The GAZA - Monologues in NEW YORK!

In November, each partnering country sent one young actor to meet Iman Aoun from AHSTAR Theatre in

New York where we put up a recital in all languages to be performed to the

General Assembly of the UNITED NATIONS, in its annual meeting on The

Question of Palestine,  on the "International day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people" the 29th of November.

With the German participant Joanna Mandalian, co-director Lydia Ziemke was able to join the group and work as Iman's collaborator in New York.

The day before we performed in the traditional LA MAMA Theatre in New York's East Village to a large international audience. 

Im zweiten Stadium des Projektes sind von den meisten der Theater, die die Texte am 17. Oktober realisiert hatten, Vertreter nach New York gereist, um dort unter der Regie von Iman Aoun vom ASHTAR Theater die Gaza Monologe nochmals und in 20 Sprachen aufzuführen. Von uns sind Joanna Mandalian und Co-Regisseurin Lydia Ziemke dabeigewesen. Nach einer Aufführung im traditionellen La Mama Theatre in New York wurden die Monologe am 29. November für das Komitee im UN Gebäude gespielt, wo an diesem Tag, am „International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People“, zur Frage nach einer friedlichen Lösung des Israelisch-Palästinensischen Konflikts getagt wurde. 

German participant - Joanna Mandalian and Iman Aoun 

Actors: Name	Country	Language	Gender	Monologue
Angelos Padakis	Greece	Greek	M	Amjad Abu Jasin, 1993
Bacht Arif	Pakistan/ NY	Urdu	F	Rawand Jarour, 1997
Chiara Ripanti	Italy	Italian	F	Amanee A Shorafa, 1992
Daniel Misota	Hungary	Hungarian	M	Mahmoud Najm, 1994
Fred Kirby	UK	English	M	Ahmad El Ruzi, 1993
Jacob Mahfoud	Lebanon	Arabic	M	Ali Hassany, 1995
Joanna Mandalian	Germany	German	F	Reem Afana, 1996
Jude Swerki	Jordan	Arabic	F	Hana Khileh, 1995
Laure Neves Pedro	France	French	F	Alaa Hajaj, 1996
Lea Bachofner	Switzerland	German	F	Reham Hajaj, 1996
Liliana Ascerio	San Francisco	English	F	Fateema Abu Hashm, 1996
Luuk Wildschut	Holland	Dutch	M	Ahmad Taha, 1996
Manon Beernaert	Belgium	Flamish	F	Dancer
Martha Shofield	UK	Dance	F	Amanee A Shourafa 1992
Noor Bosheh	Palestine	Arabic	F	Yasmeen Abu Amr, 1996
Orchid Mataly	San Francisco	English	F	Fateema Atallah, 1996
Sara Bessa Ourabia	Sweden	Swedish	F	Yasmeen Jarour, 1996
Tasmin Anthonisz	Sri Lanka	English	F	Yasmeen Abu Amer, 1996
Tiffany Neeley	New Mexico	English	F	Sujoud abu Hussein, 1995
Uday Jubeh	Palestine	Arabic	M	Ehab Elayan, 1994
Victor Peturo	Zimbabwe	Shona	M	Ashraf Al Sousi, 1994
Ylva Gunnarsdatter Vaagen	Norway	Norwegian	F	Yasmeen Katbeh, 1996

 

Directed by: 

Iman Aoun (ASHTAR Theatre, Palestine) 

& Shauna Kanter (VOICETheatre, NYC) 

Assistant director: 

Lydia Ziemke (Germany) 

Produced by ASHTAR Theatre (Palestine) 

in partnership with VOICETheatre and La MaMa ETC (New York) 

General Coordination: Olivia Magnan de Bornier 

Press: Najwa Mubarki 

Posters and post cards design: Troy Hahn 

Stage Manager: Bogdan Szilkovacs 

Production Assitants: Ashley Pereless, Mohammad Eid, Robert Morsund 

Ashtar Theatre would like to thank 

The Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People 

His Excellency Dr. Riyad Mansour Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations 

Mrs. Sumaia Barghouti 

Shauna Kanter, Artistic Director - VOICETheatre 

The staff members of the Mission of Palestine to the United Nations Mr. Wolfgang Grieger – Senior Political Affairs Officer – United Nations 

Mr. Yosuke Kobayashi & Mr. Brenden Varma 

Mr. Fernando Barquin United Nations 

His Excellency Mr. Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgham Libyan Ambassador to the UN 

The Diplomats and staff members of The Libyan Mission 

UNRWA 

NY Theatre Workshop, Artistic Director - Linda Chapman 

Deep Dish TV – Brian Drolet Susana Berger The Gaza Mono-Logues partners who sent their youth and those who could not. All the volunteers of VOICETheatre and NIFA School 

These performance were made possible by the generous support of The Welfare Association & His Excellency Palestinian Prime Minister Dr. Salam