Project KAAY is a multidisciplinary project that brings together the three distinct perspectives of three friends: theatre, circus and music. Combining Julian’s love of acrobatics and circus arts, Max’s love of all things musical, and Nele’s love of storytelling, directing and dramaturgy, Project KAAY engages openly, optimistically and critically with personal experiences as well as current political and social issues.
Lutz Horizontal – 2028
We made Lutz up. He is of average height, has medium-blond hair, is around thirty, and his favourite colour is beige. That’s about all we know about him. He’s just another guy asking himself the big questions. That’s no problem for us – but for Lutz, it is. Because all he really wants is to spend a relaxing day by the lake. Unfortunately, Lutz has a habit of getting in his own way.
Twice, in fact.
Lutz Horizontal is a little glimpse into the everyday…
A little insight into the mind of just some guy. Lutz, to be precise. We made Lutz up. He is of average height, has medium-blond hair, is around thirty, and his favourite colour is beige. That’s about all we know about him. He just happened to be there, standing calmly in front of us, holding a basket, ready for a day at the swimming pool. All he has to do is spend a mere 60 minutes on hold, and then he can finally get going.
In a world that sees time as an economic resource, doing nothing becomes an act of resistance.
With Lutz, we explore the potential of refusing to make our time available and turn it into something of economic value.
Through our character Lutz, we want to show that we don’t have to live up to impossible expectations. He reminds us to find a sense of inner calm, to embrace a horizontal existence alongside things rather than above them. This also means understanding time as a state of being, allowing us to return to the present moment – which, if we’re honest, is the only form of time we can ever truly experience.
We as brothers and our work explores the role of family in today’s world. KAAY tells a story through live music and contemporary circus on the Chinese pole. In an intimate atmosphere, we take you by the hand and guide you into a world of our own making. There, a story unfolds about growing up together, finding our own identities and letting go of the place we once called home.
Closeness and distance, uprootedness and emotional connection. Do we place our pursuit of individuality above our family?
How can we be far apart and yet remain close?
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A piece somewhere between circus and music; about home, familiarity and, above all, what it means to be siblings. Together, Julian and Max invite the audience into their world, a world in which we can all find something of ourselves.
– Tadaa Magazin (Magazin for Contemporary Circus)
KAAY - the album
The songs specially composed for KAAY are also available as an album on all major music streaming platforms.