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“The jury is impressed by the way the complex history of Jenin has been transformed into an intimate and personal performance. Alaa Shehada immediately establishes a connection with the audience and holds their attention through the power of imagination.”

The horse of Jenin, written and performed by Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada,  tells a universal story of resilience and imagination. This show combines storytelling, mask  and stand-up comedy to explore the everyday life of a boy growing up in Jenin in Occupied  Palestine who, like every child in the world, just wants to play and have fun.

Following a major invasion in 2002, a German artist travelled to the city to create an artwork  with the kids of Jenin. They built a horse, five-metres tall, out of metal and debris from the  invasion. The horse is an Arabic symbol of freedom, so the people of Jenin placed this statue  in the centre of the city where it stood for 20 years to represent their hope and resistance. In  October 2023, an Israeli army bulldozer entered the camp and the horse was ripped from its  place and driven away.

In this solo show, Shehada wonders what happened to the Horse of Jenin and with a  powerful mix of imagination and comedy, he builds a new horse from the fragments of his  memories and his hopes for the future.

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