basis for being نرگس

A house party in the Tehran of 1991. This is the setting for a re-enactment that choreographer Sina Saberi has established. He invites us to re-create that evening together, and choreographically (re)discover ourselves and our/the past. Different roles come into play: the child, the decadent person, and the dancer draw the present to take you through different ways of being that together form the basis of our existence.  

The host travels with the audience through moving images of a past. Only, it is up to us to choose: are we the guest who only wants to observe, or the guest who perhaps wants to participate in the dance?  

During his residency at K3, Iranian choreographer Sina Saberi explored both traditional and contemporary forms of movement in an Iranian cultural context. He seeks a choreographic process of memory, studying moving images of a past that is neither personal nor present.  

*گس or Narges is a Persian word that is a name for women, an allusion to the eye of the beloved, and the word for daffodil.  

• Sina Saberi (he/او) is a choreographer, communication scholar, and cultural manager from Tehran, based in Germany. His practice and research are inspired by his cultural background and revolve around the art form of dance as an alternative state of being. Where can the personal and the public connect and ultimately reach a point of unity? This is reflected in his trilogy Prelude, Damnoosh & Narges, which he has been sharing internationally since 2016. He is the founder of Ka.keshan, an undefined space for choreographic creation and dance outreach.