www (world war water) is a performance and installation, a co-creation featuring Aïda Jamal and Imane Elkabli, with scenographic direction by Lori Kharpoutlian. It is a mise-en-situation of the worst of scenarios: with the last remaining cup of water, how is power negotiated, alliances formed and broken? It is through this (not so) speculative situation that the artists ask: how can we use our bodies to grapple with the disappearance of the very resource vital to our physical sustenance? How do our bodies seep into one another? As three artists coming from one of the most arid regions in the world, and with that, the most prone to conflict over water, this performance is a personal, ecological, and political exploration of the tensions that surround water using performative, scenographic, and cartographic tools.

During their residency, the artists will undergo a two-tiered process: one of material research to develop the scenography and sound component in relation to concepts of porosity and failure, and one of movement research revolving around physical and political states (of bodies) of water.

-Imane Elkabli is a Moroccan contemporary dancer and cultural coordinator. Her artistic practice delves into the complexities of the human self, exploring questions related to the body, its memory, and its presence in the social sphere.

-Aïda Jamal is a Moroccan artist and clinical psychologist. With a background in visual arts and design, she turned to dance through intensive programs and residencies across Morocco, Europe, and Egypt. Her work focuses on dance research, creative processes, and critical analysis.

-Lori Kharpoutlian is a dancer and architect based in Beirut. With a shapeshifting practice, she uses different ways of researching and making from the performance, architectural, and visual arts worlds.