شکار آزادی | SHEKARE ĀZĀDI
CHASING FREEDOM
2022-present
SHEKARE AZADI is a performative dialogue of generations, the struggle of inner and outer worlds colliding, confronting and finding space to heal. The audience are invited to experience a diasporic chase for freedom, dedicated to the women of Iran.
The interdisciplinary project began formation over the course of 2022, when Roxanna spent the year interrogating different environments and herself within these spaces. This personal as well as location-based journey explored the ever-evolving concept of identity, freedom and becoming. It was first premiered during Roxanna's solo residency at Zaratan Arte Contemporânea in 2022, and subsequently in 2024 as part of Zaratan's performance cycle "VOLTAS".
Chapter 1 moments فصل ۱ لحظات
This audio-visual work explores the individual’s relationship with identity and trauma, aiming to uncover parts of history which have been lost or forgotten, yet continue to exist in our bodies and subconsciousness of our minds.
Videography: Soraya S
Featuring Šur for cello and live electronics by Roxanna Albayati and Marat Ingeldeev
Chapter 2 my dreams, my dears فصل ۲ رویای من
Chapter 2 my dreams, my dears فصل ۲ رویای من
Created in collaboration with Rebecca Moradalizadeh
Animation: Arghavan Majd
Special thank you to Zora
Photography: Nuno Martins
Chapter 3 pain فصل ۳ درد
Created in collaboration with Rebecca Moradalizadeh
Featuring Dard for solo ghaychak by Roxanna Albayati
Photography: Manuel Huertas & Nuno Martins
Chapter 4 family picnic فصل ۴ پیک نیک خانوادگی
Videography: Soraya S
Photography: Nuno Martins
Chapter 5 release
Created in collaboration with Rebecca Moradalizadeh
Photography: Nuno Martins
Live Performance
Movement: Rebecca Moradalizadeh
Movement/cello/voice: Roxanna Albayati
Live electronics: Rodrigo B. Camacho
photography Manuel Huertas
٨ SKETCHES
Composed of words, photos, timelines, videos and music collected during 2022, the audiovisual installation '٨ SKETCHES' was directly entangled with the live performance, serving as a score for the construction of the project.
