“My grandmother used to tell me stories about our little lemon tree in our house in Yafa, but I don’t see any lemon trees behind these walls’’
The piece explores issues of gender and the individual self, the
representation of oppressed bodies in relation to its surroundings, female
subjectivity, individuality, the resistance that exists when the bodies are in
danger and the desire to escape from an abandoned, dark place in order to move towards
the salvation of the light. The underlying vulnerability is emphasized by the
intimate yet powerful body language of 8 women on stage. How easy is it to
break through the walls that surround us? How easy is it to move forward and to
be free?
Concept, Direction, & Choreographer: Athanasia Kanellopoulou
Performed by: Jumana Daibis, Hiba Harhash, Helena Krinal, Nowwar Salem, Natalie Salsa, Hala Sweidan, Ramz
Siam, Maria Dally
Choreographer Assistant:Eydis Rose Vilmundardottir
Music Composition:
Kostantina Polychronopoulou
Light:
Muaz Al-Jubeh
Costume:
Ghada Khoury
Production:
Sareyyet Ramallah
Performed at Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival 2017.
Video_ https://vimeo.com/230174368
