The body is here, off screen

In contrast to previous episodes of violence in Beirut, the explosion of August 4, 2020 affected the city as a whole, in one single instant. Even though the event was immense, it did not cut time in half – there were no political changes, no resignations, no justice. This performance is an attempt to depict the frozen temporality generated by this event. On stage, a live performer stands motionless next to her subtle double, while a voice narrates the uncanny experience of time in coma.

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