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AND HERE I AM

Theater
Freedom Theatre / Ahmed Tobasi, Hassan Abdulrazzak, Zoe Lafferty (Jenin)
“And here I am”: Ahmed Tobasi does theater to „stay alive “. It's not easy. This Palestinian, who was educated in theater in Norway, among other places, was born in the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank – his home and the homeland of the Freedom Theatre, meanwhile under his artistic direction. Today, he stands on stage to tell of the reality of his people lives, distant from the usual clichés. Honest, committed and free – but without bitterness. The solo AND HERE I AM focuses on his personal life story, dramaturgically and authorially inspired by the Iraqi theater author Hassan Abdulrazzak’s fantasy. Tobasi brings his audience to cry as well as laugh when he garnishes unimaginable situations and stories with self-irony. He has been touring with this self-portrait since 2017; it begins in childhood and, from the beginning to end, presents the simple truth of an absurd adventurous daily life. His goal equates to a utopia: to one day live a self-determined life instead of constantly living in fear in a camp with 20,000 people per square kilometer. The vision of freedom brought Tobasi from street fighting to an involvement at the Freedom Theatre, possibly the only place where Palestinian youth can develop their own dreams. But in December 2023, the theater was attacked again; Tobasi and his team were arrested. Him standing on stage again today is a triumph in and of itself.
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euro-scene Leipzig
34. Europäisches Tanz- und Theaterfestival
5. – 10. November 2024

Programm: www.euro-scene.de


Arabic and English with German surtitles
From 14 years

Dates

https://www.schauspiel-leipzig.de Schauspiel Leipzig Bosestraße 1, 04109 Leipzig
Performance cancelled by the organiser
Wed, 06.11. 19:30 — 20:45
Premiere
Diskothek
https://www.schauspiel-leipzig.de Schauspiel Leipzig Bosestraße 1, 04109 Leipzig
Performance cancelled by the organiser
Thu, 07.11. 21:30 — 22:45
Diskothek

Duration

ca. 1:15

Team

Regie: Zoe Lafferty
Performance: Ahmed Tobasi Text Hassan Abdulrazzak
Bühne + Kostüme: Sarah Beaton
Sound: Max Pappenheim
Lichtdesign: Andy Purves, Jess Bernberg
Movement Director: Lanre Malaolu
Inspizienz + Übersetzung: Eyas Younis
Vocal Coach: Amiee Leonard
Technik: Moody Kablawi
Touring: Sens Interdits



Produktion: Oliver King für Developing Artists
Koproduktion: The Freedom Theatre
Unterstützung: A. M. Qattan Foundation, AFAC, Office national de diffusion artistique (Onda)
Gastspielförderung: Goethe-Institut

Kreation 2017


Foto: The Freedom Theatre