AL MOUHAQ – A NEW MOON
Witches have inhabited popular imaginaries for centuries, following a systematic witch trial that terrorized Europe with the most gruesome happening between the 16th and 17th centuries. Research has shown that a sizeable amount of knowledge was lost through the witches’ persecutions. More than four centuries separate us from the era of witch trials, however in today’s world women are covertly treated as witches. Nowadays, although regarded more equitably compared to other decades, women are still discriminated against in the work field. In recent years, an effort has been made to shed light on scientific discoveries pushed forward by women that were previously disregarded. This performance revisits these persecuted women to think beyond their demise. It is a study of rituals, transformation, and erasure through movement and an ongoing conversation between several female bodies on womanhood. By going through the witch’s tale, it aims to raise several questions: Can the lost be brought back? Can the forcefully erased be rewritten? Can a new cycle emerge after annihilation?
Meet AL MOUHAQ TEAM
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Laetitia Hakim – Al Mouhaq’s Creative Director
AL SARAB DANCE COMPANY
Choreographer
Rust – Music Composition & Vocals
Jana Salloum – Poetry& Lyrics
Carla Abboud – Costumer
Al Mouhaq team
Creative Director: Laetitia El Hakim
Choreography: Al Sarab Dance Company (ASDC)
Dancers: Nadra Assaf, Sarah Fadel, Laetitia El Hakim, Myriam Barakat, Rana Balbont, Carla Abboud
Music: Rust Petra Hawi and Hany Manja
Poetry: Jana Salloum
Costumer: Carla Abboud
Premiere: In Between Festival by the British Council Lebanon – Abroyan Factory – Union Marks on November 17th 2022.
