Thu May 8, 2014
The Des Voix Festival presents: WHERE AND WHEN WE DIED (Où et quand nous sommes morts)
SEE EVENT DETAILS
at Tides Theatre
(see times)
Where and When We Died
(Où et quand nous sommes morts)
by Riad Gahmi
Translated by Rob Melrose
This dark, right-wing political comedy centers around Karim, an Arab living in the banlieues surrounding Paris (neighborhood housing projects similar to inner-city subsidized housing in the U.S.), and his ferocious clash with a middle-aged couple from a wealthy neighborhood. Soon after the knob to their entrance door breaks, the couple’s bourgeois apartment slowly transforms into a theater, where a battle, both ideological and territorial, unravelsIn a highly satirical voice, Riad Gahmi criticizes the politicization of immigrants in contemporary society by uncovering and exposing blatant racism. Moreover, this piece is an open call to reflect on these issues beyond the media’s sensationalist conjuring of empathy, which results in social division rather than social unity.
ticket info:https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html
Check out the full schedule of fantastic events going on throughout the Des Voix festival, including new play readings and translations, new French films, and the spectacular Bal Littéraire, at https://www.desvoixfestival.com!
show less
(Où et quand nous sommes morts)
by Riad Gahmi
Translated by Rob Melrose
This dark, right-wing political comedy centers around Karim, an Arab living in the banlieues surrounding Paris (neighborhood housing projects similar to inner-city subsidized housing in the U.S.), and his ferocious clash with a middle-aged couple from a wealthy neighborhood. Soon after the knob to their entrance door breaks, the couple’s bourgeois apartment slowly transforms into a theater, where a battle, both ideological and territorial, unravelsIn a highly satirical voice, Riad Gahmi criticizes the politicization of immigrants in contemporary society by uncovering and exposing blatant racism. Moreover, this piece is an open call to reflect on these issues beyond the media’s sensationalist conjuring of empathy, which results in social division rather than social unity.
ticket info:https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html
Check out the full schedule of fantastic events going on throughout the Des Voix festival, including new play readings and translations, new French films, and the spectacular Bal Littéraire, at https://www.desvoixfestival.com!
Where and When We Died
(Où et quand nous sommes morts)
by Riad Gahmi
Translated by Rob Melrose
This dark, right-wing political comedy centers around Karim, an Arab living in the banlieues surrounding Paris (neighborhood housing projects similar to inner-city subsidized housing in the U.S.), and his ferocious clash with a middle-aged couple from a wealthy neighborhood. Soon after the knob to their entrance door breaks, the couple’s bourgeois apartment slowly transforms into a theater, where a battle, both ideological and territorial, unravelsIn a highly satirical voice, Riad Gahmi criticizes the politicization of immigrants in contemporary society by uncovering and exposing blatant racism. Moreover, this piece is an open call to reflect on these issues beyond the media’s sensationalist conjuring of empathy, which results in social division rather than social unity.
ticket info:https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html
Check out the full schedule of fantastic events going on throughout the Des Voix festival, including new play readings and translations, new French films, and the spectacular Bal Littéraire, at https://www.desvoixfestival.com!
read more
(Où et quand nous sommes morts)
by Riad Gahmi
Translated by Rob Melrose
This dark, right-wing political comedy centers around Karim, an Arab living in the banlieues surrounding Paris (neighborhood housing projects similar to inner-city subsidized housing in the U.S.), and his ferocious clash with a middle-aged couple from a wealthy neighborhood. Soon after the knob to their entrance door breaks, the couple’s bourgeois apartment slowly transforms into a theater, where a battle, both ideological and territorial, unravelsIn a highly satirical voice, Riad Gahmi criticizes the politicization of immigrants in contemporary society by uncovering and exposing blatant racism. Moreover, this piece is an open call to reflect on these issues beyond the media’s sensationalist conjuring of empathy, which results in social division rather than social unity.
ticket info:https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html
Check out the full schedule of fantastic events going on throughout the Des Voix festival, including new play readings and translations, new French films, and the spectacular Bal Littéraire, at https://www.desvoixfestival.com!
show less
Date/Times:
Tides Theatre
533 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
The Best Events
Every Week in Your Inbox
From Our Sponsors
UPCOMING EVENTS
Great suggestion! We'll be in touch.
Event reviewed successfully.