KACHA is based on an interview with Amir Kolben that never took place
Drawing inspiration from Kolben's personal journey, including his battle with cancer, this performance seamlessly weaves together raw authenticity, daring choreography, and taboo-shattering narratives, embracing the profound and the uncomfortable.
"How old are you?", "Are you afraid to die?" or "Are all male dancers gay?".
KACHA tackles in a raw choreographic and theatrical way the questions Kolben was never asked by journalists or during his audience encounters. These questions were considered impolite, lacked public interest, or were too challenging to answer. Nonetheless, they are the key to a deeper understanding of ourselves and others and are most significant to the choreographer.
In KACHA, Kolben Dance Company fearlessly explores a world of raw emotion and honesty, challenging the choreographer himself with presumably innocent questions.
This performance not only raises these questions but also offers intimate and unfiltered answers through the voices of the company's dancers. The dancers play a pivotal role, sharing their unique viewpoints and narratives, thus broadening our understanding and dismantling preconceptions, resulting in a captivating experience.
KACHA engages audiences on a personal level, encouraging them to reflect on their own unasked questions.It sparks conversations that linger long after the curtain falls.
In the end the eternal “Why?” meets the inevitable KACHA.
*KACHA can be partly translated to BECAUSE (an answer to WHY?)