Saturday, May 12:
Performance followed by Q&A with Amer Hlehel
Show starts 3:30 PM (Doors open 2:30 PM)
Saturday, May 12 :
Closing Night Show
Show starts 7:30 PM (Doors open 6:30 PM)
All shows take place at Berkeley Street Theatre (Downstairs)
26 Berkeley Street, Toronto.
Friday, May 11:
Opening Performance
Show starts 8:30 PM (Doors Open 7:00 PM)
Taha, originally an Arabic play, will be performed in English by Amer Hlehel with poetry in Arabic with English subtitles.
For the first time, Toronto Palestine Film Festival presents live Theater from Palestine
– the internationally acclaimed play, TAHA by Amer Hlehel!
Ticket prices range from $45 to $65
(student discount 10%).
TAHA is based on the story of the celebrated Palestinian poet Taha Muhammad Ali.
His poetry tells of the experience of Palestinian refugees; his story parallels the story of Palestinians who remained in their homeland after 1948.
This is not a play about the tragedy of a poet, but rather about the triumph of his life. What makes the story of Taha Muhammad Ali so unique and special is that it is the tale of a poet that did not for one moment stop loving.
“Amer Hlehel TAHA is a dramatic & lyrical tour de force. Hlehel's epic account of Taha Muhammad Ali's coming of age and coming to poetry against all odds is a delight for the mind and nourishment for the heart.”
- 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner AYAD AKHTAR
TAHA has toured the world, with performances in the U.K., Europe the U.S., Australia, Jordan, Qatar, and Palestine. Now it’s time for Toronto to experience the inspiring story of Taha Mohammed Ali in commemoration of the 70th Nakba.
Adapted from Adina Hoffman’s book “My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness” and based on the poet’s life and works, writer-performer Amer Hlehel has created a tour-de-force solo performance interweaving Taha’s singular and exquisite poetry with his compelling life’s journey. TAHA powerfully communicates the sorrow, humor, resilience and tender humanity of this extraordinary man and artist.
Credits:
Written and Performed by: Amer Hlehel
Translation and Direction: Amir Nizar Zuabi
Design: Ashraf Hanna
Music: Habib Shehadeh Hanna
Lighting: Muaz Al Jubeh
Production Manager: Khawla Ibraheem
Produced by: Toronto Palestine Film Festival (TPFF) and Qadita Productions