- Installation
- World premiere
The Liminal
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This performance consists of timeslots. Please arrive 10 minutes in advance.
This interactive installation explores the space between different worlds: the past, the present, and possible futures. Inspired by Arab Futurism, a movement that imagines future scenarios from Arab perspectives, it addresses themes like isolation and parallel worlds, where people regroup and create new realities. During IDFA 2024, the work-in-progress version won the Film Fund DocLab Interactive Grant.
The present is no longer working. A group of individuals has chosen to leave it all behind and retreat inside a wall. There, among the pipes and cables, they live and thrive. From time to time, they press themselves against the surface to whisper into the ears of those still outside.
This project explores themes of underground communities, bubbles, and living in separate communities rather than one. It is a withdrawal from a harsh reality to recreate a world.
The Liminal is part of a series titled No Man’s Land, which will be presented in full in 2026. Inspired by the Arab Futurist movement, alaa minawi delves into power structures and possibilities to reflect on our current systems. At its core, the work examines presence versus absence.
*The Arabic Futuristic movement blends Arab traditions with futuristic ideas in art, music, fashion, and film. It explores themes like technology and alternative visions of the future, often from an Arab perspective. It’s about futuristic art, electronic music, and sci-fi that reimagines Arab culture in new ways.
Topic Talk
alaa minawi takes part in the Topic Talk: Performing Care, on May 25th starting 17:00 at Stadsschouwburg Utrecht.
Reading Group
Feel free to join the Reading Group: Arab Futurism hosted by alaa minawi starting 19:30 at Savannah Bay.
SlowTV
alaa minawi made a film for SlowTV Cinema. It plays on May 18th startig 8:00 at LE:EN.
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Credits
Maker: Alaa Minawi
Assistant Director: Georges Abboud
Artistic Advisor: TBA
Dramaturge: Marijn Lems
Text by: Alaa Minawi, Raafat Majzoub
Sound: Ziad Moukarzel
Builder: Thiadmer van Gallen
Video teaser: Bachar Khattar
Poster Designer: Chadi Aoun
Special Thanks: Katerina Batawski, Awad Awad, Rumi Dalli, Omaima El Khalil and Chiara Ferilli.
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