March 2019

Francophonie Month in Lebanon

For women!

Theater

"Jogging, theater under construction", by Hanane Hajj Ali

Friday, 8 March 2019 | 8 pm

Montaigne Hall - French Institute of Lebanon

Duration 1:20 | in Arabic with French surtitles

Free entrance, reservation recommended at artistique.beyrouth@if-liban.com or 01 420 232/4

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Synopsis

Hanane, an actress and a citizen in her fifties, jogs daily in the streets of Beirut to fight against osteoporosis, obesity and depression. While running, she revisits her dreams, her desires, her disillusions and all the facets of the character Medea.

Alone on stage, Hanane, a wife and a mother, reveals her identity to become an actress who embodies different faces of the character Medea who end up fitting together like Russian dolls.

"... and to quote Shakespeare: "There is something rotten in the state of Denmark"

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Concept, text & performance - Hanane Hajj Ali

Art direction & scenography - Eric Deniaud

Dramaturgy - Abdullah Alkafri

Co-production - NWAC - The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture

Event organized in collaboration with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Middle East