| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review of Mia Habib's production The moon always wears a stone helmet - to fight its own shadows ADONIS (2007) | April 20, 2007 | Download |
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 |
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
| 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) |
| April 22, 2007 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| April 21, 2007 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| April 20, 2007 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Show |
| April 19, 2007 – Store scene Black Box Teater (Marstrandgata) | Worldwide premiere |
"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