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An award-winning immersive theatre experience, Zaffé is an open-hearted celebration hosted by young artists from the Middle Eastern diaspora.
Step through a portal into an abandoned building in Beirut. Tangled knots of power cables and battery-operated candles mark the path. Fluorescent flowers bloom in the dust. There is dancing, singing, ululation, wedding games, gossip, and long-distance video calls, but something is missing.
How does this generation attempt to commemorate what is lost through migration and the passing of time? Together, they will throw a party: to create in the face of loss, root themselves in history, express their resilience, provide for each another, and help each other heal.
Devised by Stéphanie Ghajar and collaborators.
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