work in progress

In Residency at DIORAMA - Jefta van Dinther Studio Berlin, Dec. 2024.

In residency at AUSLAND Berlin, Feb. 2024.

Choreography: Dominique Tegho

Dance & text: Anthony Nakhlé

the intimacy of collision is a dance solo in which I deconstruct oriental forms of dance and music and bring them into dialogue with contemporary dance through the theme of collision. With a focus on form and rhythm, I am interested in what kind of qualities emerge in the body when oriental and contemporary dance collide, and how collision can serve as a choreographic tool to invite a materiality that drifts into aesthetics of estrangement, opening new movement pathways for the body. Intimately weaving gestures and voices, I want to unveil a hybrid body that defies conventional representations of the Middle Eastern body.

This work stems from an ongoing artistic research on the deconstruction of Orientalist tropes, and on challenging the (mis)representation of the Orient in Western art and culture. My need to interrogate and ultimately subvert Orientalist tropes within Western art and culture emerges as a critical response to the enduring power structures that perpetuate cultural stereotypes today.