IN THE SHADE OF THE MULBERRY TREE
IN THE SHADE OF THE MULBERRY TREE
IN THE SHADE OF THE MULBERRY TREE
Raphael Rodan (ISR) & Sahand Sahebdiviani (IRN)
Sahand Sahebdivani from Iran and Raphael Rodan from Israel are both storytellers
Storytellers. They have a deep, decades-long friendship and just as long
tell their personal stories together, telling of conflicts, solidarity and love
and love. Together with the audience, they visit "the houses where their mothers grew up
grew up in" - an imaginary home under the mulberry tree, where memories, myths
Myths and their own biographies merge together.
With humour, heart and a touch of rebellion, they offer a rare insight into what happens
what happens when two unlikely friends choose storytelling over silence. This evening
is an invitation to the shade of the mulberry tree to see what grows there.
Rafael Rodan is an actor and storyteller. Born in Israel, he lives in the Netherlands. He
is an award-winning theatre maker and storyteller. in 2004, together with Sahand
the "Mezrab Storytelling School" together with Sahand Sahebdiviani. in 2017, together with
Sahand Sahebdiviani won the "Amsterdam Fringe Gold Award" with "My Father Held a Gun, about the
The nature of war". Since 2018, he has been the artistic director of the Amsterdam Storytelling
Amsterdam Storytelling Festival. He travels internationally with his storytelling programmes.
Sahand Sahebdiviani,
born in Tehran, Iran, came to the Netherlands at the age of 3 as a refugee from the
iran-Iraq war with his family to the Netherlands. Today he is one of the
best-known storytellers in the Netherlands and his experiences and those of his
Family form the basis for the majority of his work. in 2004 he co-founded the "Mezrab
Storytelling School". Since 2018, he has been co-artistic director of the
Amsterdam Storytelling Festival. He performs internationally as a soloist or in tandem as a storyteller, musician and
Actor internationally.
Mary Aygetsy
grew up in Armenia. As the daughter of a family of musicians, she was surrounded
surrounded by the rich musical heritage of her homeland. Even at a young age, she actively immersed
actively immersed herself in the world of music by singing Armenian folk songs and regularly
and regularly supported the local church choir as a singer. Her passion for traditional music led her to
led her to co-found the "Shushiki Band", a trio that has been travelling internationally for some time and
and sings about their roots and their love for the culture of Ararat. When
Mary Aygetsy is not singing in the trio, she is leading choirs or singing alongside her husband
Raphael Rodan as a singer on stage.
Performers: Raphael Rodan (ISR), Sahand Sahebdiviani (IRN)
Music: Mary Aygetsy (ARM) | In easily understandable English.
Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Tickets: 15 euros (no concessions), 12 euros (reduced), 8 euros (pupils and students)
IN THE SHADOW OF THE MAULBEERBAUM - Taupunkt e.V. Chemnitz
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