basis
for
being
نرگس
You are invited to a choreographic exploration of the self through the recreation of a house party in 1991, Tehran. The child, the degenerate as well as the Persian dancer are here to take you through several states that together shape a basis for being.
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Through a labor of self-realization, your host traverses through moving images of a past that is no longer personal or present. Are you the guest that chooses merely to observe, or the one that potentially participates in the dance?
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In the Persian language, Narges is a proper female name, an allusion to the eye/s of the beloved, as well as the word for the flower Narcissus. Taking the self as a muse in this somatic tale, the mirror is embodied by the coming together of multiple layers of image, physicality as well as you.
Developed in
August 2017 . Research Process . Tehran
April 2018 . Studio Presentation within Maqamat‘s Leymoun Dance Platform . Beirut
July 2018 . Reflection Period in Pasquini Castle (supported by Armunia) . Castiglioncello
1-14 October 2018 – Creation Process . Tehran
15-29 October 2018 – Creative Residency with BIT Teatergarasjen . Bergen
October 2018 – Presentation within Oktoberdans Festival . Bergen
November though January 2019 . Development Phase . Tehran
February/March 2019 – Working Residency in Tanzfabrik . Berlin
9-22 December 2019 – Creative Residency in Tanzfabrik . Berlin
29 August 2020 – Open Studio in internationale tanzmesse nrw . Dusseldorf [Cancelled]
October - November 2020 – Online Residency with K3 Tanzplan . Tehran [Interrupted]
November 2020 - August 2023 – "THE GAP"
2023-2024 – Creation in K3 Tanzplan . Hamburg
