April 21, 2024
h. 17:00, 21:00
Teatro Galli – Stage
National première

Can you still hear the bombs? I can hear them.

Growing up in a war zone means living and breathing politics. The Palestinian choreographer and performer Samaa Wakim asks herself how these experiences impact her identity in a new solo performance, Losing It, which explores how the trauma of previous generations manifests in her own body through movement and sound.
In a journey towards the moment she began to fear for her freedom, the piece dives into her memories of growing up under occupation, exploring the various realities she lives in and the fantasies she created out of fear and hope in order to survive. As fear overtakes her, her world begins to disintegrate: the floor becomes unstable, and the sounds start to warp, creating a world where reality and fantasy blur.
Created in conversation with a live score by Samar Haddad King, the soundscape features field recordings taken throughout Palestine since 2010. Accompanied by Wakim’s vocals, the sounds of fear and safety come together to the point where past and present cloud the future.

Bio

Samaa Wakim is a performer, choreographer and cultural manager based in Palestine who graduated from the Acting Department of Haifa University. Her performance credits include: I am Yusuf and This is My Brother (Shibir Hur and Young Vic Theater, London 2009); The Beloved, (Shibir Hur and Bush Theater, London, 2012); Exit & Ble Ble Bel (Khashabi Theatre, Palestine, 2011); Badke (A.M. Qattan foundation, KVS Theater, and Les ballets C de la B, Brussels 2012-2017); bound (Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre and Sareyyet Ramallah, Ramallah, 2014); Against a Hard Surface (Yaa Samar! Dance Theater Hamburg 2017); Modern Curses, co-directed and choreographed by Bashar Murkus and Wakim (Khashabi Theater, Haifa 2018); Last Ward (Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, Paris, 2018); The Cabaret (Khashabi Theatre, Haifa, 2018); The Father (Al Jawal Theater, Haifa, 2021); Losing It, co-created with Samar Haddad King (Festival Theaterformen, Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, Khashabi Theatre, Hannover, 2021). She is a production manager of the Haifa Independent Film Festival 2019 and 2023 and a member of Yaa Samar! Dance Theater (since 2014) and Khashabi Theatre (since 2008).

Samar Haddad King is a writer, choreographer, composer and artistic/founding director of Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre. King graduated from the Ailey/Fordham BFA program (NYC). King’s work has been performed in 19 countries on four continents, with commissions throughout the US and abroad, including The Shed (NYC); Hubbard Street 2 (Chicago); Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival (Ramallah); The Walk with Littla Amal: Good Chance Theatre (Marseille) and St. Ann’s Warehouse/The Walk Productions (NYC); /si:n/ Festival (Ramallah), among others. His awards/fellowships include the 2023/24 Creative Capital Wild Futures Award, Prix des Jeunes Créateurs Palestiniens pour la Diversité des Expressions Artistiques (Palest’In & Out Festival, Paris); La Fabrique Chaillot Residency (Chaillot – théâtre national de la Danse, Paris); The Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU and Toulmin Creator (CBA/ National Sawdust, NYC). Theatre and musical theatre credits include Asmahan (Palestinian National Theatre), Dead Are My People (Noor Theatre, NYC), Hoota (Sard Theatre, Haifa), and We Live in Cairo (American Repertory Theater, Boston).

Credits

co-created by: Samaa Wakim & Samar Haddad King
choreography and performance by: Samaa Wakim
music and performance by: Samar Haddad King
lighting by: Cord Haldun
technical direction by: Moody Kablawi

music: Original compositions by Composer
turathy: Autostra
prayer by: Mounira Wakim
produced by: Yaa Samar! Dance Theatre, Khashabi Theatre, and Theaterformen Festival

Duration

40′

Tickets

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€. 15,00
€. 12,00 reduced – Under 26 / Trenitalia Tper* / E’BAL card

(*reduced rate reserved for Trenitalia Tper customers: Unica Smart Card holders, annual or monthly subscribers, one-way ticket holders to reach Rimini during the days of the event).