Maryam Taheri

Contest entry

Video https://drive.google.com/file/d/1weGBhyuWoOrfL9SM_mo05XnAKXbFjX6A/view?usp=sharing

"Temporal Weavings" is a captivating dance project delving into the connections between time, choice, and life's diversity. Through innovative choreography, two dancers reflect on the threads shaping our journeys.

"Temporal Weavings" contemplates how timing shapes lives, reflecting on pivotal choices. 

After immigrating, the concepts of time and place became central to me. I kept revisiting the past — the paths I took, the ones I didn’t, and the alternate versions of my life that could have unfolded. Temporal Weaving was born from this state of mind.

This work doesn’t focus on choreography of bodies, but on the choreography of time. In the editing process, I treated the Adobe Premiere timeline as a space to build emotional logic — aligning and layering clips with precision and intention. Each second mattered. I played with overlapping durations, simultaneous moments, and echoing sequences to explore how time can feel fragmented yet connected.

Every visual layer was placed deliberately, resonating with a moment and meaning. Some events unfold side by side, others interrupt or respond to one another. This process shaped a structure where meaning emerges through timing, repetition, and variation.

The result invites the viewer into a non-linear experience of time, where past and present are interlaced, and emotion coexists with rhythm and structure — an attempt to shape an internal experience through the organization of time.

Artist biography

Maryam Taheri is an Iranian choreographer, performer, and multidisciplinary artist based in Paris. Born in Tehran in 1989, she began her artistic path through painting and graphic design before immersing herself in dance, which quickly became her central mode of expression. Her experience in Iran’s underground dance scene shaped a resilient and poetic approach to movement—one rooted in resistance, community, and introspection.

Maryam’s work moves across mediums, combining dance, video, photography, and installation. Her creations often explore themes of identity, memory, and embodied experience. She draws from personal narrative and sociopolitical contexts to craft works that are both intimate and critical. 

Currently pursuing a Master’s in Dance Research at the University of Côte d’Azur, Maryam is engaged in research-creation that weaves theory and practice. Her work is informed by somatic awareness. She has participated in performances, artistic residencies, and film projects across Europe and the Middle East, and continues to develop a body of work that questions borders—physical, cultural, and emotional.