Some things can only be understood by the body.
Wedding dances. Folk traditions passed down through generations. New versions invented by families who left home and made something new somewhere else. Dance moves faster than explanation, and we think that's exactly why it belongs here. Rather than telling you where a dance comes from or what it "means," this section tries to let you feel its rhythm first.
Watch.
Notice your own body responding. The meaning can come after, if it comes at all.
Got a dance or celebration that matters to you?
Tell us about it. A wedding. A festival. A living room dance with family. It becomes part of the archive too.
This is the most playful section of the archive, joy is not a distraction from the serious work here. It's the point.
These video clips are an example of the limatations on adobe portfolio as n archive on it's on, whilst it can be used creatively to host videos, sound and photography it still is specific to browser hosting. In comparison, it is possible to autoplay videos, hide sound and even collage audio-visual materials through Twine as localised files can be utilised and is supported by certain browers. This should be taken into additional account when considering the biggest herdle for archives digitally, is well...the digital space in the first place. Beside this text is a video demonstrating bagpipes being played in Jordan!
There is also naturally limitations on what can be done in three or so months compared to a longer time on a project like this, there is so many audio-visual materials out there that would be able to use this playful way iof interacting with archival materials. Beside this text is Syrian music and dance at a beneficent lunch in order to help out newly arrived Syrian refugees. Syrian club, Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This also shows that there is a lot that can be included by diasphoric communities from West Asia as well as to really celebrate identity.
