The poem that jumps the fence

The poem that jumps the fence features weekly performances on the public part of Abu Dhabi Beach and a workshop series connecting words and sand as real and symbolic material that binds our world together.
Every Sunday, 2.30 pm at Abu Dhabi public beach, a performer writes a short poem on the sand, only for it to inevitably fade away. The ritual, repeated weekly, turns the beach into a blank page where poetry continuously unfolds. During collective workshops in collaboration with local poets and writers, participants generate text for the performances. The cyclical process depends on sand, the third most-used natural resource after water and air, critical to modern civilization yet rapidly depleting.

performance location
playlist of weekly performances

Workshops led by Robert Deguzman and Trixie Balangao (November 23), Deepak Unnikrishan (November 24), Fatima Al Jarman (January 11), Shamma Al Bastaki (February 9), Rawad Raidan (February 22)
Performances by Carlos Páez González, Jamal Mahmoud Hussin, Mary Chase, Stephanie Tadros, Ayah Mokhalalati, Kangying Cen
Coordination by Yoonsik Chico Park