SCHWEIGEN | SILENCE

In the organizer's words:

SILENCE | SILENCE

Reading & talk with author Israël Nzila

Makeda is fascinated by a seemingly lifeless face in the window opposite. She passionately tries to unravel the mystery of this woman's head. But when she delves into the mind of this figure, she discovers a disturbing world.

What if the mysterious neighbor is actually herself? What if the child she and Bernard had longed for-and that she carried in her womb-was nothing more than her own fears taking shape within her?

Les cauchemars d'une mère pourraient-ils se transformer en chair humaine dans ses propres entrailles et naître en tant qu'enfant-soldat?

The 13th edition of the africologne partner festival Les Récréâtrales in Burkina Faso in 2024 honored the Congolese playwright Israël Nzila for his text Silence. The endowed prize for playwrights from African countries, awarded by the Récréâtrales Festival, was presented for the first time and supported by africologne and the Von-Brochowski-Süd-Nord Stifung.

SCENIC DESIGN Shari Asha Crosson | TRANSLATION Flora Udochi Egbonu

ALTE FEUERWACHE, HALLE June 19, 7 pm | DURATION 1:15 h | LANGUAGES German & French with translation

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