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EPISODE · Apr 20, 2026 · 33 MIN

When I Saw the Sea | met Ali Chahrour

from De Holland Festival Podcast · host De Groene Amsterdammer

Hoe blijf je werken als choreograaf en regisseur wanneer er naast je repetitieruimte bommen vallen? De Libanese Ali Chahrour weet het. In juni presenteert hij tijdens het Holland Festival zijn multidisciplinaire dansvoorstelling When I Saw the Sea, een werk over de uitbuiting van vrouwelijke migrantenarbeiders in Beiroet, die zich ondanks hun kwetsbare positie krachtig staande weten te houden.In deze podcast spreekt journalist Gizelle Mijnlieff met de Libanese regisseur en choreograaf Ali Chahrour. De podcast werd opgenomen een dag nadat er in heel Libanon bombardementen plaatsvonden. Hoe verwerkt Chahrour deze werkelijkheid in zijn werk? En hoe is het om kunst te maken in een oorlogsgebied?When I Saw the Sea is tijdens het Holland Festival te zien in Theater Bellevue van 10 tot en met 14 juni. Deze podcast werd gemaakt door Gizelle Mijnlieff en Charlotte Remarque.__How do you keep working as a choreographer and director when bombs are falling next to your rehearsal space? The Lebanese Ali Chahrour knows the answer. This June, he will present his multidisciplinary dance performance When I Saw the Sea at the Holland Festival, a powerful story about migrant women in Beirut who confront exploitation and vulnerability.In this podcast, journalist Gizelle Mijnlieff speaks with Lebanese director and choreographer Ali Chahrour. The conversation was recorded one day after more than 100 attacks took place across Lebanon in under ten minutes. How does Chahrour incorporate this reality into his work? And what does it mean to create art in a war zone?When I Saw the Sea will be performed during the Holland Festival at Theater Bellevue from 10 to 14 June. This podcast was made by Gizelle Mijnlieff and Charlotte Remarque.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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