I participated in the performance alongside a group of local women with diverse backgrounds. At the time, I was teaching yoga, and my relationship to movement and embodied practice became my entry point into the work.

What drew me to this piece was its artistic depth and the challenge it presented. It asked me to stretch beyond familiar territory. Rehearsing choreography revealed a different mode of presence than the stillness-based practices I was familiar with. It reshaped how I understand embodiment, as something developed through repetition, responsibility, and sustained attention.

As Saudi women performing live at that moment, we were part of an early wave of female visibility in this context. That presence felt both confronting and empowering.

On the opening day, I learned I was pregnant with my first daughter. Carrying that knowledge quietly into the performance made the experience deeply personal. I continue to hold the audience’s response to this work dear, and the way it resonated emotionally with those who experienced it.

This work remains a reference point for me. It continues to inform how I approach presence, collaboration, and empathy in live cultural work, from experience, not observation.