ABOUT

Conference of the Birds is an evening-length multi-media movement theater work inspired by the epic poem of Farid Ud din Attar, and embodying modern-day stories of migration.

Created by a team of artists from ten countries and five continents, ANIKAYA’s Conference of the Birds takes Attar’s original Persian poem and tells the story of our times through it – a story of migration, of finding our way, of finding community through and in our struggles. The performance asks a question that is both timely and timeless – how can we be different together? – and it proposes an answer in the bodies of the dancers, in the layering of voices, narratives and imagery.

Casting :

Direction & Choregraphy : Wendy Jehlen

Dancers/performers : Marcel Gbeffa, Ibrahim Abdo, Sarveshan Gangen, Lucian Ramos Silva, Ching-I Chang, Danang Pamungkas, Yasin Anar, Wendy Jehlen

Music : Shaho Andalibi, Shaw Pong Liu, Eric Raynaud

Live sound performance : Eric Raynaud

Visuals and video projection : David Bengali

Lightning : Stephen Petrilli

Graphic art content consultant : Pouya Jahanshahi