Universen: Landsfrau

In the organizer's words:

Play description German
On August 26, 2021, the last evacuation flight of the German Armed Forces leaves Kabul airport. It takes off and disappears on the horizon. And with it, Afghanistan disappears, even for Ariana.
What remains for the German-Afghan protagonist Ariana in Landsfrau are memories. As the last plane takes off, her thoughts and impressions unfold. Biographical episodes, nostalgia and fantasy stories, Afghan music and choreographic elements - through Ariana, these intertwine like a collage and become fleeting images of an Afghanistan that perhaps never existed. Ariana contrasts the overrepresented Western positions, images and narratives about Afghanistan with her own, diasporic ones. She overwrites and changes them, thereby creating an intimate and political space that cannot be taken away from her. Simultaneously confronted with a feeling of guilt about her own "peaceful" everyday life, the solo evening Landsfrau paints a multi-layered and detailed picture of life in the diaspora - including its problems and privileges.


Play description English
It is August 26, 2021 and the last evacuation flight of the German Bundeswehr is leaving Kabul airport. It takes off, disappearing into the horizon. And with it, Afghanistan becomes inaccessible, also for Ariana.
What remains for the German-Afghan protagonist Ariana in Landsfrau are memories. With the departure of the last plane, her thoughts and impressions unfold. Biographical episodes, stories of nostalgia and fantasy, Afghan music and choreographic elements - through Ariana these intertwine like collages and become fleeting images of an Afghanistan that perhaps never existed in this form. Ariana contrasts the overrepresented Western positions, images and narratives on Afghanistan with her own diasporic ones. She overwrites and challenges them, creating a space for herself that is as intimate as it is political, and which cannot be taken away from her. Simultaneously confronted with a sense of guilt about her own "peaceful" everyday life, the solo show Landsfrau presents a multi-layered as well as detailed picture of a life in the diaspora - including its problems and privileges.


Play description Dari
آخرین پرواز تخلیه نیروهای مسلح آلمان فرودگاه کابل را ترک می کند. او بلند می شود و در افق ناپدید می شود. و با او درب افغانستان بسته می شود، از جمله برای آریانا . آنچه برای قهرمان آلمانی-افغانی آریانا در Landsfrau باقی میماند خاطرات است ؛ وقتی آخرین هواپیما بلند می شود، افکار و برداشت های او ظاهر می شود.

قسمتهای بیوگرافی، داستانهای نوستالژیک و فانتزی، موسیقی افغانی و عناصر رقص و آوازخوانی به اجرای آریانا، اینها مانند یک کلاژ در هم تنیده میشوند و تبدیل به تصاوویری زودگذراز افغانستانی میشوند که شاید هرگز وجود نداشته است؛
یک شب ویژه انفرادی و فراموش ناشدنی درباره زندگی او در دیاسپورا - با مشکلات و امتیازات آن.



Funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion of the State of Berlin and the Bezirkskulturfonds Mitte. Supported by the ITI Academy of the International Theater Institute - Center Germany. Landsfrau was supported in its development phase by the Fonds Darstellende Künste with funds from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media as part of NEUSTART KULTUR.