To Write My Life
Ras El Hanout
Tue 18.02.2025
20:30
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22:00
KVS, Brussels
KVS BOX
18.02.2025
20:30
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22:00
Hafsa and Kairy tell their stories, both real and fictional, with sincerity and humor, along with the story of Omar Ibn Saïd, a scholar from Futa Toro, in present-day Senegal, who was enslaved in the United States in the 18th century.
Using the autobiography of Omar Ibn Saïd, written in Arabic and subject to various translations and interpretations, they explore themes of identity and ethnic and cultural diversity on stage, while addressing issues of racism, discrimination, and unequal opportunities.
The performance is multilingual and subtitled. Different languages, whether native, intellectual, or imposed, are central to this show, both as a means of expression and as an element of identity formation.
Credits
CONCEPT Hafsa Aqqal, Oumoul Kairy Diallo & Mohamed Salim Haouach REGIE / MISE EN SCÈNE / DIRECTION Mohamed Salim Haouach SPEL / INTERPRÉTATION / INTERPRETATION Hafsa Aqqal, Oumoul Kairy Diallo TONEELMEESTER / RÉGIE / STAGE MASTER Mahir Mournin SCENOGRAFIE / SCÉNOGRAPHIE / SCENOGRAPHIE Zenel Laci DANK AAN / REMERCIEMENTS À / THANKS TO Aïcha Cissé, Takwa Soleiman, Ala Alryyes FOTOCREDIT / CRÉDIT PHOTO / PHOTO CREDIT Victoriano Moreno MET DE STEUN VAN / AVEC LE SOUTIEN / WITH THE SUPPORT OF Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Service général de la création artistique, Direction du théâtre, Mestizo Arts Platform/WIPCOOP