Augurs | 2021
Hanane Hajj Ali and Randa Asmar try to retrace their professional journey, from the moment they have decided to work in theater in the early 80s during the Lebanese civil war. They would love, through their personal and professional souvenirs, to reconstitute the memory of Beirut by retracing the map of the theaters and venues that no longer exist. Throughout the play, they discover that it is almost an impossible act…
“Augurs” questions theater making during the times of the Lebanese civil war through the actors’ relation to theater today. Theater as a space for living a veracious freedom.
Credits
Concept, direction and text: Chrystèle Khodr
Performers: Hanane Hajj Ali and Randa Asmar
Light design: Nadim Deaibes
Musical landscape: Nasri Sayegh & Ziad Moukarzel
Sound mixing: Hadi Deaibes
Costume design: Good.Kill
Light operator: Salim Abou Ayyash
Technical assistant: Rawad Kanj
Poster and graphic design: Maya Chami
With the support of : Afac (Arab Fund for Arts & Culture) – La Chartreuse de Villeneuve-lez-Avignon CNES – SCAC de l’Ambassade de France à Beyrouth – Institut Français de Beyrouth – Fondation Boghossian – Théâtre Tournesol – Koon Studio – Théâtre des 13 Vents Centre Dramatique National Montpellier – Zoukak Studio.