How do we grieve a world in ecological collapse? Can practicing grief lead to a deeper sense of doi’kayt, “hereness”?
“Veltroyer” is a performative mourning ritual that draws on traditional Jewish and Iranian practices to mourn the loss of more-than-human worlds. The project is the result of an ongoing collaboration between Raha Dehghani Vinicheh, Anna Lublina, and Jerry Lieblich. In 2023, they explored Jewish mourning rites as part of a residency at ID_Tanzhaus Frankfurt and developed a collective ritual themselves, which included obituaries for extinct bird species in poem form. Together with new collaborators, they will now continue their research into ecological grief incorporating Persian mourning rituals and traditions. The results will flow into the conception of a dance piece.
UPCOMING RESIDENCY:
September 10-October 1, 2025: Residency supported by the Crespo Foundation and the Next Steps Program. Accompanied by Darya Voskoboynik, Shahram Khosravi, and Shaahin Peymani
PAST PERFORMANCE: Open Studio as a part of IDTanzhaus Frankfurt Rhein-Main Residency Artist Program (https://www.idtanzhausfrm.de/de/projekte/residenzen/ )
June 1, 2023: 5:00pm at Die Druckerei
Unterstützt durch das Residenzprogramm des ID_Tanzhauses Frankfurt Rhein-Main, ein Projekt von ID_Frankfurt – Independent Dance and Performance e.V.
Supported by the residency program of ID_Tanzhaus Frankfurt Rhein-Main, a project of ID_Frankfurt - Independent Dance and Performance e.V.
Supported as a part of Next Steps, a program by Bureau Ritter to strengthen dance professionals in Hessen. Funded by the Crespo Foundation.
