NCA.Small Theatre / Making the Right Moves project: HIRAETH

Supported by British Council, British Embassy in Yerevan, Ministry of Culture of Armenia and Saint Sarkis Charity Trust. 

“Hiraeth”, a Welsh word, expresses the idea of homesickness - a longing to return to a home or land that one has possibly never seen. Words expressing the idea of homesickness and a lost belonging exist in a number of languages, which proves the phenomenon to be universal and as war, exile and the need for asylum increase, the need for and use of these words may find their way back into everyday language. This production is presented by Armenia's first integrated dance project bringing together disabled and non-disabled performers who have collaborated to tell a story of the painful, yet remarkable journey of the Armenian people throughout their history: their yearning for a lost homeland and their efforts for regaining an identity in a new country.  

Choreographed by Jemima Hoadley, Candoco Artist. Rehearsal Director Teni Matian. Sound score by Vardan Harutyunyan. Art advisers: Vahan Badalyan, Artistic Director, NCA. Small Theatre; Stine Nilsen, Artistic Co-Director, Candoco Dance Company; Seta White, Performing Arts Consultant.