We invite you to our upcoming event, Al Ghawazi Na Poti: a participatory community performance + networking
The performance is taking place on November 14th at 20:00 at
Teater Magdalena - Ob železnici 16, Maribor.
Come for dance, stories, snacks and feminist-decolonial vibes.
A lively performance that centers the lives and voices of the Al Ghawazi (Arabic: الغوازي:belly dancers/performers), followed by a moderated discussion and chance to meet and connect with people.
In 1834 the Al Ghawazi were banned from Cairo to Upper Egypt and labelled by Orientalist, Colonial and Islamist literature as “immoral”: a stigma that still follows belly dancers (of all genders) across the SWANA region today. This show resists that stigma through art, memory, laughter and resistance.
- Storytelling, movement, collaborative and interdisciplinary practice tracing gendered, intersectional and migration experiences.
- A moderated conversation that unpackes the concept of identities, stereotypes, migration, integration and gender equality from an intersectional lens.
- Palestinian + Slovenian bites and drinks to share.
- Free entry: bring friends, curiosity and excitement.
Practical info:
- Doors open: 19:45. Performance: 20:00
- Magdalena Teater. Ob železnici 16, 2000 Maribor
An evening of connection, dialogue and intercultural exchange, we can’t wait to see you there!
The performance is a part of the Womxn-to-Womxn Intercultural Forces initiative. This initiative received funding from the MARIO program, an EU-co-funded project managed by
Minority Rights Group.
Womxn-to-Womxn Intercultural Forces was founded and is led by Arabic-speaking migrant and refugee womxn, and adopts an intersectional, gender-sensitive approach to integration, focusing on gender equality.
