Dressing Room
Bissane Al Charif, Hala Omran & Amir Sabra
When and where?
Friday, 17 october - 9:00 PM
Saturday, 18 october - 9:00 PM
Sunday, 19 october - 9:00 PM
Centre Culturel Bir Lahjar
Text: Co-written
Director: Bissane Al-Charif
With: Hala Omran
Dramaturgy: Wael Ali
English Translation: Jumana Al Yasiri
French Translation: Safa Sahnoun
Thanks To: Randa, Maiada, Minha, Dalal, Souad, Nayla, Sylviane, and Jacqueline for their valuable contributions.
Supported By: The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture - AFAC, Ettijahat-Independent Culture, Culture Resource (Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy).
The first residency was organized in collaboration with KARAKIB , Lyon, France, the second residency was organized in collaboration with Les Rencontres à l'échelle, Marseille, France.
laGeste | Stereo48
Co-production: KVS | Viernulvier
In collaboration with Slamese Cie (Gloed VZW)
With the support of the City of Ghent, the Flemish authorities and the Belgian federal government's Tax Shelter measure via Flanders Tax Shelter.
Dressing Room questions the passage of time through wrinkles, memory, and politics. At the center: the female body, marked by the years, crossed by wars, social crises, and violence.
The play follows a unique quest: that of a magical recipe to overcome "the age of despair." The theater then becomes the place of experimentation, and the time of the show aligns with that of the preparation of this mysterious recipe.
With lightness, humor, and self-deprecation, Dressing Room explores this moment of tipping, between lucidity and resistance. It gives voice to women from different Arab countries, on both sides of the Mediterranean, who share their stories, their wounds, their resources.
A sensitive and biting performance, where the intimate meets the political, and where the body becomes a space of memory, speech, and invention.
Practical information
Centre Culturel Bir Lahjar (map)
17th, 18th and 19th of october at 21h
Show in Arabic, subtitled in French and English.
Not recommended for children under 16
Duration
Duration: 1h
Price information
Free - reservation required
