and we shimmered as we crossed from one reality to another (AfterMyth)

Coproduction 2025

Dancing figures as haunting remnants of a world that has vanished

Noha Ramadan - And we shimmered... 16:9

Projected across three silver screens, masked figures dance on a desolate, snow-covered beach, their cheerleading, navigational gestures, and pas de bourrées lingering as haunting remnants of a world that has long since vanished. Set in an unnamed, ambiguous future, the dance is both a reflection of lost time and a glimpse into a fragile present. Exploring the boundaries of in/visibility, this project looks at what lies beyond and behind the image, navigating between ‘here and there’ and ‘then and now.’

Inspired by Rita Lucarelli’s concept of ‘gate-scapes’—a term used to describe the numerous gates and guardians depicted in Ancient Egyptian funerary texts—Noha Ramadan creates a series of moving images and texts performed through the cinematic trope of a pop-horror dream sequence. As the dance continues on screen, other mysteries unfold in the darkened theater, inviting you into an eerie, poetic space.

Choreography & performance: Noha Ramadan – Dramaturgy & choreographic assistance: Charlie Laban Trier – Video editing: Noha Ramadan, Julia Sokolnicka, Christopher Tym – Lighting design: Katinka Marac – Sound design: S.M.Snider – Technical direction: Paul Beumer – Dance on screen: Clara Saito, Eva Susova, Noha Ramadan – Camera: Charlie Laban Trier – Production support: Annick Kleizen, Charlie Laban Trier – Made possible by: Mophradat, through the 2023-2025 Consortium Commissions – Co-produced by: workspacebrussels, Ufer Studios Berlin – With support from: Het Resort, Jacuzzi, Creative Crossroads (Life Long Burning network)

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Event details

Dates
26.04.2025 | 20:30 - 21:20 Tickets

Duration
50'

Price
pay what you can €5/8/12

Location

Kaaistudios (Brussels)


Discipline

dance
work in progress


More info

trigger warning: strobe effect

part of Open Studios

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