Theater Tieret - Sabr

Life is hard for Baba Ayub. Every day he works his barren land and tends to his scrawny olive trees, from early in the morning until late at night. Yet he feels rich, because he has four beautiful daughters and one son, Sabr. When one day Djinn appears, Baba Ayubs's world is destroyed. This monster demands one child. The lot falls on Sabr. His father is left behind with a heart full of sorrow. Eventually, he gathers the courage to cross the mountain, in search of his son. Sabr stands for patience and perseverance in Arab culture. Just as a cactus eventually blooms after a long time, this performance tells a poetic story about loss, fear, and hope, and about the strength to keep waiting. In this imagery-rich performance, Mokhallad Rasem and Joost Van den Branden bring the richness of the Arab storytelling tradition to life in word, image, and music. In an enchanting setting of sand sculptures, time slips away, grain by grain, until only the waiting remains.