#minaret
a creation by Omar Rajeh
“Omar Rajeh is the most famous choreographer from the Arab world. ( …) "#minaret" in Dresden combines his strengths: powerful movements and a political connection.”
Deutschlandfunk Kultur - Elisabeth Nehring in conversation with Andrea Gerk
#minaret
For nearly 1,000 years the minaret of the Great Mosque of Aleppo soared above Syria's largest city. It now lies in ruins.
The once existing 'monument' represented the city's soul. A monumental portrayal of the cultural, the social, the historical and the religious, it stood witness to countless generations of gatherings.
With an eclectic range of artists, #minaret proposes a core question of our everyday life. How do we position ourselves, resist ‘numbing’, and face the images of destruction and confiscation of entire cities and the daily violation of human intimacy and privacy?
For more information on the work: www.omarrajeh.com
For more information on the work: www.omarrajeh.com
performance dates and touring
Tuesday 9th of June 2020
8:00 pm | Platonov arts festival, Voronezh, Russia
Monday 10th of February 2020
8:00 pm | Platonov arts festival, Voronezh, Russia
Tuesday 19th of November 2019
8:00 pm | Espace Des Arts, Chalon Sur Saone, France
Friday 1st of November 2019
8:00 pm | Spring in Autumn Festival, Utrecht, Netherlands
Friday 27th of September 2019
8:00 pm | Dance Inversion Festival, Bolshoi, Moscow, Russia
Thursday 26th of September 2019
8:01 pm | Dance Inversion Festival, Bolshoi, Moscow, Russia
Tuesday 6th of August 2019
8:00 pm | Boulevard Festival, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Monday 5th of August 2019
8:00 am | Boulevard Festival, Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Tuesday 9th of July 2019
8:00 pm | Julidans, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Wednesday 26th of June 2019
8:00 pm | Athens Festival, Athens, Greece
Tuesday 25th of June 2019
8:00 pm | Athens Festival, Athens, Greece
Wednesday 19th of June 2019
8:00 pm | Tanz Modern Tanz | Städtische Theater Chemnitz , Germany
Friday 5th of April 2019
8:30 pm | BIPOD- Beirut International Platform of Dance
Thursday 4th of April 2019
8:53 pm | BIPOD- Beirut International Platform of Dance
Sunday 27th of January 2019
8:00 pm | Thalia Theatre, Hamburg- Germany
Saturday 26th of January 2019
8:00 pm | Thalia Theatre, Hamburg- Germany
Friday 5th of October 2018
8:00 pm | Tafellhalle Nuremberg, Germany
Tuesday 2nd of October 2018
8:00 pm | Cialo Umysl, Warsaw, Poland
Sunday 30th of September 2018
8:00 pm | Romaeuropa Festival, Rome- Italy
Saturday 29th of September 2018
8:00 pm | Romaeuropa Festival, Rome- Italy
Friday 21st of September 2018
8:00 pm | One Dance Week, Plovdiv- Bulgaria
Thursday 30th of August 2018
8:00 pm | Tanzmesse /Tanzhaus, Dusseldorf- Germany
Friday 18th of May 2018
8:00 pm | Hellerau, European Centre for the Arts, Dresden- Germany
Thursday 17th of May 2018
8:00 pm | Hellerau, European Centre for the Arts, Dresden- Germany
cast and credits
Concept & Choreography Omar Rajeh Music Composition Mahmoud Turkmani & Pablo Palacio Performed by Antonia Kruschel, Charlie Prince, Mia Habis, Moonsuk Choi, Omar Rajeh, Yamila Khodr
Live Music by Joss Turnbull (percussion), Mahmoud Turkmani (oud), Pablo Palacio (interactive sonifcation), Ziad El Ahmadie (Oud) Real Time Movement Analysis Technology Instituto Stocos Voice Naim Asmar
Lighting Guy Hoare Video artist Ygor Gama / Dafne Narvaez Berlfein Drone operator Hadi Bou Ayash Costumes Mia Habis Technical director Christian Francois Sound engineer Philippe Balzé Stage manager Salim Abou Ayash
A production of Omar Rajeh | Maqamat
Co-produced by Romaeuropa Festival, BIPOD, HELLERAU – European Center for the Arts Dresden with the support of Tanzfabrik Berlin, Charleroi danse-centre chorégraphique de Wallonie-Bruxelles, Tanzmesse nrw and apap – advancing performing arts project
Dance floor kindly supplied by Harlequin Flooring