Performance: "Munch. Angst. And what about you?"

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Fear as a basic emotion is an essential feeling for survival. Like joy, sadness, disgust, surprise, anger and contempt, it is part of our human existence and is a lifelong companion. Everyone knows the feeling: the fear of failure, of losing loved ones, of losing one's job and one's future. It can release energy or leave us in a state of shock. Fear knows no social boundaries and affects all social groups. Fear of threatening or difficult-to-control situations, of the power and influence of internet giants, climate change, terror, change, 'the stranger' and loneliness influence the way we live together. Under the motto "C the unseen", the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 will not only focus on the unseen or the overlooked, but also create visions of the future. In order to define such visions, the taboo subjects of fear and loneliness must also be brought into focus and negotiated. How could this be achieved more artfully than with the works of Edvard Munch, the pioneer of modernism, who created landscapes of the soul in his paintings and reminded us to concentrate on the essentials - "life, love and death"?