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SHIBERHUR Theater Company
ShiberHur –
[Shib-ër Hûhr] `an inch of freedom´
Shiber (an Ottoman measuring unit equal to an open palm)
and Hur (Arabic for ´free´)
ShiberHur is a new independent Palestinian theatre company based In
Haifa and dedicated to producing the very best of contemporary and classical
theatre for audiences across Palestine and abroad.
In late 2009 a group of leading theatre practitioners, led by Amir Nizar Zuabi,
founded ShiberHur to create a truly independent space where we will be able to
create high standard theatre.
In less then 3 years since we have started we have created five new shows
That toured in Palestine (in the West bank and the Galilee)
Sneeze and other shorts preformed in Ramallah Haifa Jenin and Nazareth
And the hilarious one-man show Gone with great sorrow entertained audiences
all over Palestine
We were also invited to tour our shows internationally to great critical acclaim
In 2010 I am Yusuf and this is my brother was a co-production with the prestigious
Young Vic theater in London and enjoyed a six week run at the Young Vic
In 2011 we coproduced In the penal colony with Chur Theater in Switzerland
and later were invited to preform a 4week run in Young Vic London and were
chosen as critics choice by Timeout London
In 2012 we preformed a six week run of The Beloved at the Bush theater London
as part of the world stages London festival in the run up to the Olympics
Our aim is to establish a new theatre company with the ability to talk to the
world about what it means to be Palestinian in the 21st century.
We are still a new company and we are still building
but already we have discovered that we have Something to say that people in
Palestine and in other parts of the world want to hear.
I am Yusuf and this is my brother
By Amir Nizar Zuabi
Co-produced ShiberHur/Young Vic London
Primer 24 November 2009 Haifa
Set in a small Palestinian village, this is a delicate and poetic exploration
of the different forms love can take.
Handsome and courageous Ali has a burning passion for the dark-eyed
Nada. Yusuf, Ali’s disabled brother ,is fiercely loyal to his loved ones.
Rufus, a member of the occupying British forces, longs for Sheffield’s
cold fogs
while the villagers mourn for the destruction of the land they’ve lived
and worked for generations.
Amidst the violence and confusion of the 1948 war, can brotherly love survive?
And will the enduring love for one’s homeland, shared traditions and history
prevail even in the darkest hours or cause greater ructions?
★★★★
Inspiring new company ShiberHur, Superb peace keeps taking
lyrical flight and has profound poetic resonance.
Independent
★★★★
amir Zuabi’s smoldering, beautifully scripted production is a
bold affirmation of life
Metro
★★★★
With great skill Zuabi’s beautiful production reminds us that
we are still living today with the fatal consequence of history
Guardian
★★★★
Single images transmit a pageant of grief
The Observer
★★★★
Bewitching simplicity, What’s enchanting is the humor, warmth
and passion of the production…There are haunting poetic images
Independent
Sneeze and other shorts
By Anton Chekov
A ShiberHur production
Primer April 2010 Haifa
What happens when you hate?
What happens when you love?
What happens if you sneeze?
A triple bill of shorts by the Great Russian master Anton Chekov
These short plays are renowned for their sharp wit and profound observations into
the nature of man.
The bear tells the story of a widow that has devoted her life for melancholy and her
meeting with a misogynistic land owner that has come to collect an old debt -they
hate each other so much from first sight that it is bound to end up as a great love
The weeding proposal is the story of a young couple that really love each other
But they just cant resist a small argument about a trivial matter this leads to an on
going disaster and an insight to there marital life to come
The sneeze tells the story of a petty clerk that sneezes on an eminent General
He insists on apologizing but is not sure that is enough -He is so anxious about the
consequence of the sneeze he dies.
Elegant and very funny… three shows in one night perfect night out
Kl al Arab
Although the plays are kept as they were written they feel very Palestinian
And very funny
Fasl al maqal
Chekov is physical and very funny in this smart and beautiful production
Terrific cast
Al medina
In the Penal colony
By Franz Kafka
Co produced ShiberHur /Theater Chur Switzerland
Primer 21 may 2011 Haifa
Kafka’s unforgettable classic retold
Far away in a remote prison camp, in an unnamed land
a man unaware of his crime is about to be strapped
into an elaborate execution device.
This device slowly and agonizingly inscribes the sentence on his
body, killing him over the course of 12 hours.
He does not know what he is charged with but will have mystical revelation
as he reaches his finial moments.
A camp officer explains to an eminent visitor the workings of both
the machine and of the camp’s internal judicial process.
The Executioner shows no mercy but will The Visitor intervene?
★★★★
'An unsettling, vivid 60 minutes of theatre... exquisite.'
Time Out
★★★★
'Delivered pitch-perfectly by Zuabi and his three actors.'
Metro
★★★★
‘Bristles with an urgent seriousness that nonetheless
allows twinkles of Humor ‘
Evening Standard.
