Following I’m not a hero, Kevin Blaser and Faustino Blanchut continue their exploration of contemporary identity, examining the relationship between freedom, responsibility and emotional fragility. Starting from the concept of FOBO (Fear of Better Options, or the fear of choosing), the two artists delve into the theme of choice and the difficulty of defining oneself in a world saturated with possibilities.
A physical, performative and ironic theatre piece, in which the body becomes a site of instability and choice.
On stage, wheels that render every balance unstable. An electric scooter for the elderly traces the space, the risk of possibilities and the time that inexorably marches on.
Two uncertain, frantic and hollowed-out bodies grasp and let go, drag and allow themselves to be dragged in search of new forms of collaboration, trust, presence and connection with reality.
“FOBO,” say Kevin Blaser and Faustino Blanchut, “is a terrain of inquiry into contemporary freedom: the fear of risk, the guilt of indecision, and, at the same time, the possibility of finding new perspectives in doubt. Perhaps recognising our unease is already a step towards well-being. […] Perhaps, amidst global confusion, environmental crises, wars and the pressure of social media, we can still find a small space to listen to our intuition and give it its due weight. To discern what is truly ours, and to understand that feeling well does not mean having everything under control, but learning to live with doubt, with FOBO, and to build one’s own fragile yet real identity.”