Bita Bell and Seba Kayan
Merged Carpets
Zeitgenössicher Tanz
#De-Oriental Activism #Sound Sampling #Contemporary Dance

‘Merged Carpets’ is the weaving together of Seba Kayan’s music and art concept ‘Carpet Concert’ and Bita Bell’s solo dance Dam Noosh/DAM. They both de-orientalize their complex identities through performance & music, playfully deconstructing the relationship with and the use of carpet as a cultural signifier.

In this iteration, they emotionally process social media content and work with sampling of audios from Rojava and the current revolution in Iran; giving space for a deeper embodied understanding while amplifying the feminist-led movements of Kurdish and Iranian women.