Dialectics of Erasure

Name: Dialectics of Erasure
Start: 2026-05-02T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-05-02T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Theatre Deli

Details

Dialectics of Erasure: Settler Colonialism in Three Acts is a participatory lecture-performance by Palestinian-German artist-scholar Mudar Al-Khufash that invites you, the audience, to participate in unraveling the mechanism sustaining the everyday performance of settler colonialism.

This is an experiment.

The lecture-performance frames settler colonialism not as an event of the past, but an ongoing structure sustained through performative rules, routine, choreographed movements, and images that organize perception, behavior, and knowledge, structures in which we are all implicated.

Please note:

This performance contains references to state, colonial, and racial violence.

The work is participatory in nature and involves audience members taking on roles within the production. Full instructions and guidance will be provided. The performance will take place both inside the venue and in the surrounding streets. Participation is voluntary, and strongly encouraged so as to fully engage with the themes of the work. Members of the crew will be available at all times to support audience members and participants.

By purchasing a ticket, you consent to photography being taken for the purpose of documenting the project.

For further details, check out documentation from previous iterations of the performance HERE

Access: If the ticket price is a barrier, or if you have any questions about the performance or accessibility, please contact boldmellon@gmail.com

Location

Theatre Deli
107 Leadenhall Street, Next Door Space, London, EC3A 4AF

The Lineup

Team & Credits:

Artistic Director, Writer, Performer: Mudar Al-Khufash

Production: Emilia Nurmukhamet, Bold Mellon Collective

Projection Mapping & Lighting Design: Nurul Wardani and Sammy Kissin, Slice of Light

Dramaturgy: Dani Abulhawa

Well-Being Support: Lubna Hoque

Technical Stage Management: Ghost Chan

Marketing: Dear Annie

Movement Direction: Rudzani Moleya

With thanks to Berliner Ringtheater, Gabriel Jeanjean, Moody Kablawi, Serena Abbondanza, Andreas Tryfonoupoulos, Lisa Kirchner, Dandan Liu, Dan Light, Aydan Tair, Héctor Manchego, Sefa Vali, Mathew Wernham, Erdem Zayimoğlu, Karina Griffith, Robert Yerachmiel Sniderman, Unity Theatre, Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung and BÉZNĂ Theatre

Supported using public funding by Arts Council England

What You Need To Know

Age restriction: 18+

Organised By

Bold Mellon Collective

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