het TheaterFestival

Language: no broblem

Marah Haj Hussein

dates

Fri 06.09, 20:30

sold out

Sat 07.09, 20:30

sold out

Basic tarif: €18 / +65: €16 / -26: €14
Kansentarief: €4

location

Monty

duration

70 min.

language

English, Arabic, Hebrew and Dutch ★☆☆☆ (You don't have to be able to read or speak Dutch very well) Surtitling: English, Arabic, Hebrew and Dutch

Info

Jury quote from the Brussels WijkJury:
“It is clear that considerable thought and care has gone into this immersive experience, and the result is nothing short of extraordinary. Language: no broblem is not just a performance, but a journey that invites introspection, provokes emotions and sparks a much-needed dialogue”

Moving between languages, geographies, voices and imaginations, Language: no broblem is an attempt to investigate multilingualism.  

The story is a reflexive yet strange journey on a train in Belgium, where the protagonist comes across intriguing encounters. Her personal narrative is weaved  with the ones of her family members living under occupation. Their voices speak about how they relate to Palestinian Arabic, their mother tongue in relation to Hebrew, the official stated language of where they live. How do both languages interlace in one’s mind in an oppressive environment? How could embodying them shape our understanding of frontiers and displacement?

With humour, anger, love and absurdity, Language: no broblem, embraces the limits of translatability of a language, while thinking about processes  of resistance.

credits

Concept and Performance: Marah Haj Hussein
Sound: Anton Lambert
Projection mapping: Koen de Saeger & Hussein Shikha
Dramaturgy: Krystel Khoury
Scenography: Agnese Forlani
Light design: Pol Seif
Technique: Koen de Saeger
Coproduction: Monty & Moussem
With support of: Het TheaterFestival & Fonds voor Nieuwe Makers van Stad  Antwerpen.
Thanks to: Kaaitheater, Toneelhuis, Kunstcentrum BUDA, A Two Dogs  Company, DeSingel, hetpaleis, Thomas Bellinck, Barakat Haj, Lubna Haj, Luna Haj,  Hala Haj, Sari Haj, Moanes Fahoum, Anan Saadi, Fadia Shehadeh and Hashem  Shehadeh.