Aya Sabi & Dounia Mahammed | This is (not) the evolutionary theory of consolation | TODM 2026

Shams thinks about family history, memories, and what people take with them from generation to generation. Big questions cross small, everyday moments. What does pain do to us? And how can we also continue? Aya Sabi and Dounia Mahammed search in this monologue for comfort as something that can just as easily linger as pain. About the creators Aya Sabi is a writer of books, columns, and theater texts. Her debut novel 'Half leven' was nominated multiple times and won the PrixFintro Audience Award. In 2024, she received the Jonge Veer and the Ultima for Opkomend Talent. In her work, she investigates how pain, memory, and family history continue to work from generation to generation. More info