After his acclaimed success at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival — where his piece Inlet was nominated for “The List – Best Fringe Dance, Circus & Physical Theatre Show” — choreographer Saeed Hani presents the German premiere of his new project "Unveiling the Abstract" on November 14 and 15 at Mierscher Theater in Mersch, Luxembourg.
A dance piece about disappearance and remembrance — about the body as a vessel of history, desire, and resistance. Between light and shadow unfolds a fragmentary journey through Arab identity, queer longing, and cultural heritage.
A body moves through shifting light — never fully visible, never fully hidden — caught in the in-between space of memory and dream. Faded colors whisper beneath the skin, telling of a wild, sensual past that feels more dreamt than lived. What once pulsed now fades: a culture sinks into gray, worn down by time and silence.
In this space, where skin meets shadow, where Dalí’s visions merge into Goya’s screams, we encounter emotions long buried but never entirely gone. Born of ancient wisdom and the restlessness of the present, this is not a story but a revelation — a question, not an answer.
A fragment of Arab memory, interwoven with longing, queerness, and resistance. And at its center, Marcus Aurelius calls out to us: “The soul remains strong when it can retreat into itself.” The meaning may not reveal itself — yet whoever lingers may remember how color once felt.
Choreography / Artistic Direction: Saeed Hani
Dance Ensemble: Alejandro Fuster, Alice De Maio, Ana F. Melero, Cesare Di Laghi, Kino Luque
Production Manager and Assistant: Ileana Orofino
Music: Jakob Schumo
Light Design: Marc Thein
Concept, Stage and Costume Design: Saeed Hani
Production: Hani Dance & menschMITmensch e.V.
Co-producing & Partner Venues: Mierscher Theater (premiere venue), Europahalle Trier, ArcA Bertrange
Creation Residencies: TROIS C-L | Maison pour la danse, Mierscher Theater
Artistic Residencies as part of Réseau Grand Luxe: Grand Studio (Brussels), POLESUD (CDCN Strasbourg), L’Abri (Geneva), Onassis Stegi (Athens)
With the kind support of: Fonds stART-up Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, Ministère de la Culture Luxembourg, Office for Urban Culture & Monument Preservation Trier, State Exhibition Rhineland-Palatinate Marcus Aurelius, TROIS C-L | Maison pour la danse, Ministry for Family, Women, Culture and Integration Rhineland-Palatinate, Cultural Foundation Sparkasse Trier, Lotto Foundation Rhineland-Palatinate, Cultural Foundation Trier
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The piece contains nudity.
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