Milk (2022)
A visual performance By Bashar Murkus and Khashabi Ensemble In MILK we are concerned with a disaster. Not with the causes of its occurrence, neither with its type nor its consequences, but with how it divides time in two - before and after - and rifts the two apart, turning time into something with no duration nor end. Past becomes present, and future loses all meaning other than endless repetition. Inside this rift, on a black ground which at first appears safe, a group of women is looking everywhere for their lost motherhood. How does a disaster happen? in an instant. How does it end? It never does. This is Milk, a visual performance of post-disaster aesthetics. Conceived and directed by Bashar Murkus Produced by Khashabi Theatre - Khulood Basel 2022 Scenography: Majdala Khoury Original music by: Raymond Haddad Dramaturgy: Khulood Basel Light Design and Technical Direction: Muaz Al Jubeh With: Salwa Nakkara, Reem Talhami, Shaden Kanboura, Samaa Wakim, Firielle Al Jubeh, Samera Kadry, Eddie Dow Special Props Design: Khaled Muhtaseb Director Assistant: Abed Al Jubeh Designer Assistant: Nancy Mkaabal Technical Director Assistant: Moody Kablawi Stage Manager: Reema Assaf Photos by: Christophe Raynaud de Lage, Eid Adawi, Khulood Basel International production and touring: as is presenting arts co-producers: Festival d’Avignon, Théâtre des 13 vents Centre dramatique national de Montpellier, Théâtre de Liège, Romaeuropa Festival, Palestinian National Theatre El Hakawati (Jerusalem), Culture Resource,Théâtre Jean-Vilar (Vitry-sur-Seine), Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Moussem Nomadic Arts Centre (Brussels), Compagnie Théâtre Alibi - Fabrique de Théâtre (Bastia)
The Cabaret (2018)
The Cabaret A satirical cabaret about our dazzling reality. For those who dream of a better tomorrow only! Text by Bashar Murkus and the project crew. Starring: Ziwar Bahloul, Samaa Wakim, Shaden Qanboura, Faraj Suleiman, Henry Andrawes, Ayman Nahas Directed by: Bashar Murkus Music composition: Faraj Soulieman Scenography: Majdala Khoury Clothes design: Majdala Khoury and Haitham Haddad Make-up: Hanan Darawsha Movement: Samaa Wakim Lighting and technical design: Modi Kablawi Sound: Nihad Oweidat Set implementation: Fouad Copti and Maroun Abboud Design of advertising materials: Nihad Oweidat Marketing and Public Relations: Mustafa Atef Kablawi Presentation Director: Samira Qadri Production: Khashaba Theater and Al-Midan Theater 2018
The Beloved (2012)
A ShiberHur, Bush Theatre and KVS Brussels co-production Written by: Amir Nizar Zuabithe_beloved Directed by: Amir Nizar Zuabi Venue: Bush Theatre “When you held the knife to my throat…I was no longer a human being” The story of Abraham and Isaac is told in both the Bible and the Koran. When Abraham returns home from a journey with his son, his wife is troubled by the boy’s state of mind. What took place on the mountain that day is the beginning of a lifetime of suffering and the dawn of a new age for millions. Under the direction of Amir Nizar Zuabi, trailblazing Palestinian theatre company ShiberHur returns to London. **** ‘An unsettling, vivid 60 minutes of theatre… exquisite.’ Time Out on In the Penal Colony **** ‘Zuabi’s superb piece keeps taking lyrical flight.’ Creatives Written and directed by Amir Nizar Zuabi Design by Jon Bausor Lighting Design by Jackie Shemesh Cast Jonathan Bukshapen, Makram Khoury, Rami Heuberger, Rivkle Noiman, Taher Najib, Sivan Sason, Samaa Wakeem Partners (funders, sponsors, co-commissioners) A Bush Theatre, KVS – Koninklijke Vlaamse Schouwburg of Belgium and ShiberHur of Palestine co-production
I Am Yusuf And This Is My Brother (2008)
January 1948. Palestine. The British Mandate is ending. The UN is voting on who will control what part of the land... Ali is in love with Nada - but he is in despair. Her father won't let them marry because his brother Yusuf is 'odd' with his own eccentric, child-like point of view. War begins. As the villagers are scattered and become refugees, the secret that's kept Ali and Nada apart is revealed. A powerful, poetic exploration of different forms of love from the director of Alive from Palestine - 'an astonishing testament to the power of theatre.' ★★★★★ The Guardian Cast and Creatives Direction Amir Nizar Zuabi Design: Jon Bausor Light: Colin Grenfell Music: Habib Shehadeh Hanna With Ali Suliman, Amer Hlehel, Paul Fox, Salwa Nakkara, Samaa Wakim, Taher Najib, Tarez Sliman, Yussef Abu Warda