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28.03. –
29.03.
2025

ULDUZ AHMADZADEH / ATASH عطش CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY

VASHT

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© Maximilian Pramatarov

Over the centuries, not only coveted goods but ideas and knowledge too travelled across the so-called Silk Road. Frequently reduced to a linear route between ‘East’ and ‘West’ by imperialist or orientalist narratives, this important connection is, in fact, an extensive, multidirectional network.

In her new group piece, VASHT, Ulduz Ahmadzadeh draws on intersections along the Silk Road to map the spread of ancient dance knowledge and its complex genealogies. In a choreographic reinterpretation of this movement material and against the background of current neocolonial trade infrastructures such as the Belt and Road Initiative, VASHT navigates between remembrance and resistance. This way, an energetic homage to the resilience of cultural knowledge emerges.

Artist Talk following the performance on Sat 29.03. Dance researcher Beatriz Herrera Corado in conversation with Ulduz Ahmadzadeh. In English.

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Time

19:30–20:45

Location

TQW Halle G

Duration

75 Min

Price

€ 25/20/12

Additional Information

Besuchshinweis: In der Performance kommt Stroboskoplicht zum Einsatz. Mehr
  • Dates

    • FRI
      28.03.

      Ulduz Ahmadzadeh / ATASH عطش contemporary dance company

      VASHT

      19:30 – 20:45

      TQW Halle G

      Additional Information

      Besuchshinweis: In der Performance kommt Stroboskoplicht zum Einsatz. Mehr

    • SAT
      29.03.

      Ulduz Ahmadzadeh / ATASH عطش contemporary dance company

      VASHT

      19:30 – 20:45

      TQW Halle G

      Additional Information

      Besuchshinweis: In der Performance kommt Stroboskoplicht zum Einsatz. Mehr

  • Artist Bio

    Ulduz Ahmadzadeh

    is a choreographer, dancer, researcher and artistic co-director of the ATASH عطش contemporary dance company she founded. Her artistic work breaks with Western aesthetics, develops its own contemporary dance language influenced by South and West Asian traditions, and addresses socio-political issues as well as cultural hierarchies. Together with artistic co-director and scenographer Till Krappmann, Ahmadzadeh operates at the intersection of dance, performance, video, installation, documentation and activism. Her trilogy (Under Cover, Force Majeure, TARAB) was produced in cooperation with Tanzquartier Wien and has been touring internationally. atashworks.com
  • Credits

    Künstlerische Co-Leitung, Choreografie
    Ulduz Ahmadzadeh

    Künstlerische Co-Leitung, Szenografie
    Till Jasper Krappmann

    Tanz, Co-Kreation
    Desi Bonato, Naline Ferraz, Andrei Nistor, Adela Maharani, Abdennacer Leblalta

    Komposition, Sounddesign
    Pouya Ehsaei

    Lichtdesign
    Benjamin Maier

    Künstlerische Assistenz
    Deborah Manavi

    Kollaboration Kostümbild
    Rebecca Kopp

    Produktion
    partner in crime, Julia Neuwirth – Eine Koproduktion von ATASH عطش contemporary dance company, Tanzquartier Wien und Kaaitheater, Brüssel. Mit freundlicher Unterstützung der Kulturabteilung der Stadt Wien und des Bundesministeriums für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport. Residenz: Tanzhaus Zürich. Herzlicher Dank an Azar Jalili.

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