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Exhibition

Hannah Darabi: Why Don’t You Dance?

Photo Elysée

Date

26 June – 01 November 2026

Venue

Photo Elysée

Hannah Darabi, from the series Cabaret Tehran, House of Legends, Why Don’t You Dance, 2026 © Hannah Darabi

Iranian artist Hannah Darabi (b. 1981) was selected as the laureate of the 2025 Prix Elysée by an international jury. In her work, she uses photographs, videos and archive materials to explore popular dance as a form of identity-based resistance rooted in the social and political history of her native country.

Her series set images in dialogue with archives, texts and objects to lay bare the political complexity of contemporary Iran.

Darabi’s project Why Don’t You Dance? is inspired by the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement, a recent nationwide protest against the restrictive laws imposed on women by the Iranian government. The exhibition is divided into three sections, each centering on a pivotal figure from the Iranian popular dance scene. The parts function independently while also connecting to the others across time and between Iran and its diaspora.

Price

CHF 15.- / 12.-

Hannah Darabi from the series Mahvashs Book of Pleasure Why Dont You Dance 2026 © Hannah Darabi