“This is not just my story, it is also the stories carried by generations of resistance.”
Through storytelling, or the art of hakawati, Nadim Bahsoun revives the oral traditions passed down by his family from southern Lebanon, a region marked by war, occupation, and destruction. In particular, he pays tribute to his grandmother Amina, also known as Hajjeh Omm Hassan, whose resilience, acts of care, and culinary rituals preserved a space of warmth and comfort in the midst of violence.
Throughout this journey, Nadim invites the audience into his home in Lebanon for a sensory dialogue combining storytelling, poetry, song, rituals, and scents. The body becomes an archive, a memory, and a territory of resistance.
Artistic team
Choreography and performance: Nadim Bahsoun
Sound design: Marcos Vivaldi
Lighting design: Beatriz Kaysel
Set design: Ghida Bahsoun and Beatriz Kaysel
Artistic collaboration: Lynda Rahal
Production
Mi-Mai
Co-production
Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles and Riksteatern, as part of Common Stories, a Creative Europe program financed by the European Union,
Mophradat,
Next Festival, and BUDA Kunstencentrum, Kortrijk.
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Residencies
- ARSUD, September 19 to 21, 2025
- Buda, Kortrijk, October 20 to November 7, 2025
Performances
- Next Festival Budascoop, Courtrai, November 9 and 10, 2025
- Théâtre National Wallonie – Bruxelles, Automn 2026
