«Flight» .. A sad story on a stage without a stage and actors

In a premiere in the Middle East, the Arts Center at New York University Abu Dhabi yesterday hosted the performance of Flight by Caroline Brother and directed by Oliver Emmanuel.

The word “play” does not apply in its usual form to the exceptional 45-minute show, as there is no stage or actors, but the viewer alone in the face of something like a box, and the lower lighting reflected on the work figures made of clay and ceramics, moving according to soundtrack through Earphones accompanied by the narrator's voice, making the viewer feel more cinematic than theatrical.

Asylum

The show illustrates the story of two children from Afghanistan, who can be dropped on both those who have escaped death and oppression.

In line with the Year of Tolerance, there are advance preparations for the audience. The audience is divided into three groups, each of them entering to find that they are alone in a very dark room, where the spectator sits in a chair, in front of a box like a hollow plate with figures moving according For the music and voice of a narrator he hears through an earpiece, and here begins the spectator to enter this world of miniature and great in his story and presentation.

Since the first scene, which passes through a film, the viewer begins to see a happy family gathering at a dining table filled with good things for a mother, father and two young children, and then comes the sound of bombing and flight and the loss of the children to their parents. This is where the tale and the asylum journey begin.

The play combines graphic novel with the art of diorama and audio, combining dramatic themes with a charming visual image. Each of the attendees from their personal wing of the theater sees the story unfolding in front of them in the form of images and animated models at a slow pace in line with the sound and music they hear through their headphones.

insistence

Flight presents the concept of immigration and refugees through an expressive story about two orphans from Afghanistan (Ariane and Kabir) who are on a trip from Kabul and aim to reach London, where they pass several countries, and are subjected to all kinds of abuse and exploitation, the most heinous exploitation of the child is large and was raped by One of the European farmers.

The older brother tries in many ways to bring his abused brother back to focus on the dream of arriving in London, where their late mother's family lives, and teaches him how to fly while on the ground hugging him all the time.He is afraid of him.He is subjected to intolerable human cruelty, but it is determination that creates strength in their hearts. A cruel journey, with ugly details, but the insistence on survival gives the young the strength and defies all the injustice that surrounds them.

Access Point

After all the siblings are exposed, the unhappy ending in Flight is approaching. They sneak into a refrigerated meat truck and the joy is not complete. The older brother dies in the cold, but at least he has kept his promise to his younger brother and brought him to London. The viewer then realizes that the narrator's voice is "big," and he is young. He stresses that the nightmares of his violation continue to haunt him, but the dream of flying - which his brother was urging him to do - is why life is given a chance to reconcile.