Discover contemporary dance with Palestinian-Syrian dancer Alia Al-Saadi. A workshop for adults combining movement, creativity, and self-expression.
Through a participatory introduction to contemporary dance, this workshop invites adults to explore movement as a means of expression, communication, and collective creation.
Led by dancer, performer, and choreographer Alia Al-Saadi, the workshop focuses on body awareness, the joy of movement, creativity, and sharing within a group setting.
Throughout the session, participants will be encouraged to experiment with different ways of telling a story, expressing an emotion, or conveying an experience through the language of the body.
Inspired by Alia Al-Saadi’s artistic journey, which explores themes of identity, memory, belonging, and resilience, the workshop also offers a space for reflection and exchange around these universal questions through dance.
Registration
- Registration is free but mandatory by email: laura.cahier@un.org
- The workshop will take place at the Ecolint Arts Centre, Rue Marie-Thérèse Maurette 7, 1208 Geneva.
What to Bring
- Comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely.
- A water bottle.
No previous dance experience is required. This workshop is open to anyone interested in exploring movement, sharing experiences, and engaging in collective creativity.
More Information
Alia Al-Saadi
Originally from Syria, Alia Al-Saadi is a dancer, performer, and choreographer of Palestinian descent. Born and raised in the Yarmouk camp in Damascus, she has developed an artistic practice that explores the connections between displacement, collective memory, identity, and resistance.
A graduate of the Dance Department of the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Damascus (2024), she is trained in classical ballet, contemporary dance, jazz, modern dance, and choreography. Winner of the International Contest for Minority Artists in 2025, she uses the body as a space of memory and expression, giving form to narratives shaped by exile, the search for belonging, and resilience.
Her choreographic work examines notions of borders and loss while affirming the power of dance as a tool for dialogue, healing, and transformation.
Minority Artists for Human Rights
As part of the fifth edition of the International Contest for Minority Artists, organized in 2026 by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and its partners, a series of free workshops combining arts and human rights are being offered in Geneva.
