Determined to understand the situation, Djaferi interviews witnesses and families, consults books and archival documents, collects stories and anecdotes. He analyses the semantics and ideology they convey.
Koulounisation straddles the line between reportage, intimate narrative and historical research. Djaferi opts for a stripped-down form, a calm play supported by humour, a detached symbolism contrasted with the violence of the facts being told. In the form of a conference, he traces the thread of
French-Algerian history and restores its unwarranted absence in textbooks. His humour is that of the affable smile – inviting reflection, distance and criticism.

French spoken. This performance features Dutch surtitles. Previously seen at Festival d’Avignon 2022, National Theater festival Boekarest 2022, Theatre des 13 vents Montpellier 2022, Theatre de Liège 2023, Live Art Festival Kaapstad 2023.

Credits

Concept: Salim Djaferi
Director: Laurie Fouvet
Acting: Salim Djaferi, Delphine de Baere
Light: Laurie Fouvet
Lenght: 70 min
Co-productin: Les Halles de Schaerbeek, Le Rideau de Bruxelles et L’Ancre, Theatre Royal de Charleroi.

Made possible by Fédération Wallonie Bruxelles

AMSTERDAM | DE BALIE
Fr 13 October, 20H30

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Sat 14 October, 21H15