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A World I Loved: The Story of an Arab Woman
2012-2013 Season |
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 8:00 PM Miller Theatre |
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Special Events This event is SOLD OUT A standby line will form in the lobby of Miller Theatre beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the evening of the performance. Any tickets that become available will be sold at full price on a first-come, first-served basis to those waiting on standby. No discounts apply. A Narrative Based on the Memoir of Wadad Makdisi Cortas Written by Mariam C. Said and Vanessa Redgrave Directed and narrated by Vanessa Redgrave Featuring Vanessa Redgrave, Najla Said, Nadim Sawalha along with musicians Steven Bentley-Klein (violin), Sary Khalife (cello), Sofya Melikyan (piano), and The Spence Middle School Chorus. THIS EVENT HAS ALREADY OCCURED IN A PREVIOUS SEASON! Written by Mariam C. Said and Vanessa Redgrave and directed and narrated by Vanessa Redgrave, A World I Loved is a one-of-a-kind theatrical event based on the memoir of Said's mother, Wadad Makdisi Cortas, an Arab woman who lived through and chronicled one of the most tumultuous periods in recent history. Beginning in Lebanon in 1917 and spanning over half a century, through the creation of Israel to the Lebanese Civil War, A World I Loved interweaves Cortas' personal experiences as a student, teacher, and then principal of the Ahliah School for Girls in Beirut with the wider political and historical narrative of Lebanon throughout the 20th century. A rich narrative combining music, storytelling, choral singing, and video projections, A World I Loved also includes appearances by two of Cortas’s direct descendants: her daughter and co-author of the production, Mariam (widow of the Palestinian scholar and former Columbia University professor Edward Said) and her granddaughter, Najla Said. They are joined by Nadim Sawalha, along with musicians Steven Bentley-Klein (violin), Sary Khalife (cello), Sofya Melikyan (piano), and the Spence Middle School Chorus. Additional performance: Thursday, November 29, 8:00 p.m. A World I Loved is a co-production with the Public Theater. |
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