OPEN CALL: Sovereign Borders 05.05.2026

INVITATION:
Sovereign Borders is a participatory performance that reflects on the paradoxes of freedom through the lens of borders, sovereignty, and collective responsibility. Rooted in the contemporary geopolitical context, the work examines how borders function both as conditions of freedom and as points of vulnerability where that freedom can be undermined.

I invite participants to consider the fragility of international norms, the shifting meaning of security, and the mechanisms—political, cultural, and symbolic—that can erode or defend the integrity of borders.

At its core, the performance approaches freedom not as a given, but as something that must be actively upheld and defended. It opens space to think about how individual and collective agency participate in resisting violations, sustaining shared structures, and maintaining the conditions in which freedom can exist.

Anyone is welcome to take part in this participatory performance. All you need is your own position, a willingness to collaborate in groups, and conversational English.

To help me prepare, I kindly ask those who wish to participate to let me know in advance by email (mail (@) annakakhiani.com). Though spontaneous participation will remain possible and welcome.

Where: Nieuwe Herengracht 14, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1018DP
13:30
05.05

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