OF THE HEART – AN ETUDE
A show by Armin Hokmi
Iran – Germany – Norway, 35′
NATIONAL PREMIERE

Of the Heart – An etude, a solo piece created by Iranian choreographer Armin Hokmi (active between Oslo and Berlin) together with dancer Katherina Jitlatda Horup Solvang, places the heart at the centre of its exploration, understood as the nerve centre from which the rhythm of each body emerges. Following relentless, hypnotic sounds while an ancient beat already pulses within us becomes an elusive struggle: a physical act of exploration in which dance and dancer meet in a moment of co-presence and synchronised pulsation.
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Tickets
Full Price: 13 €
Under 30, Over 65, and Culture Card holders: 8 €
Reduced Price for Unibo, Ababo, and Under 20: 6 €
3-Show Pass: 18 €
5-Show Pass: 30 €
TICKETS can be purchased:
– ONLINE at TicketSms.it
– IN PERSON at the Cassero LGBTQIA+ Center, 18 Via Don Minzoni, every day from October 29 to November 6, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
DANCE SEASON TICKETS can be pre-ordered from October 5 through October 26 by emailing biglietteria@genderbender.it. Season tickets can be picked up and paid for from October 29 through November 6 at the Cassero LGBTQIA+ Center at Via Don Minzoni 18 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
The TICKET OFFICE at the Cassero LGBTQIA+ Center is open daily from October 29 to November 6 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM.
*Tickets cannot be purchased in person at the event venues.
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Credits
Idea and Choreography: Armin Hokmi
Performers: Katherina Jitlatda Horup Solvang
Created with: Aleksandra Petrushevska, Emmi Venna, Daniel Sarr, Charlott Madeleine Utzig, Johanna Ryynänen
Costumes: Cecilio Orozco
Research on costumes: Moriah Askenaizer
Music: ehsan & HEICH
Space: Felipe Osorio Guzmán
Technical director: Vìto Walter
Consultation: Dana Michael Luebke, Emmi Venna
Coproduction: Festival Montpellier Danse 2025, tanzhaus nrw
Supported by: NPN Coproduction for Dance
Thanks to: Anne Cécile Sibué, Theatre Haus Berlin.
Bio
Armin Hokmi is working with dance and choreography. He began in 2009 as a performer with independent theater in Iran and later continued to work and study abroad toward experiences with multiple performative practices and mediums. He holds a B.A. in acting from Norwegian Theatre Academy (2015-2018) and has received his M.A. in Solo/Dance/Authorship at HZT Berlin (2019-2021).
He is focused on how to work with dance and choreography as interfaces and tools for proposing distinct modes of public address. In parallel, Armin’s dance and movement language is an interplay between a sense of familiarity with known forms, and practices that elude recognition.
His recent works include Passages (2019), Public Dance, Permutable Stage (2021), International Dance (2022) and Shiraz (2024). As a dancer and performer he has worked with artists such as Mette Ingvartsen, Kasper Ravnhøj, Hooman Sharifi and Phillip Zarrilli among others.
Armin is an associate artist at Montpellier Danse for 2024-2026.





