6, 7.05, 3, 4.03
In relation to whom? مرتاحة؟
Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli
This piece investigates the notion of dance techniques in relation to militarization as a deliberate strategy of control. Having both been part of dance trainings in occupied Palestine, the two dance makers ask the question of what their bodies were being taught beyond movement.
Through using a specific physicality and vocabulary, attention is drawn to the dubious relationship between dance training and soldier training while constantly questioning if body memory can be consciously forgotten. In response, they rewrite a language on their own terms through activating other ways of moving where their lines become intersected in a non-linear way.
This creation, being born from their first collaboration, becomes an archeological process where the artists dig into their bodies as a living matter anchored in the present. It is a meeting of contradictions and vulnerabilities, humor and tension as an attempt of exploring the (im)possibilities of stimulating unlearning processes.
Marah Haj Hussein (1998) is a dancer, actress and maker from Kofor Yassif in Occupied Palestine, based in Antwerp. She graduated with a BA in Dance from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp and completed her Masters in Drama at KASK in Ghent. After her first work interested by the power dynamics between spoken languages in colonial contexts, she pursues her research focusing on colonial body languages and their imposing power. In 2025 she has won the sector prize for the “Most Acclaimed performance for -35” for her piece Language: no broblem after she has won in 2023 the Roel Verniers Prize by Het Theaterfestival for the same piece.
Nur Garabli (1996) is a choreographer and dancer from Yaffa in Occupied Palestine. Nur holds a BA in Dance and Education from the School of Dance Arts, Tel Aviv. She grew up in a multigenerational household with her mother, twin sister, and grandmother. Her work mixes between Palestinian folklore and contemporary techniques, where tradition transforms into a living and evolving movement. It explores memory as a site of resistance and continuity. Nur co-curated Moving Together (2022 & 2023), a festival gathering women through dance and shared heritage.
On tour
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Point Communs (FR)
20.03.26
Point Communs (FR)
21.03.26
Royaumont (FR)
29.03.26
La Vilette (FR)
09.04.26
La Vilette (FR)
10.04.26
KAAP, Brugge (BE)
09.05.26
Campo, Gent (BE)
12.05.26
Campo, Gent (BE)
13.05.26
Santarcangelo festival (IT)
03.07.26
Santarcangelo festival (IT)
04.07.26
Santarcangelo festival (IT)
05.07.26
Saraya Theatre, Jaffa (PS)
10.07.26
Saraya Theatre, Jaffa (PS)
11.07.26
MC93, Bobigny (FR)
10.10.26
Frascati, Amsterdam (NL)
06.10.26
Frascati, Amsterdam (NL)
07.10.26
MC93, Bobigny (FR)
11.10.26
Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels
26.02.27
Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels
27.02.27
Monty
03.03.27
Monty
04.03.27
Schouwburg Kortrijk
06.03.27
Théâtre Jean Vilar (FR)
09.03.27
Theatre L’Aire Libre/ CCNRB Rennes (FR)
24.03.27
Theatre L’Aire Libre/ CCNRB Rennes (FR)
25.03.27
Teatro di Roma
04.05.27
Teatro di Roma
05.05.26
Concept and performance Marah Haj Hussein & Nur Garabli Dramaturgy and artistic collaboration Krystel Khoury Light design Pôl Seif Scenography Agnese Forlani Music composition and execution Verena Rizzo Sound engineer Korin Rizzo Costume Smila Zinecker Direction of production Ehren Verrelst Production Monty coproduction Kunstencentrum BUDA | Saraya Theater | Theater Rotterdam | Points communs, Nouvelle scène nationale Cergy-Pontoise / Val-d’Oise | Fondation Royaumont | EPPGHV La Villette | Centre national de la danse (CND) | De Singel | La Briqueterie CDCN | Les Halles de Schaerbeek | Frascati Producties | Maillon, Théâtre de Strasbourg With the support of the Flemish Government With many thanks to Rabeah Morkus Dance Studio – Kofor Yasif I The Work Room – Glasgow I Battersea Arts Centre – London I KAAP – Bruges I Hana Dance House – Haifa and all the persons that supported us all along