Essia Jaïbi: Metamorphoses #2

A final performance of Essia Jaïbi’s exploration of the memories seared into her mind since childhood – she locks her mother, Jalila Baccar, in the glass-walled dressing room of an imagined theatre and pressures her to address the audience. Devised as a confrontation between two generations, the performance tackles art, theatre and cultural activism that evolve into a critique of Tunisia’s political, cultural, economic, environmental and healthcare systems as well as the rights of minorities and people with disabilities.

Originally scheduled for last October but postponed in solidarity with the situation in Gaza, this is part of the second season of Perform Sharjah, Sharjah Art Foundation’s performance programme