Play of the Month IN SEARCH OF HANDALA Written by Ghanam Ghanam Directed by Makram Khoury Produced by the Palestinian National Theatre Music by Mourad Khoury Scenography by Imad Samarah and Ramzi Al-Sheikh Qassem Costumes by Hamada Atallah Cast: Reem El-Law, Kamel Basha, Ramzi El-Jou'beh, with the collaboration of Ramzi Abu Assab, Iyas El-Jou'beh, and Ghanem El-Jou'beh Fifteen years after the assassination of the famous Palestinian caricaturist Naji El-Ali in London, his characters come back to life in this play by Ghanam Ghanam. Fatmeh, a central character of Naji El-Ali's caricatures, is reincarnated and starts her journey in search of Handala, another famous character of El-Ali's creation. They are witnesses of this era who will not die, characters that have penetrated life forcefully and will never depart it, a legendary myth that challenged its way into eternity.
Begin forwarded message: From: Steve Sabella Date: March 20, 2011 11:50:34 AM EDT To: Dan Walsh Subject: poster search Dear Dan, The task of assembling requires so much work... as I never saved posters due to my extensive traveling and the fact that I changed residence or countries 4 times in a period of several years. I lost, unfortuanelty lots of my belongings... However, here is some to work with for you in general: 1 - Exhibition opening at the Institut du Monde Arab (World Arab Institute) in Paris. Palestine, La Création dans tous ses états. Participating artists: Mona Hatoum, Kamal Boullata, Emily Jacir, Sharif Waked, Samia Halaby, Hani Zurob, Rula Halawani, Khalil Rabah, Larissa Sansour, Suha Shoman, Taysir Batniji, Mohammed Al-Hawajri, Jumana Abboud, Rana Bishara, Rula Halawani, Sandi Hilal, Noel Jabbour, Raeda Saadeh, Fawzy Emrany and Steve Sabella. Five months exhibition (June 23 - Nov 22, 2009). http://www.lesitedelevenementiel.com/wp-content/uploads/art_grp_ill_visu... The poster was created by teh World Arab Institue - and the artwork on the poster is by Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour. It was a poster and also a HUGE one (banner) that covered the wall of the Institute in Paris. To obatin the original one contact the institut. Mona Khazindar was the curator. 2- Sarajevo, Istanbul Collection for Ars Aevi museum at the City Gallery Collegium Artisticum. Edition 1 of artwork Mentalopia acquired by Ars Aevi was part of the Neighbors in Dialogue exhibition curated by Beral Madra. Participating artists: Farhad Moshiri, Khaled Hafez, Shalva Kakhanasvili, Lamia Joreige, Wafaa Yasin, Dilek Winchester, Vahram Aghasyan, Sanan Aleskerov, Xurban.net. see attached the poster.. It has details of the dates ... 3- Turin, Italy. In Exile as part of The Gates of the Mediterranean, curated by Martina Corgnati. Catalogue by SKIRA. Participating Artists: Mrdjan Bajic, Lara Baladi, Sonia Balassanian, Ursula Biemann, Nabil Boutros, Stefano Cerio, Burak Delier, Hala Elkoussy, Mounir Fatmi, Tarin Gartner, Tsibi Geva, Khaled Hafez, Mounira Al Solh, Djamel Kokene, Armin Linke, Cristina Lucas, Agnese Purgatorio, Steve Sabella. http://www.comune.rivoli.to.it/news.asp?sez=2&idArea=174&idNews=272 (I cannot find digital images of the poster, except for the one up.. maybe if you google more you might be able to find. The poster was also placed on buses, and tube stations in Turin back then. The one at the link above is a thin one but there was another one adjusted for Metro and one long for buses... DAL 22 APRILE AL 28 SETTEMBRE 2008 Gli artisti presenti in mostra sono: Khaled Hafez (Il Cairo), Lara Baladi (Il Cairo), Mounir Fatmi (Tangeri/Parigi), Mounira El Suhl(Beirut/Amsterdam), Tsibi Geva (Tel Aviv), Agnese Purgatorio (Bari),Sonia Balassanian (Yerevan/New York), Cristina Lucas (Madrid),Mrdjan Bajic (Belgrado), Burak Delier (Instanbul), Djamel Kokene(Algeri/Parigi/Il Cairo), Ursula Biemann (Zurigo), Armin Linke (Milano),Steve Sabella (Gerusalemme/Londra), Nabil Boutros (Il Cairo/Parigi),Nunzio (Torino/Roma), Hala El Koussy (Il Cairo/Amsterdam), Tarin Gartner (Milano/Gerusalemme). To obtain the original poster contact the curator Martina Corgnati. 