AND WHO ARE WE NOW? - Performance von Nour Sokhon

In the organizer's words:

SOUND PERFORMANCE

"In a way, I felt compelled to leave, especially after building a foundation of friends and relationships in Lebanon," says Ezzedine. Beirut Today, Sandra Abdelbaki - November 8, 2021
Sunday lunches with the family have turned into WhatsApp video calls where each member is in a different location. Dinners with friends have turned into longing photo exchanges where we start making plans to meet in Lebanon or somewhere that doesn't require a visa. As immigration in Lebanon continues to increase, I wonder what the future will look like. Will the country find its way back or, more importantly, will the people find their way back to the country? Imagining a collective future becomes increasingly difficult as the exodus continues to grow. The sonic journey is dedicated to the large number of people around the world who have had to leave their homes and continue to drift between two places and spaces. AND WHO ARE WE NOW? is an ongoing research that began in 2022, continues to change and transform, and whose growth is influenced by personal and global upheavals. The performance itself is an act of mourning and invites the audience to participate in this collective moment.

ENG: "In a sense, I felt like I was forced to leave, especially after building myself a foundation of friends and connections in Lebanon," said Ezzedine. Beirut Today, Sandra Abdelbaki - November 8, 2021
Sunday lunches with the family have turned into whatsapp video calls, with every member in a different location. Dinner gatherings with friends have turned into photo exchanges of longing, where we begin to make plans to meet in Lebanon or somewhere that doesn't require a visa. As immigration continues to grow in Lebanon, I begin to wonder what will the future look like? Will the country find its way back? Or more importantly, will the people find their way back to the country? The notion of a collective future becomes challenging to imagine as the exodus continues to grow. The sonic journey is dedicated to the massive number of people around the globe who have had to leave their homes, yet continue to find themselves drifting between two places and spaces. AND WHO ARE WE NOW? is an ongoing research that started in 2022. It continues to shift and transform itself, and its growth is affected by personal and global upheavals. The performance in itself is an act of mourning, inviting listeners to take part in this collective moment.

This event is part of the project THE STATE OF BORDERS - ÜBERQUERUNGEN, curated by Anna Karpenko and organized in cooperation with Space Transformer e.V., funded by the Cultural Office of the City of Leipzig.
The performance is part of the project THE STATE OF BORDERS - ÜBERQUERUNGEN, curated by Anna Karpenko and organized in cooperation with Space Transformer e.V., funded by Kulturamt der Stadt Leipzig.