East Kowloon Cultural Centre | CCDF 2026: Shiraz

Description

Half a century of physical dialogue connecting past and present in the rhythm of movement

Shiraz is a choreography for seven dancers, an intricate weave of movement and energy that meet and transform on stage. A dance of rhythms, memories, and imagination. The starting point is the ‘Shiraz Arts Festival’ (1967 – 1977), an event that brought together artists from around the world, blending traditions and experimentation. Armin Hokmi revives its spirit, translating its dedication to the live arts and exploration through dance. More than a tribute, Shiraz is a new vision. It explores the connection between dance and place, between gestures and history, between memory and invention. The dancers trace ever-evolving paths, bringing the past onto the stage and reshaping it in the present. A shared act of movement, remembrance, and renewal.

Credit Team List

Concept, Choreography and Performance: Armin HOKMI

Created in Conversation with and Performance: Emmi VENNA

Performance: Aleksandra PETRUSHEVSKA, Efthimios MOSCHOPOULOS, Johanna RYYNÄNEN, Xenia Koghilaki, Leonie TÜRKE

Music and Sound Design: EHSXN, Reza R

Scenography and Concept of Lighting Design: Felipe OSORIO GUZMÁN

Lighting Design: Vito WALTER 

Costume Design: Moriah ASKENAIZER

Production and Renewal of the Costumes: L'atelier Bas et Hauts Paris

Consultation and Archival Study of the Shiraz Arts Festival (1966-1977): Vali MAHLOUJI

Co-production: Festival Montpellier Danse 2024, Rosendal Teater (Trondheim), Dansehallerne (Copenhagen), Black Box teater (Oslo), Tanzfabrik (Berlin) 

Supported by: Arts Council Norway, Nordic Culture Fund, FFUK, Nordic Culture Point, The Finnish Cultural Foundation 

Touring Supported by: Goethe Institut, Nationales Performance Netz (NPN) Research Period Supported by: Dis-Tanzen 

Residency Supported by: Montpellier Danse, Tanzfabrik (Berlin), Lake Studios (Berlin), Uferstudios (Berlin), DAVVI Center for Performing Arts (Hammerfest) 

Research Period Supported by: Dis-Tanzen 

Thank You to: Anne-Cécile SIBUÉ, Rasmus JENSEN, Diletta SPERMAN, Ellen SÖDERHULT, Theaterhaus Berlin