ՄԻԱՍԻՆ Mj'a sin - Verflechtungen
"Mj’a sin" is the Armenian word for "together". The visual artist Silvina Der-Meguerditchian and the choreographer and dancer Jasmin İhraç embark on a search for what supposedly connects them: their Armenian roots. Walking through tradition and history, they come upon blind spots, absence and loss. And their unusual play with traditional symbols, techniques and folk dances invariably makes a connection to the present: will yesterday’s community remain today’s yearning? Where is the resistance in cross-stitch and lockstep? What are fragments and documents of our appropriation? The multimedia performance, consisting of sound, objects, installations and dance, makes use of the notion of synchronicity and opens up a new space for the different perspectives.
| Installationen und Performance | Silvina Der-Meguerditchian |
| Choreography | Jasmin İhraç |
| Choreographical Assistance | Tümay Kılınçel, Julia Schunevitsch |
| Dance and Performance | Jasmin İhraç, Tümay Kılınçel, Raisa Kröger, Julia Schunevitsch (originial cast) |
| with compositions from | Hanan EL Shamouty, Dzovinar Mikirditsian |
| Dramaturgy | Lidy Mouw |
| Assistance | Andrea López Goñi |
| Photos | Ute Langkafel, Dieter Hartwig |
Produced by Kultursprünge at Ballhaus Naunynstraße gemeinnützige GmbH, production supported by the intercultural project funding of the Land of Berlin.
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Performances
Premiere: Berlin, Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, December, 19, 2013
Berlin, Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, December, 20-22, 2013
Berlin, Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, March, 21-24, 2014
Berlin, Ballhaus Naunynstrasse, May, 19-22, 2015
Istanbul, Istanbul, D22, Depo, October, 11, 2015