Dafa Theater
War Maker

Director / Husam Abed
Dramaturgy / Marek Turošik
Art Director / Astrid Mendez
Scenography / Katarina Cakova, Astrid Mendez
Puppet design/ Katarina Cakova, Astrid Mendez
Light and Sound Designer / Matej Vejdelek
Composer / Matej Vejdelek
Coreographer / Riudži Jamaguči
Video & Editing / Reka Deak, Dmitri Berzon

Cast:
Husam Abed
Matej Vejdelek

About the play
Based on Palestinian artist Karim Shaheen’s true story, War Maker is a voyage into Karim’s dreams and delusions. With the mise-en-scene as a resonance chamber, the audience gets engaged with Karim’s point of view straight from the show’s beginning. War Maker is a multidisciplinary theatre performance that blends visual art, new media with documentary and object theatre.
Having lived within an ongoing exile, Karim’s life is standing at the crossroads where the performance itself mirrors his broken war memories. When his friend lost his arm during the Gulf War, Karim the child, whose life was shaped by three wars even more, became interested in the Silver screen, especially sci-fi movies. In different countries he arrived to, a war took place. Was he a War Maker?

Duration
50 minutes long, followed by approximately 30 minutes of audience interaction with the set

Age
Adults