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[Schéhérazade]
[2024]  · [Le Panta-Théâtre - Caen]

[Schéhérazade]

[In the space between violence and storytelling, who holds the power?]

by  [Srđan Janićijević]
directed by  Nela Vitošević

They kidnapped her. They tortured her. She told them stories. By the end, they were the trapped ones. A minimalist, quietly unsettling staging that undressed the heroic delusions of Islamophobia — not with rage, but with patience.

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[This production powerfully contrasts the reductive clichés of modern Islamophobia with the rich, poetic humanity of Eastern literary traditions. Centering the woman’s commanding monologues makes her the stage’s intellectual force. A bruising, essential work that silences worldly noise to reveal storytelling as the only true escape from violence’s black hole. Profound and urgent."]

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[We have good performances, but we need more of this kind.]

2015
18eme Festival des Ecritures Contemporaine
Écrire et Mettre en Scène Aujourd’hui