Time, Desire, and Fog - الوقت، الرغبة والضباب by Dominique Tegho

Time, desire, and fog / الوقت، الرغبة، والضباب is a new project by Dominique Tegho, continuing an ongoing series of choreographic works in which she explores Levantine folk practices in dialogue with contemporary dance.  In collaboration with sound artist Ghenwa (Noiré) Abou Fayad, in this new work they deconstruct Dabke and Levantine sonic references, and reconstruct them within a contemporary context, looking at (folk) dance as a form of resistance. Rather than preserving Dabke as a fixed cultural form, this work engages with it as a living practice capable of responding to contemporary realities. The choreography begins from inherited movements and collective dance structures, but gradually departs from them, allowing new relationships, gestures, and imaginaries to emerge. In doing so, the work does not reconstruct tradition; it enters into dialogue with it. In that spirit, Dabke becomes both witness and response. It echoes traces of grief, and rupture, while simultaneously generating forms of connection, joy, and collective agency. The dance insists on presence. It refuses to disappear. Through rhythm, loops, and repetitions, it transforms inherited cultural memory into a contemporary choreographic language. Credits: Concept, choreography, dance: Dominique Tegho Music: Ghenwa (noiré) Abou Fayad Photo: Joana Lucas