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👇 slo V soboto, 28. 9. 2024 bo ob 17.00 v okviru Mednarodnega filmskega festivala StopTri v veliki dvorani Lutkovnega gledališča Maribor potekal pripovedni performans in projekcija treh kratkih filmov Ahmada Saleha.
Rodil sem se v Savdski Arabiji v družini palestinskega rodu. V času mojega otroštva, v osemdesetih letih prejšnjega stoletja, se je začela prva intifada (vse nacionalna vstaja). Moji starši, v skrbi za svoje družine v domovini, kar niso mogli nehati spremljati novic. Moje otroštvo je zaznamovalo nasprotje: mirno življenje z enim samim majhnim oknom, ki je skozi televizijski zaslon gledalo na Palestino. S slabšanjem razmer, se je okno v Palestino vse bolj povečevalo, dokler se ni zdelo, da tam živimo vsak dan.
Odraščal sem v prepričanju, da vem vse o Palestini in palestinskem boju, a šele ko sem se konec devetdesetih let prejšnjega stoletja preselil tja na dodiplomski študij, sem spoznal, kako malo resnično razumem. Nekaj mesecev po moji selitvi se je začela druga intifada in celotna država se je spremenila v vojno območje. Nenadoma sem se znašel v televizijski škatli, ki sem jo gledal v otroštvu. Ker sem bil sredi dogajanja in sem vsak dan doživljal zgodbe iz prve roke skupaj z ljudmi, sem kmalu ugotovil, da o tamkajšnjih ljudeh ne vem ničesar. Ta dvojna perspektiva zunanjega in notranjega opazovalca me je ohromila in pisanje dnevnika se mi je izkazalo za nujen mehanizem spopadanja z vsem.
Leta po odhodu iz Palestine sem ugotovil, da so nekatere od teh zgodb ostale nerazrešene. Ker sem se zavedal razkoraka med pogledom od zunaj in resničnostjo življenja na konfliktnem območju, sem se čutil prisiljenega, da te zgodbe ponovno pregledam in jih predstavim na način, ki bi razkril skrite plasti tega, kaj resnično pomeni živeti v takšnem okolju, zlasti v daljšem časovnem obdobju.
V tej predstavi stojim pred občinstvom in pripovedujem resnične zgodbe s svojega potovanja - vse od zunaj do znotraj Palestine in nazaj ven. Filmi služijo kot poglavja v tej pripovedi in dopolnjujejo mojo pripoved v živo. Med predstavo izmenjaje zatemnim luči, da filmi spregovorijo sami, nato pa nadaljujem s pripovedovanjem v živo.
Prvi del performansa raziskuje mojo začetno željo, da bi postal domačin v kraju, ki mu pripadam, a to botruje le k temu, da se sredi konflikta zavem svojega statusa tujca. To spoznanje je navdihnilo moj prvi film HIŠA. Po projekciji filma vodim občinstvo skozi različne zgodbe in dogodke, dokler ne pridem do trenutka, ko sem srečal dva fanta v svojem drugem filmu, AYNY.
Po predstavitvi magičnorealistične različice njune zgodbe se poglobim v podrobnosti resničnega dogodka in prevedem simbole v filmu v njihov pravi izvor. S tem gledalcem omogočim bližnji vpogled na zgodbo, ki je podoben temu, kot da bi bili sami prisotni, ne pa da bi jo zgolj opazovali skozi leče novic.
Ko nadaljujem z drugimi pripovedmi, sčasoma predstavim resnično mamo, za katero sem napisal svoj tretji film NOČ. Pred predvajanjem filma na kratko pripovedujem njeno zgodbo, nato pa se vrnem k resničnim dogodkom. Nazadnje predstavo zaključim z razmislekom o preostalih mislih in vprašanjih, ki so se porodila ob teh izkušnjah.
Več informacij > https://tinyurl.com/s3e55u72
☝️ Vstop je prost.
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On Saturday 28 September 2024 at 17:00, as part of the StopTri International Film Festival, a storytelling performance and screening of three short films by Ahmad Saleh will take place in the big hall of the Maribor Puppet Theatre.
I was born in Saudia Arabia to a family of Palestinian origin. During my childhood in the 1980s, the first intifada (a nationwide uprising) began. Concerned about their families back home, my parents couldn't stop watching the news. My childhood was marked by a contrast: a peaceful life with one small window looking at Palestine through the TV screen. As the situation worsened, the window into Palestine grew larger and larger until it felt as if we were living there daily.
I grew up believing I knew everything about Palestine and the Palestinian struggle, but it wasn't until I moved back there to study for my bachelor's degree in the late 1990s that I realized how little I truly understood. A few months after I moved, the second intifada began, and the whole country turned into a war zone. Suddenly, I found myself inside the TV box I had watched during my childhood. Being in the midst of the events and experiencing the stories firsthand alongside the people on a daily basis, I soon realized I knew nothing about the people there. Having that dual perspective as both an outsider and an insider was overwhelming, and I found writing a daily diary to be a necessary coping mechanism.
Years after leaving Palestine, I realized that some of these stories remained unresolved. Recognizing the disconnect between the outside view and the reality of life in a conflict zone, I felt compelled to revisit these stories and present them in a way that would reveal the hidden layers of what it truly means to live in such an environment, particularly over extended periods.
In this performance, I stand before the audience and narrate true stories from my journey - from outside Palestine to inside, and back out again. The films serve as chapters in this narrative, complementing my live narration. Throughout the performance, I intermittently dim the lights to allow the films to speak for themselves, before resuming the live narration.
The first part of the performance explores my initial desire to become a local in the place I belong to, only to realize my outsider status amidst the conflict. This realization inspired my first film, HOUSE. Following the screening of the film, I guide the audience through various stories and events until reaching the moment I encountered the two boys in my second film, AYNY.
After presenting the magical realism version of their story, I dive into the details of the real event, translating the symbols in the film to their real root. This provides the audience with a close-up view of the story, akin to being present themselves rather than merely observing through the lenses of the news.
Continuing with other narratives, I eventually introduce the real mother for whom I wrote my third film, NIGHT. I briefly narrate her story before screening the film, then return to the real-life events. Finally, I conclude the performance by reflecting on the lingering thoughts and questions that have arisen from these experiences.
Več informacij > https://tinyurl.com/992ptkwy
☝️ Free entrance.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Lutkovno gledališče Maribor, Vojašniški trg 2A, 2000 Maribor, Slovenija,Maribor, Slovenia
