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 2013

The fourth edition of the Dancing on the Edge Festival presented theater, dance, and multimedia installations by artists from Palestine, Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco, Iran, Syria, Egypt and a number of other countries. The Arts & Minds program, with discussions and after talks, broadened the experience. The 2013 edition took place from 6 to 23 November in Amsterdam, The Hague, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Enschede, and Groningen.

Browse through our archive below to see the performances and events that took place during Dancing on the Edge Festival 2013

Program

Déjà Vu (2012)

Loneliness and imposed limits are explored in this minimalistic and intimate film that features dancer and co-choreographer Sorour Darabi.

Saddam is Here (2013)

The photos by prominent Iraqi Kurdish photographer and filmmaker Jamal Penjweny portray the shadow of Saddam Hussein that still follows Iraqi society everywhere. The

Balloons (2012)

In this installation, the omnipresence of a Big Brother that aims to control lives and thoughts is represented by balloons. They block the view,

In The Square And Underground

Presentation about works of art in the current social and political situation in Iran and Egypt In this presentation, Mohamad Abbasi gives insight into

The Invisible Center of Contemporary Dance (2013)

Installation showing work of Iranian underground dance movement Mohamad Abbasi presents choreographic work and films of the Invisible Center of Contemporary Dance (ICCD), in

The Wall (2012)

The video installation The Wall develops the concepts of confinement, fear, and uncertainty – a reflection of the state that Egypt finds itself in

My Paradoxical Knives (2009)

Hey sky don’t turn without me… Hey moon don’t shine without me… Hey earth don’t grow without me… Hey time don’t pass without me

Arab Theater Today – Seminar Amsterdam

Program with readings, lectures, short performances, debates, and films Arab Theater Today consists of a two-day seminar in Amsterdam, with shorter versions of the

Linked to the performance Badke, Dancing on the Edge organizes a number of dabke workshops. This popular folk dance from the Middle East with