Duration: 3 h, with break
Information: In Arabic with German and English surtitles
Mighty warhorses glide through the air with elegant ease. Gigantic birds circle above bushes that march like an army through the bizarre and beautiful North African mountainous landscape. Music, singing, and entrancingly rhythmic passages chanted in Arabic drive the advancing troops forward. With only seven performers, Pal estinian author and director Bashar Murkus sets in motion a lively and colourful great world theatre. Based in Haifa, the small and stalwart Khash abi Theatre brings a grand epic to the stage with Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah. This rediscovery makes up an essential part of the artists’ contemporary work in Arab theatre.
From 18 June to 5 July 2026, Chemnitz will be in the international spotlight: Germany's largest international theatre festival "Theatre of the World" is coming to Chemnitz - directly following the Capital of Culture Year 2025. For three weeks, Chemnitz will be a meeting place for artists, audiences and theatre enthusiasts from all over the world. A lively celebration of the performing arts will take place on stages, in urban spaces and in unusual locations, overcoming borders and bringing together stories from all parts of the world.
Nine international curators from Australia, Canada, Colombia, Argentina, South Africa, Greece, Jordan, India, Senegal and China are responsible for the festival programme. They will meet in Chemnitz in November to select around 40 outstanding productions - works that they have previously viewed in their regions. The result is an inspiring panorama of current theatre forms, languages and perspectives.
