A dynamic ensemble of figures in motion—bodies that dance but are chained, arch but are anchored, rise but are brought down by iron. All rest upon a Persian carpet, a cultural symbol of beauty and unity, yet their chains bind them to the very ground. *Festival of the Bound* stages the quiet tragedy of joy denied, of melodies that die in the throat, and of people who move despite their fetters. This piece is a bitter allegory of a world where dance is punished, joy is guilted, and music is silenced.
