A clown in Beirut
© Julia Neumann

A clown in Beirut

Sabine Choucair’s signature is a red nose: As a clown she roams the streets of Beirut and ‘Sabouny’ brings a smile to children and adults alike. In Lebanon a good laugh is in great need, since daily life has become formed by an economic and political crisis, the Covid19-pandemic and the explosion in the Beirut harbour in August 2020.

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A Revolution of Music and Art in Lebanon – Engl.

What is the role that music and art played during the protests in Lebanon? How political can and should music be? And what is the role of artists in revolutions? Julia discusses all of these questions with independent musicians in Beirut.

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Between climate crisis and the Arab Spring  – how can theatre contribute?
© Sinje Hasheider

Between climate crisis and the Arab Spring – how can theatre contribute?

Carlotta and Katrin were invited for the premiere of “the naked good life” – a transnational theatre cooperation between Hamburg, Berlin and Beirut. Director Lydia Ziemke talked to us afterwards about the role of theatre within the Arab Spring and the current civil protests in the region.

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The Algerian Festival “Raconte-Arts”
Raconte-Arts 2018 in Tiferdoud © Carlotta Hack

The Algerian Festival “Raconte-Arts”

One week, 150.000 visitors, 700 artists in a village of 1.500 inhabitants - that's the Algerian festival Raconte-Arts 2018. The village together celebrates, discusses, eats and creates art. Carlotta has experienced this intensive week.

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