MOUSSEM STAGES | Naghmeh Manavi

(a prelude to...) But, will I remember?

06.10
19:30: opening Moussem Stages (w/ drinks) - MILL
20:00-20:30: (a prelude to...) But, will I remember? - MILL
free of charge - register here

Narratives are a human tool that are used both to build a sense of identity and to help us remember the things that matter. How do we relate to narratives? How do they affect us and how do we affect them? Why are some societies sensitive to certain stories and others not? Naghmeh Manavi delves into the notions of memory, identity and power dynamics in human relations as well as into hidden forms of oppression. Her creative explorations draw inspiration from diverse fields, including neuroscience, politics and narratology. In her work, Manavi embraces the format of the lecture-performance. For MOUSSEM STAGES, she will create a video performance which is the final step in an artistic trajectory leading up to the performance But, will I remember?

MILL, Gabrielle Petitstraat 4, 1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek 

by / with

Concept, text, performance Naghmeh Manavi
Video Nima Dehghani
Outside eye Ali Moini & Joao Fiadero
Stage Manager Fateme Tohidloo

Coproduction
 Moussem Nomadic Art Center, Kaserne Basel, Latitudes Contemporaines

(a prelude to...) But, will I remember? has been developed in the frame of 'Mentorat', a support for emerging artists from Iran by Selon l’Heure Cie.

Photo © Nima Dehghan

06.10
19:30: opening Moussem Stages (w/ drinks) - MILL
20:00-20:30: (a prelude to...) But, will I remember? - MILL
free of charge - register here

Narratives are a human tool that are used both to build a sense of identity and to help us remember the things that matter. How do we relate to narratives? How do they affect us and how do we affect them? Why are some societies sensitive to certain stories and others not? Naghmeh Manavi delves into the notions of memory, identity and power dynamics in human relations as well as into hidden forms of oppression. Her creative explorations draw inspiration from diverse fields, including neuroscience, politics and narratology. In her work, Manavi embraces the format of the lecture-performance. For MOUSSEM STAGES, she will create a video performance which is the final step in an artistic trajectory leading up to the performance But, will I remember?

MILL, Gabrielle Petitstraat 4, 1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek 

video performance / moussem co-production