HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

HOW CAN WE SHIFT PERSPECTIVES AS A PLATFORM, AS ARTISTS, AS AUDIENCE?

Festival 2009

The second edition of the Dancing on the Edge Festival took place from the 29th of November to the 13th of December 2009 in Amsterdam, Groningen, The Hague, Utrecht and Rotterdam.
Artists and performances from Morocco, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Jordan and Egypt were featured. The performance program included both dance and theater pieces and music concerts. A broad range of debates, films, discussions, interviews, meetings and a cultural education program were also part of the festival.

Browse through our archive below to see the performances and events that took place during Dancing on the Edge Festival 2009

Program

The (Br)Other Identity

After the performance of In Spitting Distance – a personal analysis and monologue by playwright and actor Taher Najib about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict –

Media, Journalism and the Performing Arts

Prompted by the production The Assassination of Omar Rajeh, there will be a discussion about the role of performing arts in society and in

My Weirdest Moment Working Abroad

In a special edition of Café Mediterranée, Chris Keulemans will talk to artists/guests of the festival and to Dutch companies that have performed in

Cultural Exchange with Iran: Connecting Stories?

A discussion about exchange and the performing arts in Iran. The productions Cloud and Man is Man are international co-productions, in which Iranian and

Mine, Ours and Theirs: Creating Dance between Shifting Identities – Discussion

Nicholas Rowe, a specialist in international dance studies, will talk with choreographers and dance festival directors Taoufiq Izeddiou (Morocco) and Omar Rajeh (Lebanon). Both

State of the Contemporary Performing Arts in Egypt

Two leading artists from Egypt – choreographer and dancer Karima Mansour and theater artist and cultural entrepreneur Ahmed El Attar – discuss their performances

From Oum Khaltoum to Jazz: Crossovers in Music

A talk with Rima Khcheich (Lebanon) and Tony Overwater (the Netherlands) about their collaboration of many years’ standing.

Between Stereotype and Practice: Women’s Performances in the Middle East

A talk with Pegah Tabessinejad (Iran), Mutiny Group (Egypt) and other women makers about their productions, work, experiences in their own country, the expectations

An Orchestra Beyond Borders

In cooperation with the American Book Centre, a presentation of the recently published book An Orchestra Beyond Borders: Voices of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra