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How am I Here

Mey Seifan
Date
Apr 6, 2025
Hour
9:00 AM
Duration
7h 30m
Organizer
SHIFT
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About

"How Am I Here?" Mey Seifan & Slowfuture is a transmedial performance by choreographer Mey Seifan, exploring the recurring nightmare of Syrians in exile. It begins with an ideal return home, but quickly turns into panic with disappearing passports, checkpoints, and trapped escape routes. The dream blurs languages and memories of exile, cycling into fear until the dreamer wakes up. Premiered in 2023, the performance gained new significance after the fall of the Syrian regime in 2024, as many exiles noticed the nightmare's sudden disappearance. Combining choreography, AI, and virtual reality, it immerses audiences in the emotional turmoil of exile and explores how to reshape subconscious fears and reclaim agency. One of the first of its kind in the Arabic world, "How Am I Here?" has been successfully presented at international festivals, engaging audiences with its powerful, immersive experience. Tickets can be purchased at Antoine Online https://www.antoineticketing.com/blocks/61/telescope-beirut

Telescope Beirut
Mey SeifanChoreorgapher
Basel Naouri
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SHIFT

SHIFT, which stands for ‘Shaping Harmony, Innovating Forms & Thought’, questions the forms of space organization in people’s lives culturally, politically and socially. The project seeks to explore new formats of artistic expression, community engagement, and audience interaction, involving artists, experts, and citizens from multiple EU and Mediterranean countries. By fostering a shift from mere observation to active participation and immersion, SHIFT focuses on investigating new spatial relationships, and shifting the emphasis from 'visual aesthetics' in conventional venues to dynamic 'aesthetics of action' in adaptable, non-dedicated performance spaces The project is led by Cie Omar Rajeh & Maqamat (France), Fondazione Fabbrica Europa per le arti contemporanee (Italy), Albania Dance Meeting (Albania). In association with France Travail Scènes et Images- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France), Beit El Raqs (Lebanon), Teatri Kombetar Eksperimental Kujtim Spahivogli (Albania)

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