The third film of our #InMotion18 screendance film series is released today! Watch Edinburgh-based Palestinian dance artist Farah Saleh on creating her dance film ‘Cells of Illegal Education’.


Cells of Illegal Education looks at gestures of civil disobedience carried out during the First Intifada in Occupied Palestine. These gestures were taken by Birzeit University students between 1988 and 1992 when the Israeli military shut down schools and universities, restricting access to education. Young people organised illegal classes and meetings in protest, some of which were documented providing archival resources that Farah worked from.


The piece has previously been exhibited at Somerset House CCA Glasgow HAU Hebbel am Ufer and Ramallah Contemporary Dance Festival so our interview with Farah is an opportunity to learn more about the making and process of creating this powerful work.


C.I.E. features an original soundtrack by Muqata'a - مُقاطعة


As well as being a member of The Work Room, Farah is Associate Artist at Dance Base

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