Their Eyes Will Sear Holes In The Night Sky
Where
Pannuhuone Gust. Ranin
Kauppakatu 25
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Duration
10 minutes.
Languages
English and Arabic.
English and Arabic subtitles.
Their Eyes Will Sear Holes In The Night Sky is a short film by Bianca Hisse and Laura Cemin, created in collaboration with Al Huriya Dabke, a Palestinian dance group based in Helsinki. The film follows the group’s practice, bringing together Palestinians and Finnish participants who learn and carry forward the tradition of Dabke.
Originating in the Levant, Dabke is a communal line dance rooted in joy, resilience, and collective strength. Through synchronized steps and shared movement, it has become for Palestinians a practice of endurance, cultural continuity, and refusal to forget.
The film documents the group’s weekly rehearsals, exploring how dance is transmitted across generations, languages, and lived experiences. By focusing on moments of translation, adaptation, and misinterpretation, the work reflects on displacement and transformation, revealing dance as a living language that connects people across places and backgrounds.
Bianca Hisse (Brasil/Norway) and Laura Cemin (Italy/Finland) began their collaboration in 2020. Their work operates at the intersection of visual art, choreography, and installation, often blurring the boundaries between bodies, physical objects, and verbal language. Their recent work unfolds through collaborations with migrant bodies, tracing movements across borders and territories. Their latest works have been presented at Kiasma Theater (Helsinki, Finland), Aerowaves Twenty23 Spring Forward Festival (Dublin, Ireland), Soltumatu Tantsu Lava (Tallinn, Estonia), and Governors Island Arts (New York City, USA).