In Citadel, I explore my cultural identity, Armenian Christian, born in Tehran, and rooted in Europe for over forty-five years. The piece is a journey of self-discovery, reflecting on heritage, displacement, and belonging.

Citadel imagines a dystopian world, a space where the bodies of the performers define their existence. Through meticulous focus on movement, the body becomes both instrument and language, charged with power, memory, and communication, while revealing layers of ethnic identity.

The dancers embody Citadel itself. Each performer becomes a civic body, a constituent of a fictional nation. In this way, Citadel emerges as both a community and a provocation, questioning the value of political narratives and the construction of identity.

Ultimately, Citadel stands as a testament to the boundless horizons of artistic expression: an ethereal space where identity, politics, and art converge. It is a reminder that our stories, struggles, and aspirations transcend national and cultural borders, weaving together a universal narrative of humanity.

As the performance unfolds, Citadel resonates as a philosophical exploration of the human condition, an invitation to embark on our own odyssey of memory, identity, and transformation.