Artist Talk following 'Losing It” & 'Just One Tile شبر وقبضة'

A double bill featuring works by Samaa Wakim and Islam Elarabi, both alumni of previous editions of “Un|Controlled Gestures”, the fourth edition of which will take place from 23 to 25 April at HAU3.

1Foto ©Christian Altorfer. What is it like to grow up in a war zone? When you breathe in and physically feel the political conflict every day? How do you cope as a child in such an environment?

What is it like to grow up in a war zone? When you breathe in and physically feel the political conflict every day? How do you cope as a child in such an environment? In her solo dance piece “Losing It”, Samaa Wakim questions how this experience has shaped her identity, exploring how the trauma of past generations manifests itself in her own body. Based on the energetic music style of Mahraganat, Islam Elarabi combines urban movement vocabulary with contemporary dance in his solo 'Just One Tile'. “I come from a place where a single tile can be a stage”.After the performances an Artist Talk in English with Anna Mülter will take place.

Tickets: 17–22 €, reduced 9–12 €

The performances by Samaa Wakim und Islam Elarabi will take place one after the other with a short break. You receive one ticket that is valid for both parts of the evening. The bar will be open during the interval. Late admission is not possible at any time.

Duration: 100 min

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wann:

So., 19.04.2026, 19:00

wo: HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2), Hallesches Ufer 34, Kreuzberg, 10963 Berlin (Auf Stadtplan zeigen.)

About the venue

HAU Hebbel am Ufer

HAU Hebbel am Ufer, with its three venues HAU1, HAU2 und HAU3 and the digital stage HAU4 is a paragon of current artistic positions at the interface of theatre, dance and performance. In addition, music, visual art and theoretical debates are a constant component of the wide-ranging programme.

About the piece

'Losing It” & 'Just One Tile شبر وقبضة'

“Can you still hear the bombs? I can hear them.” Choreographer and performer Samaa Wakim grew up in the Palestinian territories. Her everyday life was marked by political tension and violence. Using movement and sound, she evokes memories of her childhood and the imaginary world she created to survive. Propelled by her own sounds and choreographer Samar Haddad King’s live soundtrack, she floats between fear and hope, between the sounds that frightened her and those that comforted her.

In the underground, in taxis, amidst crowds and protests, the popular Egyptian music style Mahraganat established itself in the early 2000s as a powerful expression of a rebellious young generation and has been considered the “sound of the revolution” since the Arab Spring in 2011. Based on his own life experience and collective memory, Elarabi combines the movement vocabulary of Mahraganat with contemporary dance in his solo 'Just One Tile'. In doing so, the Egyptian choreographer and dancer demands respect for an art form that speaks of control and freedom as much as it does of fear, frustration and euphoria.

About the artists

Samaa Wakim & Islam Elarabi

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