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The Fir Tree
Thu 12 – Tue 31 Dec 2024
Studio Theatre
7.00pm
Deep in the forest, stood a charming little Fir Tree. A Fir Tree who longed for excitement and couldn’t wait to grow up! “Oh, to be BIG like all the other trees!”
Adi Gortler & Hamza Ali
Adi and Hamza, who met during their MFA at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, have years of experience using movement to explore cultural heritage and identity in the British Muslim and Jewish diasporas.
Adi Gortler is a London-based movement director and teacher, trained in London and Tel Aviv. Her work blends theatre, performance arts, and various physical techniques. Hamza Ali is an interdisciplinary movement artist who blends physical theatre with other forms to create, direct, facilitate, and perform movement.
During their residency, they’ll be working on a movement-based performance which explores the significance of water in Jewish and Muslim cultures, focusing on ritual practices. The project highlights the beauty in cultural similarities and differences through movement. With support from artsdepot, the creators will engage with Jewish and Muslim communities in Barnet, using their voices to shape the work. The aim is to capture diverse perspectives on water, spanning age, orthodoxy, secularity, and gender.
This residency is supported in collaboration with Tsitsit Fringe Festival 2024
Find the team online:
Hamza Ali
Instagram: @sha.movement
Website: www.shamovement.com
Adi Gortler
Instagram: @adigortler
Website: www.adigortler.com
Adi Gortler & Hamza Ali introduce their project
