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Country: Lebanon Genre: Interactive performance Duration: 10 mins Language: English, Arabic, French & German

About:

As Far As My Fingertips Take Me unfolds as an encounter through a gallery wall between an audience member and a refugee. While their fingertips touch during this encounter, the two are unable to see each other. The way in which the refugee marks the audience is by drawing on their arms. This act compels the audience to listen to those subjects who have recently challenged border discrimination. The marking can be kept or washed away.

Extracts from the performance:

Introduction of the song by Basel: Hello, my name is Baz. I am sitting on the other side of this wall. Please place your left arm in the hole in the wall in front of you. This is me, touching your arm. I will be drawing a story on your arm. The drawing can be easily taken off with water later. Or you could walk around town with your arm painted by a refugee… Vinyl Song Translation The boat sank in my tears and lament And rock melted from my pain and lament Do you think you will return while I’m alive And our sun will rise after its absence..

Cast & credits:

• One-on-one installation performance:Tania El Khoury.
• Performer:Basel Zaraa.
• Song:Basel Zaraa (vocals, bass and keyboard) with Emily Churchill, Zaraa (vocals), Pete Churchill (music production) and Katie Stevens (flute and clarinet)
• Photo Credits:Mostafa Abel Atty
• Commissioned by “On the Move” LIFT 2016 in partnership with Royal Court Theatre. -French version: Introduction text performed in French by Yuval Rozman

Upcoming Tours:

Previous Tours:

Previous Shows:

• London: Royal Court Theatre, 9-11 June 2016
• Santiago: Teatro A Mil, 16-18 January 2017
• Bristol: IBT, 10-12 February 2017
• London: Mosaic Rooms, 16 February 2017
• Lille: Latitudes Contemporaines, 16-18 June 2017
• Fribourg: Belluard, 27 June-1 July 2017
• Liverpool: Arab Arts Festival, 12-14 July 2017
• Ljubljana: Mladi Levi, 19-22 August 2017
• Copenhagen: 17-18 November 2017
• Miami: MDC Live Arts, 4-9 December 2017
• Frankfurt: Mousonturm, 23-27 January 2018
• Ghent: Vooruit, 25-27 February 2018
• Valenciennes: Le Phénix, 15-17 March 2018
• Cairo: D-Caf, 23-25 March 2018
• Austin: Fusebox, 18-22 April 2018
• Glasgow: Take Me Somewhere, 24-27 May 2018
• Eleusis 2021, Greece: 15-20 June 2018
• Santarcangelo di Romagna: Santarcangelo Festival, 7-14 July 2018
• Anti Festival, Kuopio: 26-28 September 2018
• Divadelná Nitra, Nitra: 29 Sep-2 October 2018
• Kaserne Basel, Basel: 4-6 October 2018
• 4+4 Days in Motion, Prague: 10-13 October 2018
• MAIF Social Club, Paris, 20 October 2018
• Les Rencontres à L’échelle, Marseille, 22-24 November 2018
• Ohio University, Athens: 9 Nov – 1 December 2018
• Under The Radar, New York: 3-13 January 2019
• Woolly Mammoth, Washington DC: 16 January- 3 February 2019
• Atelier 210, Brussels: 15,16 February 2019
• Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati: 10-14 April 2019
• Freehand Hotel, New York: 16-18 April 2019
• ear-whispered: works by Tania El Khoury, Philadelphia: 6-23 September
• 2018January 2019 New York.
• 10-12 April 2019 Ohio.
• 16,17 May 2019 MAI, Montreal.

Production Details:

• Number In Company: 2 on the road
• Freight: Constructed by host company
• Setup: 1 Setup Day