Two people not from here building a life, a future full of hope.
Jerusalem is their playground. A place that symbolises a beginning and the epicentre of three world religions. Where an interminable struggle about ideologies and possession is played out
“You can learn something from every person you meet. Every person knows something that you don’t know.”
Atta Nasser and Scarlet Tummers try to comprehend each other from this point of view.
In their opinion, what is the difference between good and evil? What urges people to believe?
Jerusalem is the cradle of religion, of an ongoing conflict. However, it’s also a place where people live and laugh. This performance therefore wants to symbolise Jerusalem in all its different aspects.
Bio
STAN is the theatre collective of Jolente De Keersmaeker, Damiaan De Schrijver and Frank Vercruyssen.The company operates on the democratic principle that everyone participates in decisions about everything and firmly believes in the principle of the sovereign actor, i.e. that the actor is both player and maker. Jerusalem was created within the framework of de medeSTANders, an initiative in which young makers develop a performance under the wings of STAN. Both Scarlet Tummers and Atta Nasser have both worked with the company before.
Credits
Jerusalem was created within the framework of de medeSTANders, an initiative in which young makers develop a performance under the wings of STAN. Both Scarlet Tummers and Atta Nasser are already connected to the company: Atta was part of Move (on) and Orphans, Scarlet of Somnia and De Kersentuin. In 2020, she created A Separation, a STAN performance based on the eponymous Iranian film by Asghar Farhadi.
by and with Atta Nasser and Scarlet Tummers
text and acting Atta Nasser and Scarlet Tummers
artistic advice Bart Capelle, Jolente De Keersmaeker, Damiaan De Schrijver, Haider Al Timimi en Frank Vercruyssen
technique Bert Vermeulen production tg STAN
coproduction Theater Antigone
with the support of WPZimmer and Zuidpool
