Hayat, a storyteller from Baalbek, spends her life collecting stories and tales of girls and women. She collects stories over the course of 7 years, and for a whole year she recounts the tales and then forgets them again.
She invited people over to her house, wrestled against shame, uncovered a concealing veil, and never forgot the tale of the girl who disappeared.
Written and performed by Ahlam Dirani
Direction and dramaturgy by Hashem Adnan
Scenography: Ghassan Halwani
Sound design: Marc Ernest
Sound engineering: Hadi Deaibes
Light design: Karam Abu Ayyash
Costume design: Ghaida Dirani
Poster design: Asmaa Ghrawi - Carla Aouad
Interview transcription: Mihad Haider
Communication and workshops coordination: Rita Tannouri
Contribution to the research development: Rima Kaddissi
Co-writing: Hashem Adnan
Special Thanks: Leyla Mroue, Zainab Outhman, Omar Abbas, Dima soloh, Mariam Dirani, Afaf Ghazal, Ali Dirani, Naizak Community, Abdel Ali, Nour Adnan, Dunia Halawani, Rabih Salika, Dima Kaedbeih, Hazem Kais, Ousama Halal and Khalf Al Dabo, Jess Yammine.
A special thanks to all the women who participated in the workshops performance.
This workshop was developed within BAHH and with the support of BERYT.
The BERYT project is implemented by @unhabitatlb through funding from the Lebanon Financing Facility (LFF) that is administered by the World Bank (WB). The Cultural and Creative Industries component is implemented by @unesco.beirut
