Four Walls and a Roof
Performing Exiles
Four Walls and a Roof
Performing Exiles
by Lina Majdalanie & Rabih Mroué
In 1947, Bertolt Brecht was interrogated by the HUAC, the “House of Un-American Activities Committee,“ while in exile in the United States – an event he transformed into a “theatre scene” with his excellent rhetoric and broken English.
The Lebanese artist duo Lina Majdalanie and Rabih Mroué draw on this memorable interrogation in their piece “Four Walls and a Roof“ (2024), linking it to their own experiences of exile. With critical humour and creative digressions, they weave historical documents with personal elements to shed light on current political and social conflicts as well as ideological aberrations – always fighting against preconceived opinions and judgements.
Artistic Team
Lina Majdalanie & Rabih Mroué – Writers and Directors
Henrik Kairies – Music
Thomas Köppel – Technical Director
Sandra Noeth – Dramaturgy
With
Henrik Kairies, Lina Majdalanie & Rabih Mroué
In English with German surtitles
Language
Duration
1 hour 40 minutes
Web
Credits
A co-production by Rabih Mroué and Lina Majdalanie mit Residenz Schauspiel Leipzig, Festival D’Automne Paris, HAU Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, Performing Exiles/Berliner Festspiele, Künstler*innenhaus Mousonturm Frankfurt a. M., Kampnagel Hamburg
Performing Exiles presents the performance in co-operation with HAU Hebbel am Ufer.
After the performance on Friday, 27.6. there will be an audience discussion.
Performing Exiles
Berliner Festspiele
Stage:
HAU Hebbel am Ufer (HAU2)
Hallesches Ufer 34
10963 Berlin
10.00 EUR - 25.00 EUR