About the event
CAGE | “The Hunger Artist”
Kaan Songün
Time and Place
30 May 2026
20:00
The Other Mezrab
About the Event
“The ultimate aim of storytelling must be to strike a solid blow with an axe against the frozen seas within us.”
Kafes brings to the stage the story of a ‘hunger artist’—who has fed on the pain of his relationships for years and sought to sate his hunger with the ready-made emotions of the pop culture into which he was born—and his co-existence with Kafka.
Based on the short story ‘The Hunger Artist’—Franz Kafka’s final work published before his death—this performance explores; centres on the inner world of an artist striving to reveal himself, whilst depicting the way in which people—trapped between the cogs of their era and society, and unable to find their true selves—fade away into the crowd.
In this piece, which he has designed, adapted and performed, Kaan Songün also uses his own compositions to share with the audience—through a musical and physical performance centred on the expression of emotions—the mental cages we create within our minds under the conditions of contemporary society.
Team
Team: Kafes Perform
Conceived, Adapted and Performed by: Kaan Songün
Assistant Director: Mesut Karakulak
Choreographic Design: Alize Gördüm
Musical Arrangement: Murat Göral
Light & Sound: Şahkan
Project Assistants: Efe İkinci, Mürsel Korkut, Müslüm Korkut, Emre Coşkun
Poster Design: Mira
Duration
One act
55 minutes