RABI’A

Choreographer: Ruby Josephine Smith
Dancers: Karen Christ Aalgaard, Devyn Hannon, Shannon Hartle, Sara Karimi, Brenna Mosser, Jacob Nehrbass
Music: Cooper Lee Smith, Nils Frahm
Mentorship: Karen Charles & Threads Dance Project Tapestries Program
Lighting: Jacob Lee Hofer
Costumes: Annie Cady

15 minutes

Rabi’a is not only the Arabic word for Spring, but the name of a historical Islamic Sufi figure, Rabi’a al Adawiyya. This piece explores what we can learn from the themes and teachings of Rabi’a’s extraordinary life, which is filled with mysticism, myth, and discovering the meaning of divine love.

Premiered as part of the Threads Dance Project Tapestries Program 6.0, May 2022 at the Tek Box, Minneapolis, MN
Restaged in Sept. 2024 at The Southern Theater, Minneapolis, MN

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