In turn storyteller, comedian and one-woman show actress, Nada Abou Farhat brings together these genres in the play "Ekhdeh Kasra." (Photo credit: Beatrice Khairallah)
The story of the play Ekhdeh Kasra all starts with a ditch in the ground in Mar Mikhael which caused actress Nada Abou Farhat to break her leg and nearly lose her life.From that very real hole, she traces her way back to another one: the gaping hole where Lebanon has completely come undone, not by fate but under the weight of a predatory elite and an army of petty profiteers out stealing drain covers.Sat in a wheelchair and supported by two crutches, Nada occupies a deliberately sparse stage: a black backdrop, a single white ellipse wrapped in fabric, residual light or a last island of hope in a country overcome by darkness. Don't forget to catch up with this one In 'Gaza-Aita al-Shaab-Gaza,' Lina Abyad explores war from a woman's perspective This form later becomes a screen displaying the faces of those who have fallen into holes —...
The story of the play Ekhdeh Kasra all starts with a ditch in the ground in Mar Mikhael which caused actress Nada Abou Farhat to break her leg and nearly lose her life.From that very real hole, she traces her way back to another one: the gaping hole where Lebanon has completely come undone, not by fate but under the weight of a predatory elite and an army of petty profiteers out stealing drain covers.Sat in a wheelchair and supported by two crutches, Nada occupies a deliberately sparse stage: a black backdrop, a single white ellipse wrapped in fabric, residual light or a last island of hope in a country overcome by darkness. Don't forget to catch up with this one In 'Gaza-Aita al-Shaab-Gaza,' Lina Abyad explores war from a woman's perspective This form later becomes a screen displaying the faces of those who have fallen into holes...
