Salt Eaters

A new piece of co-created theatre, Salt Eaters recreated and shared a lost Muslim folk dance from the 19th century, using cutting-edge hologram technology in community spaces. Also encompassing workshops with hundreds of young women, the project enabled Muslim communities to encounter the possibilities of dance in a new way.

Project Partner: Theatre in the Mill (University of Bradford)
Project Lead: Mez Galaria
Location: Bradford

Overview

Bradford dance artist Mez Galaria has created Salt Eaters, an interactive multi-sensory experience, designed for small groups of women. It immersed them in the world of the Muslim dancer Umda, and the sights, sounds and smells that would have been familiar to her on the Sambhar Salt Lake in Rajasthan. Salt Eaters is based on historical records that describe how salt was a communal resource and a source of compensation for artists.