Film and Performance

22 November | 6:30pm

Espaço Santa Catarina

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Screening of the film followed by a live dance performance, where the movement on screen takes on a new life in a vibrant and engaging extension of the cinematic narrative.

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KIELI BI (sacred dance in the Kazakh language) is an art film, a dance film and also a film on the theme of Woman - her body and spirit. The film narrates through dance the spiritual journey of dancer and choreographer Dana Mussa, who returns to visit her homeland of Kazakhstan after an eight-year absence working as a dancer in Paris. This is a journey through time and space, stretching back centuries to the time when women were free; when they were the Hunters, Knights, Amazons, Shamans, Priestesses, Queens and Goddesses.

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Venue:

Espaço Santa Catarina - Largo Dr. António de Sousa Macedo 7, 1200-123 Lisboa