After making the her first work starting from language and text as a departing point, Marah is continuing her research this time for her next piece out of movement. Still playing on the line that blurs the distinguish between words from movements, the research will dive into the complexities of translation: raising questions related to agency and the thin line between translation and appropriation. Using a lot of gestures, using a specific way of singing inspired by Palestinian wedding songs and transitioning its text into the European locality, we wonder how does this body/ these bodies on stage exist and speak for themselves within a context of translating on reality for the other.

Marah Haj Hussein (PS)

Marah Haj Hussein (born 1998) is a dancer, actress and creator from Kofor Yassif in occupied Palestine. She currently lives in Antwerp, where she graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Dance from the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp in 2021. In June 2023, she completed her master’s degree in Drama at KASK in Ghent.

In 2023, she received the Roel Verniers Prize from Het Theaterfestival, which led to her premiere of Language: no broblem at Het Theaterfestival 2024.