★★★★
‘Void of explicit analogies, the piece resonates all the
more loudly, and allows audience to identify echoes of its own life‘
Financial Times
GONE-With Great Sorrow
By Amer Hlehel
A ShiberHur Production
Primer on 20 January 2011 Nazareth
A memorial service is held in honor of a dead leader by his personal assistant.
The guests have arrived the speakers are invited to read their obituaries But
instead of a moving grand finale we are all left with a biter taste Of a constant
near miss.
The embittered personal assistant uses this gathering to settle old scores and
petty rivalries with every one -His friends, his family and even his ex fiancé
No one is speared…Not even him self.
A deeply funny contemplation into all that is pathetic and ridiculous in the
political dealings and love affairs of Palestine.
Al medina
This show spears no one …hilarious…not polite and sad
Fasel al maqal
ShiberHur are really free
this show will annoy a lot of people but only because it shows their real
face.
Al suanrrah
Amer Helhel is a force of nature, funny touching and silly
Kl al Arab
Excellent production
Tarabfizion
The Beloved
By Amir Nizar Zuabi
Premiered on 21 June 2012 in the Bush Theater London
Commissioned as part of world stages London
When Abraham returns home from a journey with his son, his wife is troubled by
the boy’s state of mind.
What took place on the mountain that day is the beginning of a lifetime of
suffering for his son and the dawn of a new age for millions.
This is a hunting modern re-interpretation of the story of Abraham's willingness to
sacrifice his son on God’s command.
This meth is the meeting place of three great world religions - Islam, Judaism and
Christianity –and has been the subject of literature, art and philosophy throughout
the ages.
The Beloved reminds us that this historic tale began with just one family.
★★★★
A deep and haunting new twist by Zuabi and his excellent
Theatre company…great lyrical intensity….A very powerful experience.
The Independent
★★★★
the show combines simplicity with lyricism
Metro
★★★★
“It’s not often that, as soon as a play has finished,
I wish it could start over again”
Evening Standard.
★★★★
Zuabi’s play and staging have great resonance to today’s
conflicts
Financial Times About us
Amir nizar zuabi
His award winning shows have gained new audiences locally in Palestine but also
internationally at acclaimed festivals and theaters, drawing new attention to the
Palestinian Theatre scene.
Zuabi first cut his teeth with “STORIES UNDER OCCUPATION” for Al Kasabah
theatre in Ramallah. The show won the Cairo Theatre festival and cartage festival
for best show. The show toured extensively, to wide acclaim, at the Royal Court
London, Tokyo International, Goteborg Festival, Lincoln center NY and others.
Following his success, Zuabi was invited as a guest director to the Young Vic
theatre in London in 2002, where he directed “WHEN THE WORLD WAS
GREEN” by Sam Sheppard. In 2004 he was invited by the Teatro Collosseo in
Rome to direct the play “IN PRIGONE CON WITTGENSTEIN” by Mariano Apria.
In 2005, Zuabi staged “JIDARIYYA”, at the Palestinian National Theatre based on
a poem by Mahmoud Darwish. The show toured extensively in Denmark,
Sweden, Switzerland, and Spain and was invited by Peter Brook’s “Bouffes du
Nord” Theater in Paris And the prestigious Edinburgh International Festival.
In 2009 Zuabi premiered Sean-Sean’s Opera “SAMSON AND DELILAH” at the
Vlamesse Opera house in Antwerp. And Recently zuabi has directed COMEDY
OF ERRORS for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
In 2009 zuabi founded ShiberHur Theater Company and is artistic director of the
company he is also an international associate for the Young Vic Theater London.
The company
ShiberHur is an emerging and constantly evolving ensemble of
performers and collaborators .
as part of the founders of the company there are leading names of some of
Palestine most distinguished actors such as Makram .j Khouri (peter brook
ensemble ,west wing, Munich Spielberg) Yusuf Abu Warda and Salwa Nakarra
as well as some of Palestine most promising young actors such as Amer hlehel
(RSC) Taher najib (spiting distance) and ruba bilal (Attash)
ShiberHur also boasts some of the most talented creators
in a very special mix of local and international such as designer Jon bausor (RSC
Paralympic opening ceremony, regents park) and designer Ashraf Hanna (the
maids, al zir salem) light designer jack shemes (Sadlers wales, lyric) and
musicians Habib shade and Terez suliman as well as award winning sound
designer Ed Louis.
The future
Planed productions for 2013/2014
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BLINDNESS
/Jose Saramago
Tells the story of an out break of an epidemic of
blindness.
a small group of people are trying to survive
When every thing one knows is no longer useful -the
best and the worst of people comes out. This ground
braking international production is a theatrical
investigation into all senses .
Blindness
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CORIOLANUS
Shiberhur Production
/ William Shakespeare
One of the great classical tragedies a tale of power and
Violence and corruption the first full scale professional
Shakespeare done in Palestine.
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Devised by company
What it is to be Palestinian today -a research into the
young angry and electric sides of being alive under
occupation.
6 ShiberHur Contact Info 102 Abbas Street, Haifa, Palestine
Tel: +972 (0) 525507646
E-mail: [email protected]
www.shiberhur.org
Registered charity
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