Jan 24—28, 2018
In the Eruptive Mode
SULAYMAN AL-BASSAM THEATRE / Kuwait
These are voices of the Arab Spring.
In 2011, democratic uprisings erupted all over the Arab world. Citizens challenged their leadership and questioned regimes. In the Eruptive Mode presents six stories of ordinary citizens — all women — caught in the violence and chaos of the Arab Spring. Through visceral songs and spoken word, this show unveils unheard voices, each at their own point of no return.
Internationally acclaimed Anglo-Kuwaiti writer and director Sulayman Al-Bassam brought his inventive, satirical take on Shakespeare’s The Speaker’s Progress to ArtsEmerson in 2011. Now he returns with a powerful new feat of storytelling. Through voice and song, In the Eruptive Mode embraces contemporary language to respond to the challenges that still reign across much of the Arab world. Raw, melodic, and entirely original: these are voices of the Arab Spring.
Info
Venue
Emerson Paramount Center
Robert J. Orchard Stage
559 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02111
Dates
Jan 24, 2018 - Jan 28, 2018
Details
65 minutes
Tickets from $20
Ages 14+
Performed and subtitled in Arabic and English. Accompanied by a live score. Parental Advisory: One scene in this production contains some nudity of a non-sexual nature.
“Exerts a hypnotic spell, bringing to life the voices of women caught up in the wave of popular uprisings that became known as the Arab Spring.”
— The Boston Globe
“I think that resonates incredibly with the #MeToo movement… of going from nameless to someone who has the audacity to define who they are.”
— WBUR
“It’s my work that marks me as an outsider, I think. That’s a good thing.”
— The Boston Globe
“. . . a heavy dose of political courage and mental clarity.”
— Al Akhbar, Lebanese Daily on Truth in Art
“. . .has the effect of a seismic shock.”
— Le Monde Diplomatique in Tunisia, Theatre Refracts