A psychosocial experiment & movement performance

Non-ego

(4 Emotions)
Project Concept

Non ego is a movement performance and psychosocial experiment that explores the moment of encounter between individuals through an interactive experience that evolves according to participants’ choices. In this work, we address questions related to four fundamental emotions- hate, pity, empathy, and guilt-and the distinctions between them.

Participatory Experience
4 Emotions

These emotions shape our daily lives as a varied team of diasporas coming together here and now in the city of Leipzig in an absurd
delirious burning world to share this experience collectively. non ego aims to create a space where participants can test how emotions transform when directly confronted. They become central participants in the experience, making choices that influence what unfolds on stage. Through decision-making, subtle layers within our relationships with ourselves and others are revealed, turning participants into active contributors while we, as facilitators, also become part of the experience. The goal is not to provide final answers, but to open a space for a participatory experience that encourages reflection on the individual’s place within the group and the role these emotions play in shaping our everyday existence. With each presentation, the experience shifts according to the nature of the interaction, giving the performance a structure that evolves with participants’ engagement, keeping the project in a continuous state of transformation.

An invitation
It is an invitation to question our emotions, those we are influenced by on a daily basis, and through which we interact with others, without pausing for a moment to observe ourselves and ask why we carry these emotions in the first place. Theatrical action allows us, within the few minutes of the performance, to place ourselves inside this state of questioning. For this reason, we collude freely with the audience in engaging with this experience, where we can decide, choose, and interact.
 
We do not offer final answers, ready-made statements, or a single stance. Instead, we explore these emotions with a being that is born in front of us on stage. a being without a past, without an identity, and without belonging. Let us explore them together, as creators and audience members, as diasporas, as people of different backgrounds, as city inhabitants, passers-by, as minorities and majorities, so that we become the audience in one moment, and the audience becomes the performer in another.

Concept & Direction

Akad0

Dramaturgy & Direction

Bassel Shalgheen

Production

Forte E.V

Performers

Akad0. Nawwar Abbas, Grace Al Ahmar, Ocean, Mathilde Flor Usinger

Music

Majdoleen

Light & Sound

Omar Tarawneh

Photography

Hamdi Saraj

Artwork

Ala’ Hamameh

Location

Location: Zimmt, Leipzig, 2025

Format: dance performance, Experiment

Phones
Address
Mörfelder Landstraße 70 H Germany
60598 Frankfurt am Main
Germany