THE VALLEY OF THE WORLD is a new chapter in ibodies’ theatrical exploration dedicated to the realms of fear. The piece is their third instalment on the same theme following BARMHÄRTIGHETEN focussing on the fear of the Other within the family and DEMOCRACY which dealt with the question of authority, freedom and fear within the collective.  

 

THE VALLEY OF THE WORLD is a piece that has arisen from the ambivalence of the spirit and the world of the unseen. It is a work that intimately deals with the notions of doubt and the necessity of hope while in the throes of fear of the World. The poetics explored in the piece stems from a vision of theatre as a radical, autonomous language – one that is not subservient to an external agenda, but capable of questioning the stage as a primary space of presence and awareness. Through an essential and visionary aesthetic, the work explores the image of the valley as a space of silence, transformation and beauty.

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Created by Josephine Gray & Anmar Taha

Performed by Anmar Taha, et al.

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Developed in residency at Teatro del Lemming/Teatro Studio as part of

Centro di Residenza del Veneto Vene.Re 

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Performed at Atalante, Övre Husargatan 1, 411 22 Göteborg

Supported by Göteborgs Stad Kultur & Västra Götalandsregionen