The horse of Jenin

On Saturday, March 20 at 8:45 p.m., the show "The horse of Jenin" will take place at the Teatro Comunale Dino Buzzati.

A universal story of resilience, a hymn to the power of imagination. "The horse of Jenin," a performance that combines storytelling, masks, and stand-up comedy, written and performed by Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada, tells the story of a boy growing up in Jenin, in occupied Palestine, who, like every child in the world, primarily wants to play and have fun. After a major invasion in 2002, a German artist came to the city to create a work of art with the children of Jenin. They built a horse, five meters tall, made of metal and debris from the invasion.

The horse is an Arab symbol of freedom, but this example also represented a form of peaceful resistance; it was a symbol of resilience. In October 2023, an Israeli army bulldozer entered the camp, and the horse was uprooted and taken away. With this show, Alaa constructs a new horse, made of fragments of his memories combined with a large dose of humor and imagination. A theatrical symbol of resistance and fantasy.

Written and performed by Alaa Shehada
Directed by Katrien van Beurden and Thmas van Ouwerkerk
Stand-up comedy consultant and co-author Sam Beale
Music by Remy van Kesteren, Khalil Al Batran
Dramaturgy by Maarten Bos
Masks by Den Durand
Mask technique by Troupe Courage
Lighting design by Roderick Bredenoord
Produced by Troupe Courage 

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