...luggage tags with tales to tell…bruised skies…following the North Star…silent mountain range... songs half sung…falling rain…stolen time…laughter shared...

The audience are transported both through time and place to explore truths and myths of different women’s lives from the north of England and also the north of Iran. The piece brings together English, Farsi & Azeri.

Broken teacups, whispered secrets and fragrant memories twirl together in a magical walk-through experience to arouse your senses, sending your heart and soul to forgotten places.

Paper Dolls is a visually engaging promenade performance that takes the audience on a journey through passageways, down corridors and into small rooms-but all within the one space. The audience experiences stories and have secrets shared with them as they dwell and travel through the spaces. 

ZENDEH is led by Artistic Director Nazli Tabatabai-Khatambakhsh and Producer Leyla Asadi and engages with a range of artists both locally, nationally and internationally. 

ZENDEH creates multi art form performance work engaging collaboratively with intercultural and international practice, with a special interest in contemporary Iranian arts. The company are based in Newcastle upon Tyne and were commissioned by Dance City as part of Trading Places to create SEARCH; a site specific show which took place at Gateshead Central Library, 2009.

Previous productions of new work have included; Politics in the Park (Chapter Arts Centre, 2009), Arabian Nights (Theatre Workshop Edinburgh, 2007), Waiting Room (Citizens Theatre as part of Scotland Live, 2006) & Khaki (Theatre Workshop Edinburgh, Fringe Festival 2005) which was awarded an Amnesty International Commendation.

Alongside productions, the company run independent laboratories which explore ideas for new work. They can be self contained or can be used as part of the company’s creation process towards production. Over recent years these have taken place at Dance Base (Edinburgh), City Theater (Tehran) & Chapter Arts centre (Cardiff) as well as local laboratories at Dance City and as part of partnerships with Pakistan Cultural Society & Intercultural Arts.

When is it happening?

Wed 14 - Sat 17 Apr, 6.30pm & 8pm
Sat 17 Apr 2pm, 4pm, 6.30pm and 8pm

Where is it happening?

Stage 2

What makes this project Northern?

Made in Newcastle, exploring voices from North East England and Northern Iran

Ticketing Information

Tickets: £8 / £6

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This is in part, a promenade performance, however most of the show will be seated. The show lasts approximately 50 minutes.

PLEASE NOTE: There is very limited capacity for each performance so early booking is recommended