No Time for Art 0.1.

This part
of the No Time for Art series
intercuts three first-hand testimonies, comparing police and military violence
and injustice before and after the Egyptian Revolution. A young blind musician,
a young prisoner’s testimony given voice by his sister, and a young actor tell
their stories as one.

The
performers complement and split plot threads, which are randomly spun around
the brutal arrest of two prisoners: one in October 2007, the other in March
2011.

The setting
is minimalistic; the power comes from the words of the precisely cut
testimonies. The density overwhelms and moves. Powerlessness and resistance
lie, in this dispute between pre- and post-revolutionary brutality, close to
each other. In the background, the state-TV channel flickers.
Blessed is the success of the military over the “Criminals who have terrorized
the community.” (Laila Soliman)

Concept & Direction: Laila Soliman, Sherin Hegazy,
Zainab Magdy, Mina El Naggar, Mustafa Said Based
on testimonies by: Aly Sobhy, Sherif Hegazy, Mustafa Said Production, Lights & Video: Ruud
Gielens

Performed in Arabic with English subtitles.

Organisation:
City of Women; In collaboration with: Old Power Station – Elektro Ljubljana

Price: € 7, € 5 (students
and pensioners upon submission of an identity card, and self-employed in
culture), unemployed free entry. There’s a single ticket covering both
Saturday’s performances.