Group Version — Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh The word “Wojoud” meaning “Existence” and the word “Hodoud” meaning “Borders” in Arabic, together draw personal stories of land, nation, division and struggle into the body and voice of eight Arab artists. This dance production is a 60-minute-piece that combines technology with the human form, as well as…
Group Edition Premiere (7/27/2018)
Group Version — Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh “It is a dance creation featuring moments in eight young dancers’ lives told through movements, sound and installation.” “Wojoud Wa Hodoud”, started as a duet of the story of Abd and Anas, after 12 months of development, evolved into an investigation of the embodied past of eight Arab…
Group Version Development – (in Gallery)
Group Version — Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh The dance creation reflects the stories of 8 dancers, their constant struggle of assimilating into different cultures, finding a balance between them and balancing their identities within. “Wojoud Wa Hodoud” is a process developing a method of dance making inspired by the exploration of the objective and subjective…
“In the Margin” Festival performance(6/28/2018)
Title: “Wojoud Wa Hodoud” Implementation agent’s Name: Studio 8 Short Description: It is a duet dance creation created by two local dance artists, driven by the embracement of the multi-identity of their nature and the reconciliation of their feelings about their heritage. Notably, the dance making is independent from music. As a result, in performance,…
Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) performance (3/25-26/2018)
The Duet — Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh Date: March 25-26 2018 20:00-22:00 Location: AUC Falaki Theater & Gallery (Cairo, Egypt) Description: emerging Arab choreographers curated by Nedjma Hadj BenchelabiP erformer: Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh, Anas Nahleh Sound Assistant: Ren Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh(8/14/2018) A duet dance creation directed and composed by the performing artists and…
Second (work in progress) dance presentation (12/7/2018)
The Duet — Abd Al Hadi Abunahleh “Wojoud Wa Hodoud”, is a duet dance creation created by two Arab artists, driven by the embracement of the multi-identity of their nature and the reconciliation of their feelings about their heritage. The dance creation reflects the struggle of assimilating into different cultures, finding a balance between them…