Angie Hiesl + Roland Kaiser

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NO GO Premiere

NO GO
Performance in urban public space
ANGIE HIESL + ROLAND KAISER

Borders are the topic of our time. Whether we are talking about external borders, the relationship between the sexes, or social boundaries – in politics and the media, but also in everyday social life, the divisions are increasingly hardening.
NO GO as an artistic intervention in urban space, addresses the impact of discriminatory and exclusionary behaviour. The fence that the four performers interact with becomes the central element for this.
NO GO highlights moments of resistance and opposition.
NO GO is both performance and protest.
NO GO deliberately intervenes at Cologne’s Ottoplatz, a transit spot where countless different life paths and ways of living cross every day. At this location NO GO takes a stand against social division, against exclusion, against all forms of discrimination: for respect, for tolerance, for diversity.
Premiere July 16, 2026 at 6 PM at Ottoplatz in Cologne-Deutz
Other dates are July 17 + 18, 2026 as well as August 6, 7, 8, 2026, each at 6 PM

Concept and realisation ANGIE HIESL + ROLAND KAISER
With __ Cilai Herrmann, Mojtaba Izadizad, Bibiana Jiménez, Matthias Weiland
Dramaturgical collaboration __ Lothar Kittstein
Text __ Ensemble + Lothar Kittstein
Costumes __ Rupert Franzen
Artistic Assistent __ Rosa Heidemann
Art Education Format __ Uta Püttmann
Management __ Christa Morgenrath
Finance __ Sabine Klement
Press & Pubilc Relation __ neurohr & andrä GbR
Film Documentation Film __ Michael Maurissens
Foto Documentation Foto __ Roland Kaiser
Graphic Design __ Steffen Missmahl

PLEASE NOTE!
In the event of rain or extreme weather conditions: the event may be rescheduled. You can find the latest information on our Instagram page.

The production NO GO is funded by:
City of Cologne, Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia, Kunststiftung NRW

With the kind support of:
CCCC Kreationszentrum Zeitgenössischer Zirkus Köln, Cargo 24\7 Logistics Worldwide GmbH, Kölner Kulturpaten e.V., Kath. Pfarrei St. Heribert

Article in THEATER DER ZEIT

In the professional journal THEATER DER ZEIT - Art Insert - Theater der Zeit, March 2026 - there is a photo series and an interesting interview with Angie Hiesl and Roland Kaiser. - Unfortunately the interview is only in German.

The Factor of Chance - Performances Away from the Stage
Angie Hiesl and Roland Kaiser are pioneers of performances in public spaces
A conversation with Stefan Keim

Book Launch

DRESSING THE CITY AND MY HEAD IS A SHIRT

Kettler Publishing House 2026

March 05, 2026, 7 pm Kunsthafen / Kunsthaus Rhenania Köln
(free admission)

In addition to a talk with art historian and critic Dr. Ann-Katrin Günzel (essay in the book), Angie Hiesl + Roland Kaiser and Michael Maurissens, moderated by cultural scientist and curator Kay von Keitz, the screening of a 20-minute film (on the 2024 project) by Michael Maurissens is on the program. Kettler Publishing House

In the moderated discussion, Angie Hiesl + Roland Kaiser look back on the creation of DRESSING THE CITY AND MY HEAD IS A SHIRT - from concept development to actual work on site and in interaction with the performers. Dr. Ann-Katrin Günzel (editor-in-chief of KUNSTFORUM International) explains the special features and aesthetic characteristics of site-specific performance and installation art. Roland Kaiser and Michael Maurissens will report on the photographic and filmic challenges of capturing the most bizarre and poetic moments of the performances on a public “stage” characterized by coincidences. An exchange with all visitors is very welcome!

Supported by the City of Cologne, the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW, the Diversity Fund NRW, the Kunststiftung NRW, and the Performing Arts Fund.

Limited art edition

x-times people chair


The edition box consists of

  • 1 book 25 Years of x-times people chair published by Kettler-Verlag
  • 3 numbered and signed pigment prints on baryta paper by Roland Kaiser
  • 1 original program booklet from the premiere in Cologne in 1995

If you are interested, you can purchase the edition from us for €375!