kairo fumilayo edward

kairo fumilayo edward grew up in close proximity to Zurich and began studying acting at the Zurich University of the Arts in 2020. Alongside their studies they work in the independent scene, among others together with Jeremy Nedd, Joana Tischkau and Brandy Butler or stand in at short notice in Nicolas Stemann’s “King of the Frogs” at the Schauspielhaus Zurich. After an exchange semester, kairo 2022 moved to the School for New Dance Development (SNDO) in Amsterdam, where the choreographic perspectives on space and body in a socio-political context were more in line with kairo’s idea of a contemporary performing arts education. In their last work DIABETES DIARIES, kairo dealt with their chronic illness and the related consequences. kairo received the Ernst Göhner Scholarship of the Swiss Study Foundation and the Excellence Scholarship of the Yvonne Lang-Chardonnens Foundation last year.