Peer Gynt of Bourj Hammoud
An auto-biographical monodrama
Henrik Ibsen wrote the play of Peer Gynt in 1867. However, there have been many Peer Gynts before and after and there will be many more until the end of time… and probably after.
Peer Gynt of Bourj Hammoud is the story of one of those Peer Gynts coming from the north eastern suburb of Beirut, Bourj Hammoud, and going on an internal journey to find his Solveig.
The Story of the Story
Peer Gynt of Bourj Hammoud was created for The Amsterdam Storytelling Festival in 2018. Later on, it went on to be performed in Berlin (Theater o. N.), Abu Dhabi (NYU Abu Dhabi), Nicosia (Buffer Fringe Performing Arts Festival 2019), Istanbul (Istanbulimpro), and then in Amsterdam (Mezrab) again. The touring of the show was cut short due to COVID-19, but I’m looking forward to get it back to a city near you!
Photo: Peer Gynt of Bourj Hammoud at Mezrab, Amsterdam with Sahand Sahebdivani on the saz. Photo by Alborz Sahebdivani