Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

The fourth edition of Sharjah Art Foundation’s Perform Sharjah programme of performances opens with Muhanad Kareem’s adaptation of the 2009 novel by Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk.

In a remote village, surrounded by a dense forest full of wild animals, a series of mysterious murders begins to claim the lives of hunters. As the killings escalate, the quiet tension builds into a confrontation between humanity and nature …

Performing on a minimal yet striking set, the actors draw the audience into a world suspended between illusion and reality. Through its narrative, the play deliberates on the pervasive violence that shapes our world, and its impact on both current and future generations.

The performance is in Arabic and will be preceded by an opening reception.