Omar Rajeh | Maqamat was commissioned by the Kaluga Innovative Cultural Centre for a new creation inspired by the rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky.

Omar Rajeh embarks with a group of 10 dancers on a journey of creation to question the unknown, which brings us back to our humanity; to question deeply our existence and being. It is a homage to rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory Konstantin Tsiolkovsky who wrote that "All matter in the Universe is mixed up… Destiny of a creature depends on destiny of the Universe." The work is an inspiration of his passion and contribution to space travel and Rocketry, as if the journey into the stars, the void, the darkness, and all its harmony is a journey that brings us inwards, into ourselves, and into our deep human essence.

UNION is a production by Maqamat & the Kaluga Innovation Cultural Centre. It is co-produced by the MM Art Line Agency. Supported by DanceInversion International Contemporary Dance Festival /Bolshoi Theater and Institut Français de Russie.
 

UNION will be presented for the first time on the 26th of September at the Kaluga Innovative Cultural Centre, followed by 2 performances on the 19th & 20th of October within the DanceInversion International Contemporary Dance Festival / Bolshoi Theater, Moscow.

Photo by Alexey Klimov