souvenirs, souvenirs

Eine Einstimmung auf das Tanztheaterstück HIRAETH – I carry someone else’s memory, eine Produktion von Unicorn Art, die am 7.11. im Odeon Theater zu erleben ist.

Haben wir nicht nur die Gene unserer Vorfahren „geerbt“ sondern auch deren Geschichte(n)?

Hiraeth is a Welsh concept of longing for home. ‚Hiraeth‘ is a word which cannot be completely translated, meaning more than solely „missing something“ or „missing home.“ It implies the meaning of missing a time, an era, or a person – including homesickness for what may not exist any longer. It is associated with the bittersweet memory of missing something or someone, while being grateful of that/ their existence. It can also be used to describe a longing for a homeland, potentially of your ancestors, where you may have never been.  Hiraeth bears considerable similarities with the Portuguese concept of saudade, Galician morriña, Romanian dor, Russian toska (тоска), German Sehnsucht…