Hora Est's first show combined video art, spoken word, soundscapes and live music. Its topic was the historical meeting in the twelfth century between two famous Muslim philosophers: the mystic Ibn 'Arabi and the rationalist Ibn Rushd (known to the West as Averoës). Against the background of hypnotising soundscapes and jarring film images of a dream journey through Medieval Muslim Spain, Hore Est explored the space between mysticism and rationalism, here and there, yes and no. With the meeting in Al Andalus as its point of departure, the show ends up asking eternal questions about the very possibility or impossibility of human communication.
Performers
Kristin McGee: Compositions, spoken word, saxophone
Sjoerd-Jeroen Moenandar: Concept, spoken word, film
Bram Staats: Compositions, drums, production
Performed
Noorderzon 2008
Uit het Totaal 2008
The Night of Art and Science (University of Groningen) 2009
Video art and music
