Halim Al-Hakawati
Stories from Kitab Al-Hikayat
The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival
Saturday November 9, 2024, 19:00 @ Podium Mozaïek
Amsterdam - Netherlands
Halim Al-Hakawati is an improvised storytelling performance
Cast:
Halim - Raffi Feghali
Kareem - Emanuele Pellegrini
Saeed - Jugal Bhinde
Directed by: Stephen Kearin
Visual designs: Ely R Noujaim - ern
Production Team: Vera Andeweg & Jan-Joris Indra Buis
Photos by didinò.improv
Before the days of Netflix, TVs or cinema, the hakawatis (storytellers) kept the Arab cities entertained and bewildered! Whether in cafes, town squares, huge castles or normal living rooms, the hakawatis’ voices echoed and their cliffhangers kept people coming back.
Halim comes from a long tradition of hakawatis and tours the world telling stories with his musician Kareem and lights operator Saeed. Tonight he’ll be telling stories from Kitab Al-Hikayat at The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival.
BEHOLD! Halim, the Hakawati – a storyteller for the ages! SILENCE! Never mind you have never heard of him… HE is indeed the most famous Hakawati in the world… You’re just going to have to trust him on this!
SADNESS! Halim pities you should you miss this opportunity to witness his telling of tales from the legendary Kitab Al-Hikayat - The Book of Stories!
Attend other shows at your own PERIL!
This show wouldn’t have been possible without the contribution of a lot of people. A big thank you to all of them, especially David Pasquesi & Nils Petter Mørland for taking the time to watch the show and share valuable feedback during early stages of its creation, Chrystine Mhanna & John Achkar for their help with the press and media and The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival for the invitation to perform at their prestigious festival. It is a great honor to be playing here.
Thank you for joining us and enjoy the show!
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