Dalia Rudwan

The project aims to produce a musical model that mimics the folk narration heritage, using the tale of Al-Zir Salem, one of the most famous folk tales in the Levant and northern Arab peninsula, where reality and myth cannot be separated. The message it carries represents warriors as heroes, and those who choose war and continue to fight as legendary characters who follow their destiny. But what about the narrative of the place and the women - wives, mothers, lovers, and daughters? By reinterpreting the story and exploring voices silenced by the clamor of battle, the project attempts to create a Syrian folk model that draws from ataba, poetry, zajal, and joufiya, blending these music forms with others to produce an authentic product that carries the region’s identity, offering a narrative different from the one that has dominated for centuries.