English

PARTNERS: Jordanian Women’s Union (JO), Save the Children Jordan

PLACE: Jordan, Zarqa

 

PARTICIPANTS: 25

AUDIENCE: 1,405

SUPPORTED BY: The Danish Embassy in Syria, Jordan and the West Bank (DK), CKU – Centre for Culture and Development (DK), The Danish Centre for Gender, Equality and Diversity – KVINFO (DK), Mellemfolkelig Samvirke (DK) & Danish-Arab Partnership Programme (DK)

Mothers & Daughters

The stories from the lives and dreams of mothers and daughters to change the realities of the society.

In the performance MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS, 13 women tell their own stories about marriage. The aim of the project was to enable the women to change their realities as well as the realities of their societies using artistic tools such as film and theatre.

The overall purpose of the production was to empower women and young girls and promote their creativity and self-expression through various arts forms. The project built on the young people’s talents and interests – whether it is storytelling, dance, rap, poetry, theatre, etc. Through these creative art forms the participants developed and told their own stories.

Thereby, they communicated their frustrations, hopes, dreams etc. in a professional performance that is appealing to the audience and performed at eye level with the audience. This project was part of a process to prevent and counteract stereotypes by creating a nuanced understanding of different social groups and strengthen the sense of community and social cohesion in the Jordanian society. As a small part of the participants was Iraqi refugees, the project would also help breaking the stigmas towards this population group.

MOTHERS & DAUGHTERS production promoted the participation of women in democratic processes and networks at a local level by giving them the skills, motivation and personal strength to speak out and engage themselves in issues relevant to them.

PARTNERS: Jordanian Women’s Union (JO), Save the Children Jordan

PLACE: Jordan, Zarqa

 

PARTICIPANTS: 25

AUDIENCE: 1,405

SUPPORTED BY: The Danish Embassy in Syria, Jordan and the West Bank (DK), CKU – Centre for Culture and Development (DK), The Danish Centre for Gender, Equality and Diversity – KVINFO (DK), Mellemfolkelig Samvirke (DK) & Danish-Arab Partnership Programme (DK)

Teaching ressource

This material presents some of the monologues and texts from the performance along with questions that can be put into play in class.

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DIRECTOR: Solveig Weinkouff & Sawsan Nizar Dissi

DRAMATURG: Sofie Lebech

WORKSHOP TRAINER: Nour Al-Dessi, Hifaa Kamal

TRANSLATOR: Wajd Al-Shamayleh

PROJECT MANAGER: Firas Mahmoud & Hana Jabire