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MARIA HASSABI | US
17/05/2026 - 20/02/2027
Bozar x Kunstenfestivaldesarts | Athens Epidaurus Festival | Sharjah Art Foundation | Tanzquartier Wien
CREDITS
Concept | Maria Hassabi
Dancers | Elena Antoniou, Georges Labbat, Oisín Monaghan, Thanos Ragousis, Sara Tan
Assistant | Charilaos Meletiou
Sound Design | Stavros Gasparatos & Maria Hassabi
Lighting Design | Aliki Danezi Knutsen
Technical Director | Hugues Girard
Styling | Sabina Schreder
Architectural Study | Elina Zampetakis & Maria Hassabi
Production and Studio Manager | Vassia Magoula
US management | Natasha Katerinopoulos
PERFORMANCES
Bozar x Kunstenfestivaldesarts | Premiere | 17 & 19 May 2026 | 8 – 9 pm & 18 May 2026 | 9 – 10 pm followed by a talk moderated by Michelangelo Miccolis (EN)
Athens Epidaurus Festival | 22 – 23 July 2026
Sharjah Art Foundation | 31 October 2026
Tanzquartier Wien | 19-20 February 2027
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A long bench placed along the lip of the proscenium redefines the stage as a narrow, linear space. Along this line, five dancers move through meticulously composed tableaux. They sit, stand, recline, and drape. They drift between rest, anticipation, and observation, while maintaining a continuous tension within their unfolding narrative.
A soundscape of voices moves alongside them; speech slips into tone, rhythm, and sentiment, carrying an emotional charge beyond meaning. Images form and dissolve through subtle shifts, and stillness becomes a condition shaped by duration.
The bench becomes at once a support, a display, and a frame, positioning the performers directly opposite the audience. Them and us, seated in parallel. A quiet exchange of attention, duration, and perception.
Maria Hassabi’s performance Us is supported by NEON through its annual Grants Scheme.
Sharjah Art Foundation
Cultural Palace
Al Falaj – Al Riqa Suburb
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
Cultural Palace - Al Falaj - Al Riqa Suburb - Sharjah - United Arab Emirates
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