Tanzworkshop "Lemon Water ma’a Nana - Moving in your own space, and out of it"

Inspired by the purifying properties of traditional Middle Eastern and North African lemon-mint water, “Lemon Water Ma’a Nana” is a dance workshop that combines contemporary dance with somatic approaches and choreographic research. Based on the unique movement language and practice of choreographer Sahar Damoni, this workshop aims to deepen the connection between mind, body, and space. Participants can expect structured exercises, free exploration, floorwork, breathwork, and written reflections to expand their movement vocabulary and develop choreographic tools. The course focuses on the themes of identity, resilience, and transformation. It offers tools to physically process and cope with the effects of stress and trauma in the body. This empowers participants to fully trust their personal healing journeys, their bodies, and their intuition once again.

Inspired by the cleansing qualities of lemon water with mint, a traditional Middle Eastern and North African drink, “Lemon Water Ma’a Nana” is a movement class that blends contemporary dance with somatic Scores and choreographic research. Rooted in the unique movement language and practice of choreographer Sahar Damoni, this workshop aims to deepen the connection between mind, body, and space. Participants will engage in structured exercises, open-ended explorations, floorwork, breathwork, and writing-based reflection to expand their movement vocabulary and develop choreographic tools. The class focuses on themes of identity, resilience, and transformation, and provides tools to physically address and manage the effects of stress and trauma in the body, empowering participants on their personal healing journeys to fully trust their bodies and intuition.

Inspired by the purifying properties of lemon-mint tea, a traditional beverage in the Middle East and North Africa, “Lemon and Mint” (Lemon Water Ma’a Nana) as a movement workshop that combines contemporary dance, somatic practices, and choreographic research.

The workshop, centered on the distinctive movement language and practice of choreographer Sahar Damoni, aims to deepen the connections between mind, body, and space. Participants will engage in structured exercises, open-ended explorations, floor work, breathing exercises, and writing-based meditations to expand their movement vocabulary and develop choreographic tools.

The session focuses on themes of identity, resilience, and transformation, while providing tools for physically addressing and managing the effects of stress and trauma in the body, empowering participants on their personal healing journeys to trust their bodies and intuition fully. In parallel with the purifying properties of lemon-mint tea, participants aim to cultivate a “green state of mind” brimming with hope and a “red state of heart” that is warm and wise.

Sahar Damoni— an Arab-Palestinian Christian choreographer and dancer based in Leipzig—conducts research and creates work on the themes of resistance, memory, and identity. BA in Dance & Movement; work presented at festivals and residencies worldwide in NYC, Europe, the Netherlands, Italy, the UK, Germany, and beyond.

Sahar Damoni is an international Arab-Palestinian Christian choreographer, dancer, researcher, and educator based in Leipzig, exploring trauma, resistance, memory, and identity. She holds a BA in Dance & Movement; her work has been presented globally at festivals and residencies in NYC, Europe, the Netherlands, Italy, the UK, Germany, and beyond. 

   Biography: SaharDamoni is an international Arab-Palestinian Christian choreographer, dancer, researcher, and educator based in Leipzig. In her work, she explores trauma, resistance, memory, and identity. She holds a bachelor’s degree in dance and movement, and her work has been presented internationally at festivals and artistic residencies in New York, Europe, the Netherlands, Italy, the United Kingdom, Germany, and beyond. 

** This event is a collaboration with Sahar Damoni, the Evangelical Lutheran Bethanien Parish in Leipzig-Schleußig, the Philippuskirche in Leipzig, the Migration Office of Diakonie Leipzig, and the 2026 Intercultural Weeks in Leipzig.