[QA:F] Szenische Lesungen
BARZAKH GGMBH
Six selected plays written by young Arabic speaking authors, which discuss social upheavals since the Arab Spring of 2011, will be presented in scenic readings.
Premiere: January—September | 2020 | Literaturhaus Berlin
Artistic Director: Ghassan Hammash
Funded by: Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa
Background
The year 2011 was a turning point in the Arab world. The Arab Spring raised the hope for transformation, including the hope to produce art without censorship. This hope was quickly disappointed. As a result of war and unrest, countless authors from the Arab world have emigrated and their work has remained unpublished for reasons such as fear of persecution or lack of financial means.
With the scenic readings, [Qa:f] wants to give the German-speaking audience an insight into contemporary Arab drama, which is confronted with the fate of war and migration, but at the same time has tackled the shaping of the future in a very varied manner. Most importantly the international team of [Qa:f] developed a new concept, which focuses on the cooperation of Arabic and German-speaking artists, in order to meet with the diverse and multilingual reality of the cultural city of Berlin.
Artistic director: Ghassan Hammash Artistic advisor: Ziad Adwan Assistant Artistic Director: Joudy Bozan Production Management: MIFRUSH Production
ZELLTOD | Wadiaa Ferzly
Translation: Raoua Allaoui Director: Anis Hamdoun Stage: Rafif Dawoud Music: Tayfun Guttstadt Assistant director: Kristina Britt Reed With: Helena Abay, Bassam Dawood, Ramadan Hamoud, Marcus Hering, Anja S. Gläser, Fatina Laila, Stefanie Masnik, Al Masri Mohammad, Jost op den Winkel
VERSINKEN | Alaa Al-Din Al-alem
Director: Hazem Saleh Scenography Sketch: Karam Abu Ayash Stage Installation: Rafif Dawood Translation: Christopher-Fares Köhler With: Osama hafiry, Mustafa Alkar, Marcus Hering, Majd Shalgheen Mustafa Kur
IN GENAU DIESEM MOMENT | Mona Merhi
Text: Mona Merhi Director: Wihad Suliman Translation: Raoua Allaoui Stage: Rafif Dawoud With: Mohammad Dibo , Fatina Laila, Mazen Aljubbeh, Vidina Popov, Christian Bojidar Müller and Moritz Schulze
KURZER SENTIMENTALER FILM | Waseem Alsharqi
Director: Wadiaa Ferzly Translation: Sandra Hetzl Stage: Rafif Dawoud With: Zena El Abdalla, Bayan Aljeratly, Mustafa Alkar, Mohammad Al Masri, Ipek Özgen, Maximilian Wrede
DIE TASCHE | Ahmad Meree
Text: Ahmad Meree Translation: Christopher-Fares Köhler Director: Mudar Ramadan Musician: 6aha Aiwa Stage: Rafif Nehme Dawoud With: Zainab Alsawah, Rami Fadel, Christina Spaar, Robin Leo Hoffman, Al Masri Mohammad , Kareen Wanker.
FESTMAHL | Youssef Mosallam
Director: Hiba Mehrez Translation: Sandra Hetzl Stage: Rafif Dawoud With: Husam Chadat, Bassam Dawood, Layla Shandi, Abeer Ali, Jesse Garon, Charlotte Bartesch, Michaela Maxi Schulz