WAR MAKER

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Based on Palestinian artist Karim Shaheen’s true story, War Maker is a voyage into Karim’s dreams and delusions. 

With the mise-en-scene as a resonance chamber, the audience gets engaged with Karim’s point of view straight from the show’s beginning. War Maker is a multidisciplinary theater performance that blends visual art, new media with documentary and object theater. 

Having lived within an ongoing exile, Karim’s life is standing at the crossroads where the performance itself mirrors his broken war memories. When his friend lost his arm during the Gulf War, Karim the child, whose life was shaped by three

wars even more, became interested in the Silver screen, especially sci-fi movies. In different countries he arrived to, a war took place. Was he a War Maker?

Length of the performance: 50 minutes. 

Directed by: Husam Abed

Dramaturge: Marek Turošik

Art director: Astrid Mendez

Stage designer: Katarina Cakova, Astrid Mendez

Choreography: Ryuji Yamaguchi

Sound and Light design: Matej Vejdelek

Film & editing: Reka Deak, Dmitri Berzon

Thanks to Kristýna Břeská

Premiere: Alfred Ve Dvore, 2 May 2022. 

Photos at Nad Prahou Pulmesic / Czech Republic and Five Churches Festival / Hungary

With the support of Arab Fund for Art and Culture

(AFAC/Beirut), Atelier Libusin, Capital City of Prague, Ministry

of Culture of the Czech Republic, State Fund for Culture of

the Czech Republic, City District of Prague 7 - Art District,

Alfred ve Dvore, Moment Maribor