My City, My Revolution

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Hussein, N., Papadelli, V., Goely, M. and Picknett, M. 2015. My City, My Revolution. Rich Mix theatre, London 23 Jan 2015
Title of workMy City, My Revolution
CreatorsHussein, N., Papadelli, V., Goely, M. and Picknett, M.
Description

"But the city was there, close to me, looking over my shoulder, holding up the prism through which I understood the world…" (Ahdaf Soueif).
"My City, My Revolution" is a performance that explores a woman’s fractured journey where the act of walking triggers the multiple narratives engrained in the fabric of a city... where a city becomes the site of displacement and alternative revolutions. In a multilayered form of storytelling that synthesizes physical performance, film and spoken text, "My City, My Revolution" weaves autobiographical, historical and political narratives that stem from the (‘real life’) experience of an Egyptian woman living a revolution that redefines her relationship to two cities: London and Cairo. Parallel stories unfold and juxtapose, speaking of home, the city, longing and belonging, and the melancholic tension of a dual existence, where urban, psychological and cultural geographies are doubled and juxtaposed.
The performance is based on the text “Cairo: My City, My Revolution” by Nesreen Hussein, published in the edited collection Performance and the Global City, edited by Kim Solga and D.J. Hopkins (Palgrave 2013).
The performance is conceived and written by: Nesreen Hussein. (Egypt/UK)
Performed by: Vanio Papadelli (Greece/UK) and Nesreen Hussein.
Filmmaker/Editor: Mohamed Goely. (Egypt).
Sound Designer: Michael Picknett. (UK).
Related works:
Published Journal Articles on My Practice/Performance:
- Hussein, Nesreen N.; 2018; ‘What has the City Trained in You?’; Theatre, Dance and Performance Training; 9.1; 116-119; ISSN: 1944-3927
- Hussein, Nesreen Nabil and Vanio Papadelli; 2017; ‘Training and… Borders’; Theatre, Dance and Performance Training; 8.1; 109-110; DOI 10.1080/19443927.2017.1275208
Published Article/Interview about My Practice/Performance:
- Qualey, Marcia Lynx; 2014; ‘”My City…My Revolution”: Turning an Academic Essay into a Performance Piece’; in Arabic Literature and Translation; <https://arablit.org/2014/11/26/my-city-my-revolution-turning-an-acad...

Output mediaPerformance
Research GroupTheatre Arts group
EventMy City, My Revolution
Publisher or commissioning bodyRich Mix theatre
Publication process dates
Deposited05 May 2015
Completed23 Jan 2015
Output statusPublished
Additional information

First performance of “My City, My Revolution” at Rich Mix in London on 23 January 2015.
Also performed at: 'dis/placed': A week-long progamme of events in response to global demographic shifts and unprecedented levels of human displacement. Presented by Counterpoints Arts at The Ditch, Shoreditch Town Hall, London, between 16-21 June 2015.

Web address (URL)http://www.richmix.org.uk/whats-on/event/my-city-my-revolution/
LanguageEnglish
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Decolonisation and performance studies: Questions from the border
Hussein, N. 2022. Decolonisation and performance studies: Questions from the border. Global Performance Studies. 5 (1-2). https://doi.org/10.33303/gpsv5n1-2a114
Introduction: Creative practices/resistant acts
Hussein, N. and MacKenzie, I. 2017. Introduction: Creative practices/resistant acts. Contention - The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest. 5 (1), pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3167/cont.2017.050102
Rewriting Narratives in Egyptian Theatre: Translation, Performance, Politics. Edited by Sirkku Aaltonen and Areeg Ibrahim . Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2016. Pp. 288 17 illus. £110 Hb [Book Review]
Hussein, N. 2017. Rewriting Narratives in Egyptian Theatre: Translation, Performance, Politics. Edited by Sirkku Aaltonen and Areeg Ibrahim . Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2016. Pp. 288 17 illus. £110 Hb [Book Review]. Theatre Research International. 42 (3), pp. 353-355. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0307883317000669
Answer the question
Hussein, N. 2018. Answer the question. Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. 9 (1), pp. 118-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443927.2018.1428435
Training and…borders
Hussein, N. and Papadelli, V. 2017. Training and…borders. Theatre, Dance and Performance Training. 8 (1), pp. 109-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/19443927.2017.1275208
Guest editors' introduction: Creative practices/resistant acts
Hussein, N. and MacKenzie, I. 2017. Guest editors' introduction: Creative practices/resistant acts. Contention - The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest. 5 (1), pp. iv-107. https://doi.org/10.3167/cont.2017.050102
Gestures of resistance between the street and the theatre: documentary theatre in Egypt and Laila Soliman’s No Time For Art
Hussein, N. 2015. Gestures of resistance between the street and the theatre: documentary theatre in Egypt and Laila Soliman’s No Time For Art. Contemporary Theatre Review. 25 (3), pp. 357-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/10486801.2015.1049822
Working with and supporting early career academics. A provocation
Hussein, N. 2014. Working with and supporting early career academics. A provocation. The Standing Conference of University Drama Departments' annual conference. Aberystwyth University.
Performance as a gesture of resistance in Laila Soliman’s No Time for Art
Hussein, N. 2015. Performance as a gesture of resistance in Laila Soliman’s No Time for Art. Theatre and Stratification. International Federation for Theatre Research’s world congress. The University of Warwick 28 Jul - 01 Aug 2014
Here… there… and the question of belonging
Hussein, N. 2015. Here… there… and the question of belonging. Arab Women Artists Now (AWAN) Festival.. Rich Mix, London. 07 Mar 2015
Here, there, and the question of belonging in a time of revolution
Hussein, N. 2015. Here, there, and the question of belonging in a time of revolution. Contested Exchanged: Space, Place and the Performance of Democracy. Artaud Performance Centre. Brunel University, London. 28 Mar 2015
Gestures of resistance between the street and the theatre: documentary theatre in Egypt and Laila Soliman’s No Time For Art
Hussein, N. 2015. Gestures of resistance between the street and the theatre: documentary theatre in Egypt and Laila Soliman’s No Time For Art. New Anarchist Research Group Monthly Meeting. Torriano Meeting House, London 25 Apr 2015
Cairo: my city, my revolution
Hussein, N. 2013. Cairo: my city, my revolution. in: Solga, K. and Hopkins, D. (ed.) Performance and the global city Basingstoke, UK Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 223-243