About I’m (not) Every Woman
The newly composed music by Iranian-Dutch composer Aftab Darvishi represents both the Western and Eastern musical tradition. Her music is quiet and atmospheric with a wide variety of colours and nuances. The adamant text is by writer and performer Rachel Rumai Diaz.
Musical inspiration, stories, and experiences from female communities ‘from Amsterdam’s edges, but in the middles of society’, are the inspiration for this musical journey.
“In this hour that we are together, everything that happens outside these walls is not important. Here, in this space that we are temporarily rearranging, where we push chairs together and move furniture aside every week, there is enough room at the table for everyone. It doesn’t matter where you come from, why you are here, or what you are going to do next. If you want, you can even not be yourself for a moment, and if you feel the need to tell your story, that is fine too. But first, let me introduce you to the rest of the group.”
