The odalisques are waking up, taking control of their desires and they will no longer let anyone speak for them. From now on, they are the mistresses of the harem, but they are willing to share and invite us to immerse ourselves with them in the space of our sensations… In TURN ON, Moroccan-born Swiss dancer and choreographer Soraya Leïla Emery uses her dual culture as a prism through which she questions the experience of feminine pleasure. She is not alone in this exploration: she is accompanied by two other artists, who, like her, have been molded and educated by two different identities. Drawing on a range of bodily techniques from dance and martial arts, as well as Orientalist representations, they explore notions of gaze and consent. In a shifting space, constantly reshaped by light and sound, where they move alone and together, each asserts her place with strength and delicacy. They free themselves. And they liberate us along with them.
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Soraya Leila Emery
TURN ON
Dance / 1h
programmation
Concept, artistic direction, choreography and performance Soraya Leila Emery
Co-choreography and performance
Léna Sophia Bagutti Khennouf, Donya Speaks
Costumes and scenography Moni Wespi
Light design Patrik Rimann
Sound design Sinan Moses
Dramaturgy Lyn Bentschik
Mentoring Ulduz Ahmadzadeh
Dramaturgical support TanzPlan Ost Mona De Weerdt, Simone Truong
Production TanzPlan Ost Miriam Haltiner, Romeo Oliveras, Mona De Weerdt
Diffusion Simon Fleury
Production Hot Stuff
Coproduction TanzPlan Ost
With the support of Ernst Göhner Stiftung, E. Fritz und Yvonne Hoffmann-Stiftung, Fachstelle Kultur Kanton Zürich, Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Migros Kulturprozent, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung SIS, Stadt Zürich Kultur