Traum eines vergessenen Waldes
(Dream of a Forgotten Forest)
Collectif Kahraba
Beirut
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Traum eines vergessenen Waldes
(Dream of a Forgotten Forest)
Collectif Kahraba
Beirut
Categories
A little girl enters a forest and falls asleep. Contrary to anxious expectations, the forest and its inhabitants watch over the girl and protect her dreams, so she eventually wakes up stronger. In the darkness we encounter the gentle world of an enchanted forest, where rain and wind create landscapes of hope. Without using any words, this silent and precise play combines objects, marionettes and shadow puppets, images and sounds into a poetic language all its own. It highlights sensory perceptions and the ability to daydream. With powerful imagery and musical accompaniment, the Lebanese Collectif Kahraba takes us on a wonderful journey that begins where the events of the storm end and a new start has yet to begin: in a state of exhaustion, in a moment of sudden calm, in sleep.
Photo: ©Collectif Kahraba
About the Artist(s)
Collectif Kahraba is a Lebanese theater group made up of artists and technicians working in a wide range of disciplines. It is united by their shared idea that art promotes openness and dialogue. Since it was founded in 2007, the collective has worked across diverse art forms including theater, puppetry, shadow puppets, and contemporary dance. Since 2017 it has also run the Hammana Artist House, a venue for artists’ residencies near Beirut. ‘Dream of a Forgotten Forest’ was first performed in Lebanon in 2020.