Kurt van der Elst
Chokri Ben Chikha, NTGent & Action Zoo Humain
Perzen. Triomf van Empathie
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Secondary education
- 5th secondary
- 6th secondary
In this challenging theatre production directed by Chokri Ben Chikha, he explores, together with six performers, the role of empathy in the current genocidal conflict between Israel and Palestine. They do this by examining one of the oldest plays in history, ‘Persians’ by the Greek playwright Aeschylus.
'Persians' by Aeschylus is about a war between the Greeks and the Persians, in which the writer himself fought against the Persians. The central question is: did Aeschylus have empathy and understanding for his enemy, or did he mainly want to show how superior the Greeks were? By asking these questions, the performers look for connections between this ancient story and the current genocide.
The performance, based on interviews Ben Chikha conducted in Palestine and Israel in January 2024, combines words, dance and music into an engaging and moving whole. 'Persians. Triumph of Empathy' thus balances between art and reality, opportunism and empathy.
Credits
CONCEPT/REGIE/CHOREOGRAFIE Chokri Ben Chikha MET EN DOOR Hellen Boyko / Daria Titova, Sofiane El Boukhari, Liah Frank, Marah Haj Hussein / Natalie Salsà, Mareille Labohm, Abdennacer Leblalta, Moussa Ndiaye Dramaturgie Sietske de Vries TEKST Erik-Ward Geerlings ism performers BEWEGINGSCOACHES Izah Hankammer, Daisy Phillips FILM (camera & edit) Jan Beddegenoodts MUZIEK Jo Thielemans LICHTONTWERP Dennis Diels DECORONTWERP Karolien De Schepper KOSTUUMONTWERP Chloé Wasselin-Dandre PRODUCTIE Action Zoo Humain & NTGent COPRODUCTIE Theater Rotterdam MET DE STEUN VAN de Taxshelter van de Belgische Federale Overheid PRODUCTIELEIDING Irina Leskovskaya TECHNISCHE PRODUCTIELEIDING Patrick Martens STAGEMANAGEMENT Bennert Vancottem TECHNIEK Geert De Rodder, Jo Thielemans, Wim Piqueur, Pieter-Jan Buelens BOVENTITELING Liesbeth Standaert Productie-assistent Clara François FOTOGRAFIE Kurt van der Elst PROJECTTEAM Irina Leskovskaya, Leen Van Welden (projectleiding), Maarten Degezelle (publiekswerking), Loubna Boukaroua, Oya Latifa (communicatie), Jo De Visscher (coördinatie kostuumatelier), Joris Soenen (coördinatie decoratelier), Carl Vermeersch (artistieke planning) REALISATIE DECOR, REKWISIETEN EN KOSTUUMS NTGent MET DANK AAN Ludo De Brabander, Esmeralda Schütz, Eitan Bronstein Aparicio, Ludo Abicht, Isabelle Grynberg, Charles-Daniel Schreiber, Zouzou Ben Chikha, Jawad Musleh, Angela Godfrey, Robi Damelin, Roni Zeidan, Dani Brodsky, Moshe Zimmermann, Yael Ayalon, Amer Badan, Freddy Rokem, Munther Isaac, Rashed Khudairy, An Verelst, Sophie Samyn
