Words of the Night Traveler – Farida

How do you continue living with what you would rather leave behind? In Woorden of the Night Traveler Farida examines how experiences from the past continue to work through in who we become, how others look at us, and how we learn to look at ourselves. With intimate stories, spoken word, humor, and imagery, she moves between memory and the present, between being visible and disappearing, between what others expect of you and who you could have been yourself. Who actually determines what trauma is? Must what happens to you make you stronger? And what if you refuse to give your pain the credit for the person you have become? Farida tells without sparing herself or her audience, but also without prescribing the answer. Sometimes sharp, sometimes absurd, sometimes painfully simple. Credits: Concept & text: Farida // Text coaching & direction: Rashif El Kaoui – Acting coach: Mike Van Alfen // With thanks to: Bart Van der Heijden // With support from: Cultuurhuis Casino, Ecru, Vermeylenfonds, BLOC 2030, Cinema Rix and Mestizo Arts Platform/WIPCOOP