A dance theatre production by La Musica independent theatre group. Cairo Opera House’s theatres in Cairo (Al Gumhuriya) and Alexandria (Sayed Darwich) hosted the show in November this year.
Nora Amin, an Ibsen Award winner choreographed, directed and produced the show. She wrote the script and played the role of one of five Noras in the performance.
Inspired by Ibsen’s "Doll’s House", Nora in this play is multiple. She is plural in every scene and above all very physical. Nora’s Doors is an attempt to search for the contemporary Nora and the meanings of freedom, finding one’s path, recreating identity and seeking independence from tradition. The door in the last scene of Ibsen’s play is the key figure of the performance, a door which can be open or closed or in between, a symbolic or a concrete door…
Nora Amin, a professor of art at the Egyptian Art Academy and daughter of Comparative literature professor Mona Abou Sina, says that this production is so special for her, her dream since she was a child, searching for the meaning behind her name and listening to the story of Henrik Ibsen while growing up. In this performance, Nora Amin questions what is personal freedom in a couple’s relationship? How can love be oppressive? And what about psychological and mental abuse? Who is right to choose and decide? How far can separation be harmful or constructive? And is it possible to reconstruct one’s own identity into better individuality and independence and still confront the consequences of social prejudice?
"Ibsen’s Doll’s House is our door to analyse our realities and the female positioning in our contemporary culture. The open door at the end of Ibsen’s play is a bridge to the future", said Nora Amin.