BALLHAUS OST: Date of Performance (+ Artist Talk)

Is it possible to conceive a performance in which the absence of the performer, despite their physical non-presence, fulfils their role? What tasks and roles does a performer have in times of crisis, such as war and socio-political upheaval? How can an artist continue their artistic practice within the walls of a prison? The lecture performance The Date of Performance traces the history of performances staged by imprisoned artists in prisons in Iran between 1954 and 2024.

The performance will be followed by an artist talk with Maryam Palizban and Azadeh Ganjeh. 


A production by Unread Archives in cooperation with and funded by Ballhaus Ost and Goethe-Institut in Exile.