Saturday January 13th at 9:30pm,
Sunday January 14th at 3pm,
Sunday January 14th at 7pm,
Monday January 15th at 4pm,
and Monday January 15th at 7pm

Audrey Rose Dégez - Producer, Playwright, Director, Actress
Daria Holovchanska - Puppet Master, Lighting & Sound Designer, Movement & Object Director
Berivan Alothman - Stage Manager

I need a street
Empty of bloodstains,
A street that has never seen
Or known terror.
Let it be flawless, les it be flawless, flawless
Like the sex of these girls that are killed unjustly
Let it be long, let it be long, long,
Like their agony.
- Kajal Ahmad

In March of 1988 in Halabja, Iraq, Saddam Hussein’s regime committed an atrocious genocide of Kurdish peoples through the use of chemical weapons. Set in a carpet store at this time, I will dance with those oak trees as long as takes us on a poetic voyage into the life of three Kurdish women, inspired by the poetry of Kajal Ahmad and the characters Gilgamesh, Enkidu, and Ninsun from the world’s most ancient epic poem: Gilgamesh. Carpets, chairs, and strings create the environment in which two actresses interpret the three different women and how they react to a violent and unstable outside world.  Accompanied by soundscapes inspired by traditional Kurdish music, this international duo uses objects, puppets, and a multilayered world of reality, dreams, memories, and visions to explore the question of what it means to be a hero when you have no other choice.

Trigger Warning: We personally consider our work suitable for all audiences despite the sensitive nature of the subject matter. That being said, we respect the desire of some to know in advance and therefore wish to inform you that our performance, though poetic in nature and therefore not explicit, is inspired by a story of genocide, which includes a history of violence, intentional murder as well as allusions to trauma including sexual, physical, and psychological trauma.

Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to have a covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks, when not eating or drinking.