4- MATHAF - Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar Dec. 30, 2010 - May 28, 2011 One of the commissioned artists for the inaugural exhibition of the museum. Told / Untold / Retold is curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, Participating artists in alphabetical order: Adel Abidin, Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, Buthayna Ali, Ahmed Alsoudani, Ghada Amer, Kader Attia, Lara Baladi, Wafaa Bilal, Abdelkader Benchamma, Mounir Fatmi, Lamia Joreige, Amal Kenawy, Jeffar Khaldi, Hassan Khan, Youssef Nabil, Walid Raad, Khalil Rabah, Younès Rahmoun, Steve Sabella, Marwan Sahmarani, Zineb Sedira, Khaled Takreti, Akram Zaatari. http://universes-in-universe.org/eng/nafas/articles/2010/mathaf_arab_mus... This is one of the posters... It does not have the word Palestine.. but the title of the show, told, untold retold... Hope that helps for now for you to continue the research. If something emerges in the future, I will try to keep you in mind. Success, Steve Begin forwarded message: From: Michael Weber Date: 20 March 2011 16:03:06 CET To: "art@stevesabella.com" Subject: Begin forwarded message: From: Dan Walsh Date: 18 March 2011 16:44:29 CET To: Michael Weber Subject: Re: Steve Sabella March Updates - MATHAF Museum Collection Hello Michael and Steve, Q: Do you have gallery/announcement/promotional posters for all/any of Steve's exhibits? If Steve has photographs of his poster work I can expand this page out into a Special Collection: http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/searching-for-handala If you can send me current/future gallery/exhibit posters I can grow it over time into a comprehensive record. in solidarity, Dan Walsh, PPPA http://www.palestineposterproject.org/ On Mar 18, 2011, at 5:33 AM, Michael Weber wrote: Greeting s to all Following are Steve Sabella’s recent updates, Museum Collectio n MATHAF: ARAB MUSEUM OF MODERN ART The museum decided to acquire Settlement – Six Israelis & One Palestinian installation to their permanent collection Related Artwork http://stevesabella.com/settlement.html Auction Bonhams Auction House in Dubai Euphoria, 2010 will be auctioned as part of the international photographs sale on April 13. Lot 71 with text by Christa Paula. http://www.bonhams.com/uae/auction/18633/lot/71/ Euphoria (2010) heralds a lifting of the state of 'mental exile', the realisation that identity is liquid and situational and that choice of context is an option. It is perhaps not surprising that it was created in physical exile. Montaged from hundreds of shots of trees, the resulting image of organic fluidity signifies cathartic relief, emanating a sense of the ecstatic and the sublime. Anthropomorphised shapes dance against the softly pattered background forming ever new aesthetic possibilities in the promise of limitless expansion. RECENT REVIEWS Wall Street Journal Painting the Middle East with too Broad of a Brush? Richard Holledge Steve Sabella's installation, "Settlement" (2010), has six Israelis opposite one Palestinian, all seven clad in underwear, facing each other with a neutral stare. Their eyes also meet the gaze of the viewer, making him a discomfited witness. DOWNLOAD PDF http://stevesabella.com/Wall-Street-Journal.pdf Radio Dispatch during Art Dubai The MENASA Studio Dispatches are a series of sixty five-minute audio works, commissioned by The Island and Art Dubai Projects, by artists working across the North Africa, Middle East and South Asia regions. The MENASA Studio Dispatches is the second edition of The Island’s Studio Dispatches Project. It will be presented at Art Dubai Special Projects at Art Dubai, 16-19 March 2011. MORE INFO http://theislandarts.org/exhibitions/menasa-studio-dispatches/ http://stevesabella.com/ Thank You, Michael Weber Mailing List Moderator We would like to thank all the people who choose to remain on the list and continue receiving updates once a month. To unsubscribe always feel free to reply back with the word remove in the subject line. 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Begin forwarded message: From: Steve Sabella Date: March 17, 2011 3:23:37 PM EDT To: Dan Walsh Subject: Re: ya Steve...did you create this poster? Hi Dan, In my professional career there must have been no less than 20 posters (images I photographed)... but I never kept them !! It is a pity ! The image on the poster you sent was a work of mine which you can see here http://stevesabella.com/search10.html. The original though did not look like the one you sent. It contained exactly the same artwork. It seems that there was another version which I did not know about. For the record, I have done at least five (if not more), posters for the Palestinian National Theatre... I am sure they have all of them on record. Best of luck Steve On 17 Mar 2011, at 19:58, Dan Walsh wrote: ...also if you have other posters/jpegs I would be happy to build a Special Collection for you. Dan Walsh http://www.palestineposterproject.org/poster/searching-for-handala PS: if this is your poster do you have a good jpeg?