Theater > Shengal - the power of women

Since the liberation from the Islamic State (IS), the population in Shengal/Northern Iraq has been trying to build up its own grassroots model of society. The driving force of this renewal process are the Yazidi women. Against the background of intensive research trips to Shengal/Northern Iraq and a close cooperation with the umbrella organization of the Ezidi Women’s Council e.V., we invite you to an evening of theater that directs our view of the local people and our relationship to this struggle for freedom. The focus is on the women, their pain, their hope, their struggle for the future and their process of self-empowerment. The figures tell us about their inseparable connection to the last remaining Yazidi settlement area. And they report on their day-to-day work for a future that includes everyone living in Shengal on an equal footing. Not an easy undertaking, but one that gives incredible courage and hope and encourages us to take on our responsibility together for a viable future and for peace.

Coproduction with Druckereihalle, Ackermannshof

With the support of
Fachausschuss Tanz und Theater BS/BL, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung, Landis & Gyr Stiftung, Wilhelm und Ida Hertner-Strasser Stiftung, Medica Mondiale, Schweizerische Interpretenstiftung, Stiftung Anne-Marie Schindler, Gleichstellung von Frauen und Männern, Kantonales Integrationsprogramm Basel-Stadt, Forlen Stiftung, Stiftung Dialog