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…