Resistance!

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Hey, are you ready? Our democracy is in danger. They are coming—for you and for me. This is the moment to rise up. How far are you willing to go? Shall we protest? Strike? What can we do? What is justified? Everything? Nothing? We must take action to protect what we hold dear.

About Resistance!

In Resistance!, Sahand Sahebdivani explores what it means to live with the stories of World War II, the Iranian Revolution, and ancient Persian myths of good and evil—while today's news seems to be catching up with those old war stories. Expect a powerful blend of storytelling, spoken word, archival footage, and electrifying live music by jazz drummer and virtuoso Henning Luther.

“Zijn nieuwe voorstelling Verzet! zat al langer in het vat, maar kreeg steeds meer vorm door de verkiezingswinst van de PVV, de terugkeer van Trump en de oorlog in Gaza.”

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“een krachtig mengsel van verhalen om de complexiteit van het thema te tonen”

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About Sahand Sahebdivani

Resistance! was developed in collaboration with Productiehuis Mozaïek and serves as the thematic successor to Sahand’s previous performance, Het Verre Woord.

Sahand Sahebdivani (1980) is an Iranian-Dutch storyteller and musician. He is one of the founders of Mezrab, co-artistic director of the Amsterdam Storytelling Festival, and one of the Netherlands’ most renowned storytellers. In 2014, he was named Storyteller of the Year, and in 2017, he won the Amsterdam Fringe Gold Award.

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