Sorour Darabi
Sorour Darabi is a self-taught Iranian artist living and working in Paris.
Working actively in Iran, they were a part of the underground organization ICCD, whose festival Untimely (Teheran) hosted their work before their departure for France.
During studies at the CCN de Montpellier they created the solo Subject to Change, a performance that questions transformation with regards to time and one’s cohabitation with an environment.
In 2016, they created Farci.e a solo dealing with notions of language, gender identity, and sexuality, as part of the Montpellier danse festival.
In 2018, they created Savušun, an ode to affection, vulnerability, and affected beings, which draws inspiration from Muharram's mourning ceremonies and addresses the issue of emotions: grief, fear, and suffering.
In 2021, they create Mowgli - inspired by the jungle as an infinite territory at the crossroads of contemporary myths - and Natural Drama - a post-dystopic myth that questions the notion of “Nature”.