Leyya Mona Tawil rehearses her experimental dance piece, "Atlas," at Chez Bushwick. Tawil begins the piece by rolling on the floor until she can't physically continue and then she performs a series of choreographed movements. "On one level, I'm burdening myself," Tawil said. "But then unburdening myself from my ego." Tamil is a Syrian-Palestinian American and will perform at New York Live Arts's, "Live Ideas: Arab Works, Solos," which will feature the work of artists who all share a Middle Eastern heritage.