[Qa:f] Szenische Lesungen
by Barzakh gGmbH
January - September 2020, Literaturhaus Berlin
Artistic Director: Ghassan Hammash
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.
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 As a result of war and unrest, countless authors from the Arab world have emigrated and their work has remained unpublished for reasons such as fear of persecution or lack of financial means.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.
Funded by Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa
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Artistic director: Ghassan Hammash
Artistic advisor: Ziad Adwan
Assistant Artistic Director: Joudy Bozan
Production Management: MIFRUSH ProductionZELLTOD
by Wadiaa FerzlyTranslation: Raoua Allaoui
Director: Anis Hamdoun
Stage: Rafif Dawoud
Music: Tayfun Guttstadt
Assistant director: Kristina Britt ReedWith: Helena Abay, Bassam Dawood, Ramadan Hamoud, Marcus Hering, Anja S. Gläser, Fatina Laila, Stefanie Masnik, Al Masri Mohammad, Jost op den Winkel
VERSINKEN
by Alaa Al-Din Al-alemDirector: Hazem Saleh
Scenography sketch: Karam Abu Ayash
Stage Installation: Rafif Dawood
Translation: Christopher-Fares KöhlerWith: Osama hafiry, Mustafa Alkar, Marcus Hering, Majd Shalgheen Mustafa Kur
IN GENAU DIESEM MOMENT
by Mona MerhiText: Mona Merhi
Director: Wihad Suliman
Translation: Raoua Allaoui
Stage: Rafif DawoudWith: Mohammad Dibo , Fatina Laila, Mazen Aljubbeh, Vidina Popov, Christian Bojidar Müller and Moritz Schulze
KURZER SENTIMENTALER FILM
by Waseem AlsharqiDirector: Wadiaa Ferzly
Translation: Sandra Hetzl
Stage: Rafif DawoudWith: Zena El Abdalla, Bayan Aljeratly, Mustafa Alkar, Mohammad Al Masri, Ipek Özgen, Maximilian Wrede
DIE TASCHE
by Ahmad MereeText: Ahmad Meree
Translation: Christopher-Fares Köhler
Director: Mudar Ramadan
Musician: 6aha Aiwa
Stage: Rafif Nehme DawoudWith: Zainab Alsawah, Rami Fadel, Christina Spaar, Robin Leo Hoffman, Al Masri Mohammad , Kareen Wanker.
FESTMAHL
by Youssef MosallamDirector: Hiba Mehrez
Translation: Sandra Hetzl
Stage: Rafif DawoudWith: Husam Chadat, Bassam Dawood, Layla Shandi, Abeer Ali, Jesse Garon, Charlotte Bartesch, Michaela Maxi Schulz
