Persona

DUNYA: PERSONA

Warmly welcome to Persona, the first event from Dunya, which will take place at Alimus on Friday November 22nd.

Persona reflects on the ways marginalized individuals and communities often craft personas as protective masks to navigate hostile environments, societal expectations and discrimination. Simultaneously, can moments of self-expression and masks unveiling challenge dominant narratives and become radical acts of defiance and empowerment? 

Highlighting the interplay between adopting and unveiling personas, the event celebrates the creativity and strength of marginalized communities as they navigate and resist different systems of oppression. The evening will feature music, audiovisual and performing arts program with the participation of young emerging artists from Finland and abroad, such as Kofu, Kaksin, George Rallis, Out of Sync, Maria Metsalu, and Oldyungmayn. 

Persona is curated by Ahmed Barakat and Phan Nguyen, as part of Pixelache mini-festivals.

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“T͙͛h̶͡e̒ P̢ͨe̺͒͟r͆s̞̱̱ö͈n̴̤͉a,̸̘̰ a̷̠̐ m̲̓a̜s͙͛͢k w͑͘o͌vẽ͓ͨn̍ f͚̺̊rom tͤ͑h̔r̘̭̫e͓̒a̖̽ds̗̉ͥ o̲̙ͣf̣̭ f͑͗͞aľ̰̌s̭͐e̥͘ho͈o̧̙͞d â̡ͬṅ͟dͅ f͙̿ͅea͉ͩ̈r͔ͨ,͑ͭ́ cͮ̓o̲̊̕n̩c̃̇͢eͪa͆ls t͊he f͕͂͊raï͔l͑̅ͧẗ́̑͑y̯̔ of t̍͞h͝_ͮe͢ sǫ͉̔ù͑l̈ͮ b̴ͪen̊e͂ͭ̔a̭t̃̂h̒.̫̗̾ Ẅ̸͔o͍̿͑rn͑ t̨͊o͟ gͭ͑uȁ̹͑ȑ̩̃d á̼̗g̸͈a͕ͨ͘i̻͛ͅnͪ̂s͓̯̋t͌ t͐̏h̓͌e͚̩̞ g͔ͩa̤̋̃ẕ̹e͈͆ of t͖͊͝ḧ̸ͥeͯͫ wo̢ͯr̦l̒ͯd,̀ i͓t̃̽͜ š͔͈hie͙l͖ͤdṡ̲ͯ n͖̆ͭot͍ͩ͠ õ̬̳nl͑̐̃y̲̔ f̲ͥ́r̭̃̑om͜ o̱t͉h̙͕er̡ş̘,͍̺ bư͖̊t̴̘ͮ fr͆_͟o̭̅m̄̑̄ t̖̄͜he u͜n̡b̜ȅ͎ar̟̃a͍ͯb̵ͮ̕l̡̺̊e͓ re̹fl̢̈̽e̩ction cͬà̧st í̏n̴ͧ͑ t̨ͤ͋h͔ͫe̍ͫ̈ w̅_ͣā͕t̀e̠͑r̘s of tr̯̖͐u͙͛t̠h͜.͟  

T̘̓o͊ l͇̹͗if̛̰͚t̴ͥ t̢̂ͥh̯͚ḯ̿s͊ ma͘s̯̿͜k͉̎ i̼͐s̈ n̘o͖̩ mere̙͐ ủ̜̂n̸veil̴ͬi͑n͑g̮̲̑;͙ ìt͚ i̶͗s̋ a r̍ę͆ck̷̟o̠̪ṉ̶̳iͥn͆͡͝g̕ w͉i̢̙t͑h th̛͝_e̠̊͞ se͔̾lf͇ͥ̊—a̔ͮ cͦo̊ͦnf̥r͌̍o̮ͥ̃nt͛ͧͥa̿̅͜t̶̐̊io̳ͤ̉n̸͆ wi͙tͪh t̫͈͐hͦͮe͛ v͠i̟s̓a̛̍g̰̊͋e_ l̙̟̗o͟n̛ͥ̄g̺͛͌ ẖ̺id̡̲̠d̰_͍e͆n̥̏͘,ͥ w̻̱he͉͈̋re̡ l͉̜̾i͛eͮs̫̲͗ d̮i̅şs͓̥̄oͩl̺̏ͯve͔̎ a̹nd tͩ̐hȅ͔̄ tr̲͇͘u̬͛eͬ f͒a͒c̈ȅ͇ e͟me̳͂r͈͝g͈ͫes̀̑ f͟r͚̀͞om s͉ͪh̤ͮ́àd̀ͥo̸͕w͑.”