The moon always wears a stone helmet

to fight its own shadows ADONIS

The moon always wears a stone helmet by Mia Habib was a dance production presented by Dansens Hus, in the venue of Black Box Teater.

The moon always wears a stone helmet was a duet between Mia Habib herself and the Israeli dancer and choreographer Adva Zakai.

Information

(Objekt ID 9618)
Object type Production
Premiere April 19, 2007
Produced by
Coproducers Dansens Hus,
Audience All
Language Gibberish
Keywords Dance, Contemporary dance, Music, Performance
Running period April 19, 2007  

Requirements to venue

Blackout No
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About The moon always wears a stone helmet by Mia Habib one could read the following in the program of Black Box Teater:

"The moon always wears a stone helmet is a duet between Habib and Zakai seeking to pose fundamental questions about co-existence. It is about the painful process it can be to understand one’s own prejudice and let go of the unambiguous image of "the other"."

Mia Habib started working on the production in Madagascar, prior to travelling to a longer rehearsal residency in Israel. With Adva Zakai Habib observed the Israeli feminist organisation Machsom Watch, following its members to work in check points. In the refugee camp of Jenin they performed one performance and gave workshops to girls aged 11-15 years in The Freedom Theatre, the only theatre in the West Bank.

The moon always wears a stone helmet was supported by Arts Council Norway, The Fund for Performing Artists and The Audio Visual Fund.

Source: Vallat, Marianne Dyrnes, Kristian Seltun and Nina Magnus (2007). Black Box Teater Oslo: Program spring 2007. Black Box Teater Oslo [Oslo], 22-23

Contributors (13)
Name Role
Mia Habib – Concept/Idea
Mia Habib – Choreography (kunstnerisk ledelse)
Stefan Thorsson – Music
Gro Gravås – Stage design (rom)
Stefan Thorsson – Sound design (lyd)
Elisabeth Kjeldahl Nilsson – Lighting design
Gro Gravås – Co-creator
Elisabeth Kjeldahl Nilsson – Co-creator
Adva Zakal – Co-creator
Mia Habib – Dancer
Adva Zakal – Dancer
Corinne Lyche Campos – Production manager
Corinne Lyche Campos – Consultant (kunstnerisk konsulent)
Performance dates
Press coverage

"Zakai quickly takes us into a fanatical prayer infiltrated by masochist desire – placed upon, exactly, Arab men. Religion and sexual desire mix in text as well as body, through her mimicking a sexual rhythm while worshipping God. When the religious is eventually left for the sexual in manic desperation, she has managed to conjure a kind of dirty unease in me, reminding me of contempt. Contempt for the Arab man, contempt for the masochist, contempt for the belief in God, contempt for the desire. At the same time I can’t avoid feeling an excitement over what happens onstage."

Leinslie, Elisabeth (20.04.2007). Review titled Mia Habib: Om å leve sammen (literally: Mia Habib: On living together). Scenekunst, scenekunst.no, 24.11. 2010, http://www2.scenekunst.no/artikkel_3454.nml