About This Project

Haunting images, empowering narrative and breathtaking movement by an electrifying ensemble lay bare the plight and resistance of women in refugee camps. Nominated for five Dora Awards including Outstanding Original Production, and with a sold-out run in Toronto, No Woman’s Land is a dance theatre work based on real stories that beautifully reveal the depths of human resilience in the face of adversity.  

No Woman’s Land was conceived and directed by Roshanak Jaberi, and developed in partnership with IRIS-Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society. The project and was supported by the outreach and community-based research of Dr. Doris Rajan (IRIS) and academic research of Dr. Shahrzad Mojab (University of Toronto).

* Mature content and partial nudity

“Poetic and urgent blending of dance and politics”

-My Entertainment World

NOMINATIONS

Outstanding Original Production
Outstanding Original Choreography
Outstanding Original Composition/Sound Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Performance Of An Ensemble

EXPLORE

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Meet the ARTISTS & PRODUCTION TEAM
Read REVIEWS & TESTIMONIALS
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CREDITS

Director & Choreographer / Roshanak Jaberi
Mentor & Movement Dramaturge / Karen Kaeja
Dramaturge / Soheil Parsa
Created with & Performed by / Irma Villafuerte, Nickeshia Garrick, Victoria Mata, Denise Solleza, Drew Berry, Ahmed Moneka
Sound Designer & Composer / Thomas Ryder Payne
Visual Designer / Jérôme Delapierre
Lighting Designer / Arun Srinivasan
Costume Designer / Cheryl Lalonde