Balancing on a tightrope between (im)possible translations

Language: no broblem / 12+

Language No Problem

By:
Marah Haj Hussein en Monty

Age:
12+

Genre:
Physical theater, Dance theater, Theater

1 uur Maaspodium
Rotterdam
From € 12,50 per ticket Buy tickets

IN SHORT: Language: no broblem is a layered and deeply personal theatre performance that explores multilingualism as both a source of identity and conflict. The show reveals how language not only connects but also suppresses and shapes us. Marah Haj Hussein interweaves memories with the voices of her family members in Palestine, who navigate between Palestinian Arabic and Hebrew.

Language: no broblem moves fluidly between languages, geographies, voices, and imagination, as an attempt to examine the complexities of multilingualism. Marah shares personal memories from Belgium and the languages she moves through there, intertwining them with the voices of relatives living under occupation. They speak about their relationship with their mother tongue, Palestinian Arabic, and their experience with Hebrew, the official language of their place of residence.

Marah Haj Hussein exposes the layered pressures, violence, and dominance that one language can exert over another, causing it to continuously shift and transform. The stage becomes a space where confusing and clashing antagonistic realities collide.

With humor, anger, love, and absurdity, Language: no broblem embraces the limits of translatability while reflecting on acts of resistance.

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Credits

Concept and performance:

Marah Haj Hussein

Sound design :

Anton Lambert

Project mapping:

Koen de Saeger

Project assistence:

Hussein Shikha

Musical composition and performance:

Verena Rizzo

Scenography and texiles :

Agnese Forlani 

Decor :

Mohamed Sultan

Dramaturgy :

Krystel Khoury

Light design :

Pol Seif

Technology :

 Koen de Saeger

Production coordinator:

Ruth Vanreusel

Co production :

Monty & Moussem

Spacial thanks to:

Het Theaterfestival & Fonds voor Nieuwe Makers van Stad Antwerpen  Met dank aan Kaaitheater, Toneelhuis, Kunstcentrum BUDA, A Two Dogs Company, deSingel, hetpaleis, Thomas Bellinck, Barakat Haj, Lubna Haj, Luna Haj, Hala Haj, Sari Haj, Moanes Fahoum, Anan Saadi, Fadia Shehadeh en Hashem Shehadeh

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