Once upon a time country

Once upon a time country by Hooman Sharifi was about the political situation in Iran as of today.

"Where is my vote? Where is their vote? This is not the first time that votes are gone. Where have all the other votes gone? What? Have I forgotten? Have I forgotten how these people are? What they did, do and can do? Who is this green person? He is a little bit better than the other one, so what do I shout, screech, yell, and cry for? For something a little bit better? I know who is wrong, but who is right?"

These questions still haunted Sharifi and the project Once upon a time country lived on. Because foreign journalists were shut out of Iran, the Iranian peoples struggling for life has not being shown in the media. But the people in Iran have found a solution: they make videos and publish them on YouTube. In Once upon a time country these videos and pictures were projected, representing the struggle of the people together with the dancers’ bodies.

The choreography for Once upon a time country was made by Hooman Sharifi with the performers Loan Ha, Peder Horgen, Matthew William Smith, Rikke Baert, Martin Lervik & Valerie Lanciaux.

In Bergen Impure Company collaborated with an Iranian artist as a declaration of support from Hooman Sharifi and Impure Company to the Iranian people.

In Paris Once upon a time country was presented during an exhibition called We are countless in the gallery 59 Rivoli. It was a declaration of support for the people of Iran and their fight against suppression and gagging of Freedom of Speech.

In Prague Impure Company wants to examine the process of seeing: What exists in seeing? How are our eyes and our imaginations in contact? What is it we don’t see?

Once upon a time country by Impure Company/Hooman Sharifi was supported by the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/MFA (travel grant/performing arts).

Source:

BIT Teatergarasjen, bit-teatergarasjen.no, 02.11.2010, http://www.bit-teatergarasjen.no/article/367