Black Hole

An invitation to enter an imaginary rave space

Black Hole is a music and dance performance by DJ and sound artist Sara Dziri, who, together with dancer-choreographer Yasmina Tayoub, explores the intersections of rave culture and North-African trance traditions. Drawing from Sara Dziri’s research on trance practices in Egypt and Tunisia, the performance invites the audience into an imaginary rave space between dark escapism and otherworldly bliss.

During a work visit to Cairo, Sara Dziri was inspired by the zār, an ancient trance-like healing ritual typically associated with women and outsider communities, who use ecstatic dancing to find solace, liberation and meaningful connection. She saw strong resemblances with rave culture: community, healing, and connection through dance and music, far from the eyes of societal and political condemnation. With Black Hole she wants to highlight rave culture and trance traditions as spaces of resistance and connection.