If only I’d forget you after one last dance

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“If only I’d forget you after one last dance” is an attempt to embody a cluster of pain, grief, anger and love. A journey follows a thread of loss and reveals the rubble that stays behind. It is an invitation to a collective experience of overcoming and forgiveness.

Through movement, video and exploration of specific objects, the event locates friction between political pain and personal loss. Revisiting the memories of his life in Palestine and finding a way to share the ineffable, Jeries dives into his body, the epicenter of all the overlapping narratives. He offers himself to be the gravitational center of our temporary constellation and move us to the beat of his heart.

Synopsis

“If only I’d forget you after one last dance” is an attempt to embody a cluster of pain, grief, anger and love. A journey follows a thread of loss and reveals the rubble that stays behind. It is an invitation to a collective experience of overcoming and forgiveness.

Through movement, video and exploration of specific objects, the event locates friction between political pain and personal loss. Revisiting the memories of his life in Palestine and finding a way to share the ineffable, Jeries dives into his body, the epicenter of all the overlapping narratives. He offers himself to be the gravitational center of our temporary constellation and move us to the beat of his heart.

Team:

Directing and Performing: Jeries AbuJaber 

Dramaturgy: Filip Mramor 

Directing Assistant: Lottie Wood 

Scenography: Jasmine Molinari 

Production Assistant: Veera Peltola 

Poster designer: Fuad Alyamani 

Mentor: Marta Ljubkova 

Consultant and Movement Assistant: Petra Hauerova 

Administrative Management: Kristýna Jalůvková 

Co-organizing: DAMU - Divadelní fakulta AMU 

Photographer: Mike Mama

Thanks:

Dr. Sodja Lotker Dr. Branislava Kuburovic Domen Šuman