exiting the train, i.e. against the direction of travel. There is a bollard in the middle at the end of the railroad track. Shortly after that there is a traffic light, which we cross.

 

Regardless from which direction we come, we keep right after the attention field or after crossing the road. After about 5 meters there are two bollards on the sidewalk. After about another 65 meters we turn right into Raiffeisenstraße. This is a street with residential houses. After about 30 meters there is a scaffold directly at the front of a house, which is about 1 meter wide and 14 meters long. This makes the sidewalk somewhat narrow, so we keep to the left. Note that although the scaffolding is there in July 2023, it may have been removed by August 2023. 

 

Then we keep to the right again and walk about 200 meters further along Raiffeisenstraße past Schreberstraße, which turns off to the left after about 170 meters. About 5 meters after Raiffeisenstraße starts to descend, there are 2 bollards in the middle of the sidewalk with a distance of about 1 meter to each other. After the bollards we continue walking for about 25 meters and turn left into Poller Kirchweg.
 

There are no traffic lights at the street crossings. Usually the sidewalks are free and there are no garbage cans, scooters or similar objects on the way. We continue straight ahead for about 120 meters, where after about 110 meters Krückelstraße turns left and there is a slightly raised sidewalk. On the opposite street, about 50 meters after turning into Poller Kirchweg, there is an ALDI. About 10 meters after Krückelstraße we cross the street where there is a slightly raised sidewalk. We are in front of the Quartier am Hafen. 

 

At the entrance of the Quartier am Hafen there is a small step. After the small step we are in the entrance area of the Quartier am Hafen. From there we go straight and follow the course of the path, which after about 5 meters takes a slight inclination to the right and for a few meters has a slight upward  inclination. We are in a corridor that is about 3 meters wide and continue walking straight for about 30 meters. We arrive at a large double door and walk through it. After the double door, we continue walking for about 20 meters until we reach Atelier 0.10, which is located on the left side of the corridor. This is where the performance will take place.

When who belongs to a community is externally determined based on specific identity characteristics, societal rifts emerge that stand in the way of peaceful coexistence and solidarity. In "SOUL STORM," Khadidiatou Bangoura of KHARABA & GUESTS dances to songs in German; to question our prejudices, our notions of "Germanness," and our relationship to Germany. From Hildegard Knef, Vicky Leandros, or Fasia Jansen over to Joy Denalane, Samy Deluxe, Grenzkontrolle, or Ebow - "SOUL STORM" presents a selection from the German music catalog asking: who and what is considered German by whom and why?


Expectations and assumptions are examined, inviting reflection on why "Germanness" is denied to certain people - and not to others. At the same time, possibilities for "reclaiming"  German identity and making room for new iterations of it are explored to foster greater recognition and acceptance of diverse ways of being and different lived realities. In the context of a noticeable political shift towards a right-wing and racist climate, (German) citizens of migrant origin are increasingly considering leaving Germany. Through dance, "SOUL STORM" assesses society’s current mental and emotional well-being and asks:  in what state is Germany's soul?

Concept & Choreography: Khadidiatou Bangoura

 

Dance / Performance: Khadidiatou Bangoura

 

Sounddesign: Zen Jefferson

 

Costume: Douakro Kante

 

Lighting & Tech: Sascha Görg

 

Artistic Consultant / Dramaturgy:         

Horacio Macuacua

Production Assistance:

Lisa Hellmich 

Graphic Design Press Photo: Melina Koulia

A production by KHARABA & GUESTS in co-production with TanzFaktur. Funded by the Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia through the NRW Diversity Fund. Funded by the Culture Office of the City of Cologne

 

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