It fostered empathy and connection in the most uninsistent of ways, so I knew this was something Philadelphia really needed to experience now.” “The experience that day burrowed deep into me, making me curious about all the stories being told and the fates of all the families. “I admired Tania’s craft because she created a beautiful environment full of sensations that felt gentle but reached me at a profound level,” Kraus said. There, they uncover the narratives of 10 people killed in the ongoing uprising against the Syrian regime and buried in personal gardens. Kraus, performing arts coordinator at Bryn Mawr College, called El Khoury’s work the most affecting political art she’s ever seen.ĭuring the immersive Gardens Speak sound installation, audience members are asked to don plastic ponchos and dig into facsimile graves. When Lisa Kraus saw Tania El Khoury’s Gardens Speak in Amsterdam, she knew she had to bring the Beirut performance artist to Philadelphia. Read The Philadelphia Inquirer article about Tania El Khoury’s ear-whispered At Fringe Fest starting Thursday: Art that involves your body in what it feels like to be a refugeeīy Bethany Ao, Posted: September 4, 2018, PHILLY.COM
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