Kiana Rezvani

Kiana Rezvani (born in west Iran, based in Berlin, Germany) is an artist, choreographer and researcher developing choreographic and performative formats that blend dance, text, video and voice and are presented at theaters, galleries and independent curatorial spaces. Their artistic practice revolves around histories and narratives that are forgotten, untold, concealed and suppressed. Weaving together personal and collective memories and finding distinct parallels and intersections, kiana’s works craft new relations and realms of possibility, critically examining colonial and imperial constructs, and thereby, creating a space for poetic resilience. Their solo and collaborative works have been shown at Sophiensaele, Uferstudios, PACT Zollverein, Dock 11, Scwankhalle and Theater im Depot among others. Their choreographic works include cyber ghosts (2022) and cycle of ruins (2023). They are the co-founder of cobracobra collective, where personal archival materials from the geographies of so-called Iran and Bolivia are researched. cobracobra’s works include Earth Beings (2021) and DRYCRY (2022).