In January, Perform Sharjah will return for a second season. Building on the popularity of the previous year, an amazing new lineup of eight performances will take place in Sharjah from January 13 to February 18 in renovated heritage homes and art venues.
Artists from a variety of professions and subjects are included in the programming, guaranteeing a fascinating and varied experience. So, gather your friends and prepare to experience some very remarkable presentations.
Date: Saturday, January 13
Venue: Sharjah Performing Arts Academy
Event: In Search of Aïda by Jalila Baccar
A reading from Jalila Baccar's In Search of Aïda, the product of a professional actors workshop in the United Arab Emirates and the wider Gulf area, opens the programming. Baccar is a theatrical icon from Tunisia. The play highlights the continuous suffering endured by Palestinians, both inside and outside of Palestine, and was first presented in 1998 to mark 50 years since the Nakba.
Date: Saturday January 13
Venue: Sharjah Performing Arts Academy
Event: 4 by Tao Ye
Tao Ye, a choreography by Beijing-based TAO Dance Theatre, will feature four bodies that move deliberately and with strength.
Date: Friday, January 19 to Sunday, January 21
Venue: Dar Al Nadwa, Calligraphy Square
Event: Metamorphoses #2 by Essia Jaïbi
Metamorphoses #2 by Essia Jaïbi is a performance art piece that explores the artist's personal childhood recollections. In the play, Essia locks her mother Jalila Baccar in the dressing room of a make-believe theatre with glass walls and forces her to speak to the crowd. The showcase examines topics of art, drama, and cultural activism via a compelling and thought-provoking conflict between two generations. Through the performance, Essia challenges the rights of minorities and people with disabilities as well as the political, cultural, economic, environmental, and healthcare systems of Tunisia.
Date: Friday January 26
Venue: Bait Obaid Al Shamsi, Arts Square
Event: Libya by Radouan Mriziga
Amazigh people's knowledge systems and unexplored historical aspects are explored by choreographer Radouan Mriziga in partnership with dancers.
Date: Friday, February 2
Venue: Sharjah Institute of Theatrical Arts (SITA)
Event: Singing Youth by Judit Böröcz, Bence György Pálinkás and Máté Szigeti
This acapella performance charts the evolution of political propaganda via the use of sport and the arts.
Date: Friday, February 9 to Sunday, February 11
Venue: Bait Al Serkal, Arts Square
Event: Perhaps Here by various artists
This multimodal event, which takes place within the Bait Al Serkal Heritage House, uses dance, poetry, drama, and video displays to explore imagination.
Date: Saturday, February 17 to Sunday, February 18
Venue: Calligraphy Square
Event: Hunkaro by Mohit Takalka
Using ancient singing and vocal methods, this performance will be co-presented with the Ishara Art Foundation. It will share modern, intertwined stories of human adversity that are bound together by the value of hope.
Those interested in joining the events can book here.
