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what does not make us one 
an installation by alaa minawi

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details 

title: 2048 - what does not make us one
form: installation
duration: 17 minutes 
capacity: 40 spectators   

presentation: dancing on the edge festival - roterdam theater - stadsschouwburg utrecht - frascati theater
netherlands 
november 2019 

concept

alaa can not be in the room with the spectators. he was liberated from the weight and restrictions of his own body. before transforming, he left a voice recording. 

spectator experience

 (40 spectator) - 15 minutes
20 tables. each table had two chairs, one speaker, two pens. the spectators are welcomed by two volunteers who offer them thyme with sesame mixed with oil on bread and then ask them to choose a table and sit in front of someone they do not know.
when everyone is seated, the spectators press the play button on the speaker and a 15 minutes recording by alaa is there. it starts by apologizing for not being with them due to the assumption that his presence might be s a different weight. it goes on telling them that alaa comes from a time where borders seize to exist, limitations seize to exist. it is a time where the body is not important anymore. 20 speakers echoing all together the same text in an unsynchronized manner. the installation ventures later by asking the seated couple questions about their childhood and memories and the relevance of their body in creating such memories. 
team
artistic advisor: Katerina Bakatsaki

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as spectators enter they are offered zaatar
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each tabe has a speaker, two pens, sage, and a letter from alaa.
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2048 - what does not make us one
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2048 

part 1

the machine
2048 

part 2 

bodies borders belonging
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  • home
  • biography
  • performances
    • piano in my pillow . . .
    • 2048 - the machine
    • 2048 - bodies borders belonging
    • 2048 - what does not make us one
    • that breath we held . . . يَوْمٌ لَمْ يَنْتَهِ
    • 2048 - Identity in dissolution
  • installations
    • beyond myself . . .
    • my light is your light . . .
    • the bride
    • sanaa . . . the careworn mother
    • waiting for it to end . . .
    • Cobie's Light
    • Figure No7
    • Figure No 7 - Miniature
    • Out of body experience
  • scenography & light design
  • publications
  • Contact