Eternal
Friday 08 September
Piazza San Francesco
h.19.00
Friday 08 September h.19.00
Piazza San Francesco
ETERNAL
duration 25 minutes
FREE ADMISSION
A dancing body has the ability to become a rebellious element against a radical political system. Eternal focuses on the body during the Arab Spring, a political movement that opposes existing social and political systems in the Middle East and North Africa.
During protests, symbolic gestures are generated, dance movements that have an unconscious powerful influence on individuals present in the uprising. Rhythmic synchronized movements created against the opposing authority. What if these gestures are abstracted from their context? What is their relation with the music, the cheers, and the revolutionary chants?
In the performance, Bassam discusses the relationship he has with his “Big Brother”’ and presents rebellious dance sequences he created to stand against his brother’s authority.
During protests, symbolic gestures are generated, dance movements that have an unconscious powerful influence on individuals present in the uprising. Rhythmic synchronized movements created against the opposing authority. What if these gestures are abstracted from their context? What is their relation with the music, the cheers, and the revolutionary chants?
In the performance, Bassam discusses the relationship he has with his “Big Brother”’ and presents rebellious dance sequences he created to stand against his brother’s authority.
Bassam Abou Diab
Bassam Abou Diab is a theater graduate from the Lebanese University and a folklore and contemporary dance artist, his professional journey started as an actor and dabke dancer.
- Choreography and dance
- Bassam Abou Diab
- production
- Beirut Physical Lab