Hêja Netirk: Dengbêj in the Disco

About this event

Kurdish dengbêj singing meets the story of a woman living in exile. The singer Hêja Netirk and the dancer Melisa Diktaş use music, dance and text to ask what would happen if a woman became a professional dengbêj, a role that has always been held by men. Part of the Internationales Frauen*Theater-Festival at protagon in Frankfurt, which runs from 14 to 20 September 2026.