Barzakh, a new play presented by the Minwal Theater Company that was supported by a grant from Culture Resource, was staged at the Dawwar El Shams Center from October 29 to November 8 2015.
About the play:
Isthmus is a term used to signify a barrier between two things, such as the time interval between life and the life of the hereafter, from death to resurrection: He who dies, enters the isthmus, where space and time vanish away. Man finds himself overwhelmed with questions centered around the idea of existence, creation and the end of life, or death; time and how to define it. Man is born and he goes through different experiences that begin and end, while time remains the sole constant that never stops when the human heart stops beating.
The scenario is based on a true incident when the actress, Roua Bezeia, experienced the moving from one phase of time phase to another, due to a car accident that nearly cost her her life, when her heart stopped for 35 minutes and she had to undergo a cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Directed by: Jad Hakaouati
Performance by: Ro’ua Beza’ia
Video: Antoine Mayer
Scenography: Jad Hakaouati
Light: Hagob Dergogasian
Sound and Music: Rabi’e Salama (oud) and Sari Mousssa
Graphic Design: Karim Farah
Media and Publicity: Pe Klut
Article by May Mansi – Al Nahar Newspaper (only available on Arabic)
