Named after the Armenian divinity that safeguards water and all fluid beings, ANAHIT is a mesmerizing journey into an enigmatic realm. This performance is a captivating solo dance by Giorgia Ohanesian Nardin, an Italian artist of Armenian descent, in which language, movement, and soundscape seamlessly merge.
Giorgia has previously been involved in What You See with their Pleasure Body Workshop and their audio work, Manifest. With ANAHIT, they bring a unique and immersive landscape to this year’s festival, beckoning attendees to simultaneously sink into its depths and find shelter in its beauty. ANAHIT is a space that embraces you, where moments of mourning, pleasure, and acceptance of the past coexist.
ANAHIT is the Armenian divinity that protects water and all fluid beings. Giorgia Ohanesian Nardin is an Italian artist of Armenian descent who allows language, movement and soundscape to meld together in this dance solo. Giorgia has previously been involved in What You See, with the Pleasure Body workshop and the audio work Manifest. With the performance ANAHIT, they bring a soft and dark landscape to the festival, in which you might sink and find protection at the same time. A place to be, that embraces you, and where mourning, pleasure and acceptance of the past coexist.
concept, text, movement: Giorgia Ohanesian Nardin | with: Giorgia Ohanesian Nardin, Max Simonetto, F. De Isabella | sound design: F. De Isabella | costume design: Max Simonetto | lighting design: Giulia Pastore | technical realisation: Elena Vastano | set design: Giorgia Ohanesian Nardin, Giulia Pastore, Max Simonetto | audio: Tanya Marquardt | orbital writing: Noura Tafeche | photo: Iman Salem
