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 dancer are here to take you through several states that together shape a basis for being.
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?
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.
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