The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
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Motionhouse - Hidden
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Braveheart - Collective Ma'louba (Copy)
From a Play About Trauma to a Play Transmitting Trauma
A young woman living in a small city disappears. No trace of her remains, as if she never existed. No one asks about her. The only person who knew her was a young man who had been in a relationship with her before her disappearance. The play recounts the last days of the young woman before the incident. The play accuses the young man, interrogates him, and tries to extract information from him by force. The play is certain the young man is involved in the woman's disappearance but fails to convict him. Nonetheless, it punishes him, fully aware that this is pure violence.
In this play, the absence of political efficacy threatens entire communities and drives them to seek individual salvation either by integrating into the system or stepping outside of it. In both cases, the individuals from these communities are left alone, facing the explicit threat of disappearance. Disappearance becomes an invisible, inaudible space filled with victims, criminals, and, of course, violence.
The theatre maker initially sought to create a play defending the right of individuals to lose hope. But he later realized that this defense was essentially a defense of the right of those who have lost hope to exercise violence—either against others or themselves. And the violence of the hopeless is merely a desperate expression of their right to change the world.
Amid the whirlwind of panic attacks, antidepressants, drugs, therapy sessions, and poverty, there is a brave heart still beating. Through calm and silence, the play tries to locate it, listen to its voice, and turn that voice into words. But will it succeed?
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Braveheart - Collective Ma'louba
From a Play About Trauma to a Play Transmitting Trauma
A young woman living in a small city disappears. No trace of her remains, as if she never existed. No one asks about her. The only person who knew her was a young man who had been in a relationship with her before her disappearance. The play recounts the last days of the young woman before the incident. The play accuses the young man, interrogates him, and tries to extract information from him by force. The play is certain the young man is involved in the woman's disappearance but fails to convict him. Nonetheless, it punishes him, fully aware that this is pure violence.
In this play, the absence of political efficacy threatens entire communities and drives them to seek individual salvation either by integrating into the system or stepping outside of it. In both cases, the individuals from these communities are left alone, facing the explicit threat of disappearance. Disappearance becomes an invisible, inaudible space filled with victims, criminals, and, of course, violence.
The theatre maker initially sought to create a play defending the right of individuals to lose hope. But he later realized that this defense was essentially a defense of the right of those who have lost hope to exercise violence—either against others or themselves. And the violence of the hopeless is merely a desperate expression of their right to change the world.
Amid the whirlwind of panic attacks, antidepressants, drugs, therapy sessions, and poverty, there is a brave heart still beating. Through calm and silence, the play tries to locate it, listen to its voice, and turn that voice into words. But will it succeed?
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Matthew Bourne - Red Shoes
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The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
Book your tickets: https://voices.berlin/en/event/the-long-shadow-of-alois-brunner
The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
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The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
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Sticky Dance
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Mufutau Yussuf: Impasse
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Black Sabbath – The Ballet
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Liam Francis - Alchemy
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Ella Tighe - Disco Queen
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The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
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Rambert x (LA)HORDE- Bring Your Own
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Colette Sadler - The Violet Hour
"The Violet Hour" is a new live performance featuring four dancers that draws inspiration from the ecological ethos of Ovid’s epic poem "Metamorphoses." It aims to construct a posthuman choreographic narrative focusing on the relationships and entanglements between human and non-human agencies.
Taking seven archetypal female characters from "Metamorphoses" as vehicles, each character represents a different species of flower or plant, including those on the edge of extinction.
Combining dance, digital video, and song with lyrics co-authored by artificial intelligence, "The Violet Hour" will establish unique choreographic logics guided by the idea of human anatomies and desires intertwining with those of plants and artificial intelligence.
Featuring sound and music by Samir Kennedy and 3D animation by Alexander Pannier.
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The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
Book your tickets: https://www.sogar.ch/programm/saison-25-26/the-long-shadow-of-alois-brunner/
The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
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The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
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The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
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Thick & Tight - Natural Behaviour
After last year’s award-winning tour of Tits & Teeth, Thick & Tight present a brand new variety show Natural Behaviour, a collection of performed portraits of human and non-human life forms.
Natural Behaviour will explore queer ecology, exposing how the natural world is weaponised against marginalised people to create exclusionary binaries of ‘natural’ or ‘unnatural’ lives and behaviours.
Outrageous, beautiful, hilarious and profound, Natural Behaviour is a queer look at what it means to be natural or unnatural within ecology and society.
Thick & Tight’s distinctive mix of extraordinary dance, satire, impersonation, drag and writing will bring to life a tyrannical leopard, post-apocalyptic cockroaches, two moths in moonlight, a lamenting songbird and a lesbian seagull… and that’s just for starters!
Susan Sonntag famously wrote: “Nothing in nature can be campy” – we beg to differ!
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The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner - Collective Ma'louba
A new play by Mudar Alhaggi. Two actors arrive to rehearsals with fragments of texts, historical documents and personal memories. What is their story? Where is the play? Whose roles are they meant to play? The documents relate to the true and shocking story of the twice-sentenced and most wanted Nazi criminal Alois Brunner, who fled to safety in Damascus in 1954, protected by the regime and active in building up its brutal secret service. They also find unfinished scenes by their friend and playwright Mudar Alhaggi, in which he imagines meeting Brunner as a young man in Damascus. He also writes about coming to terms with his current exile in Berlin. Why has Mudar disappeared? Why did he not finish the play? Part archival research, part detective quest, part re-enactment, the actors reveal fragile and deeply moving narratives, in which traumatic lives are caught in endless loops of fears, lies and hopeful endings. The Long Shadow of Alois Brunner is a deeply personal work, asking searing questions of justice, disappearance, refuge and theatre as an act of revelation - set against the backdrop of two seminal conflicts the 20th and 21st century. Multi-award-winning Palestinian/Italian director Omar Elerian (The Bush, Royal Court Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Company) directs renowned Syrian actors Wael Kadour and Mohammad Alrashi.
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Becky Namgauds - The Heat
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