Topics such as war, displacement or experiences of violence are most likely addressed in the poems and songs that are recited. This is done purely through spoken language, not through visualizations on the screen or through body language.

You can find more information on working with content notes on the house here.

If any questions remain from the following information, please feel free to contact Hannah Aldinger at barrierefreiheit@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 35. Please note that details may change by the day of the event. Therefore, if you find out after you have purchased your ticket that the performance is no longer accessible to you, you can contact us for a ticket return at ticketing@sophiensaele.com or 030 27 89 00 45 until 5 business days after the event (Monday through Friday between 10am and 6pm).

Duration

• 4 hours

Language

• Spoken texts and songs will be in English and Farsi and will not be translated.

Light

• There is a lot of colored light and moving images (abstract shapes, representations) that are projected onto a screen.
• The use of punctual flashes of light is planned.

Sound

• One focus of the performance is on the music.
• It is created through a mix of acoustic and electronic sounds, some of which can be loud and contain strong bass.

Audience area

• There are alternative seating options for people with chronic pain, for example.
• ARelaxed Area with beanbags is set up in the front row.

Early boarding

If, for artistic reasons, the door to the auditorium does not open until very shortly before the performance begins, there is the option of early boarding.

Tickets

• Reservations can be made via the ticket telephone at 030 283 52 66, Monday to Friday from 4pm-6pm
• Via the online ticket shop
• At the box office

You can also find more information about accessibility here.

Concept, music, poetry: Tara Fatehi, Pouya Ehsaei
Visuals: Mahir Duman
Guests on May 24: Tanasgol Sabbagh, Yasmin Taheri (poetry), Misagh Joolaee (kamanche), Regis Molina (sax, flute, percussions)
Guests on May 25: Roshanak Rafani (percussions), Uygur Vural (cello), Armeghan Taheri, Keça Filankes (poetry)

Tara Fatehi works across performance, voice, movement and writing engaging with ambiguity, mistranslation, unfinishedness, and messy narratives and gestures found and lost in everyday life. Tara has performed at the V&A Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, Nottdance, Chapter and Edinburgh Horizon among others. Tara’s Mishandled Archive is 365 days of dispersing a family archive in public space through dance and photographs, performed internationally and published as a book (LADA, 2020). Always Already is an 8-hour movement and voice duet with Karen Christopher. As a performer Tara has recently worked with Hooman Sharifi and Teatro O Bando.

Pouva Ehsaei is an electronic musician, producer, radio host and curator. Pouya's music involves experimenting with different compositional and sound synthesis techniques to create a sonic passage through hypnotic soundscapes, industrial beats, epic soundscapes, fractal polymeric rhythms, and pulsating hard-hitting sub frequencies. Pouya has released two solo albums There (2014) and RocRast (2020) and two albums with his band Ariwo. He performed at the Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Centre, Southbank Centre and Bozar as well as festivals including Montreux Jazz Festival, Womex, Womad, Fusion, Bahidora, Manana, Boomtown, Shambala and Linecheck.