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…is the likeness of the spider who buildeth her a house.
Qur’an, XXIX:41

 

Aleph is a dance for the lost ones
 

The performance is a meditation upon the beginning of life and humanity’s desire towards finality. This desire towards an end of all things is evident from the oracles and prophets scattered across human history – they speak of a doom that can be traced to the very beginning of each human life. The mystery that veils such beginnings is a point of reference for intimating a dance beyond that which reason fathoms – the world of faith.

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Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him.

Job 13:15​

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Created by Anmar Taha & Josephine Gray

Light -and sound technician: Miranda Seiborg Wikström

Production: Iraqi Bodies

 

With support from the Gothenburg Arts and Cultural Affairs Committee

2024