CO-PRESENTS: “OF US” by JENNA EADY & TARIQ MITRI
Woven from personal and shared histories, Of Us by Jenna Eady and Tariq Mitri is a testament to Palestinian resilience and spirit and a reflection of the long-standing connection between its creators. Through movement and the abstraction of storytelling, this work honors the beauty of Palestinian existence—its joys and tensions, its struggles and truths—illuminating an intricate and dependent dance on collective identity.
PREVIEW: Read more about the work in an interview with Jenna and Tariq here.
REVIEW: “Thousands of Seeds” by José Amador, Seattle Dances
Of us
Created & performed by Jenna Eady and Tariq Mitri
April 11th + 12th, 2025, The Cherry Street Village, Seattle
Costumes by Jenna & Tariq
Soundscore designed by Jenna & Tariq, edited by Jacob Zimmer
Music/Sound: Call to Prayer recorded in Nazareth, 2015, Ya Reit by Fairuz, Collection of Palestinian Folk Songs performed by Hanna Eady and George Kassis
Text: Jenna’s Cede, Jeries (grandfather) recorded in Bukeyah, 2015
CREW
CO-PRODUCERS | CO- (Emma Lawes & Maya Tacon) and Dunya Productions
LIGHTING DESIGN | Trevor Cushman
LIGHTING ASSISTANT | Adair MacCormack
SOUND OPERATOR | Calico (Jacob Zimmer)
HOUSE MANAGER | Jordan Macintosh-Hougham
DESIGN | Ryan Hunt PHOTO | Stefano Altamura VIDEO | Anthony Sy
FROM THE ARTISTS
Thank you for coming to our show Of Us this evening. We’ve poured ourselves into this work, and we’re grateful you’re here - in supporting us, and in supporting Palestine, and the liberation of our people.
We’ve made this work to honor our people. To show the spectrum of joy and grief rooted in tradition and the complexity of Palestinian identity. Our relatives are those who’ve been displaced, and many of the Palestinians you know today are rooted from displacement.
We want to remind everyone of the devastation that happens in Palestine at every moment.
All of us are here together in safety as we enter the 553rd and 554th day of genocide, and 76 years of oppression in Palestine.
LAND acknowledgment
We acknowledge that all land in the United States is stolen, including the current land we are on of the Duwamish people. We honor all lineages that existed before colonization, and the people who are still here, bringing light to their heritage. We also want to acknowledge the land in Palestine that is stolen by the State of Israel. We honor Palestinian life, and for their right to return home and rebuild. We are responsible for keeping lineages alive, and to help future generations of oppressed people succeed.
10% of this show’s ticket sales were donated to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF). Please continue to donate to the Duwamish tribe here, and PCRF here to assist those experiencing genocide in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Please donate to Cherry Street Village here to continue restoring this historic building and community space.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Jenna Eady is a queer Palestinian choreographer and performing artist and is a Mental Health Therapist. She graduated from California Institute of the Arts with a BFA in dance and choreography where she began her long-standing friendship and creative partnership with Tariq Mitri. Eady is a founding member of Dunya Productions and has worked in collaboration with her father Hanna Eady, a Palestinian playwright; their work together has explored family lineage in relationship to the Palestinian experience. Eady is grateful to be working in collaboration with her dear friend Mitri and Dunya Productions and CO- .
Tariq Mitri is a gay, Palestinian-American dancer and choreographer in Seattle, WA. In 2015, he graduated from the California Institute of the Arts and cultivated a long-standing friendship and artistic relationship with collaborator, Jenna Eady. Tariq has danced for 20+ choreographers between Los Angeles, Seattle, and New York, and has been a rehearsal director, and co-director. Mitri began creating work in 2022, and is deepening the connection to his Palestinian heritage within his art-making and how it coincides with his arab-american upbringing. He is honored to have this opportunity to collaborate with Eady, Dunya Productions, and CO- in premiering “Of Us.”
ABOUT THE MUSICIANS
Hanna Eady (Oud) and George Kassis (Darbuka)
Hanna Eady and George Kassis have been best friends for 40 years. They met at the University of Washington after coincidentally immigrating to the US from neighboring villages in Palestine. Both founding members of Dunya Productions, as artists and activists they believe that art is the path to resistance.
ABOUT DUNYA PRODUCTIONS
Dunya Productions creates performance art to inspire and motivate our audience to engage with the global struggle for social and political justice. We seek to amplify the voices of the Middle East, North African, and Arab (MENAA+) people, as well as other marginalized communities. Learn more about Dunya’s work and upcoming events on their website, dunyaproductions.org, and social media @dunyaproductions.
