Destination: Origin von Mohammad Rasoulof

In the organizer's words:

Mohammad Rasoulof's theater production weaves the themes of exile, identity and artistic freedom into a performance that invites the audience to reflect on the meaning of home and the power of self-determination. Setareh Maleki, Mahsa Rostami and Niousha Akhshi, with whom Rasoulof previously collaborated on his feature film The Seeds of the Sacred Fig Tree (2024), are now on stage in Destination: Origin.

Just like Mohammad Rasoulof himself, they were forced to leave Iran. Having arrived at their (supposed) destination in Berlin, the actresses, joined by their colleague Eli Riccardi, go through the stages of their escape in the production.

Rasoulof, one of the most prominent film directors and winner of numerous film awards, asks in Destination: Origin: What do you orient yourself to when you leave the confines of constant political control? What do you return to in order to arrive at your own freedom? Rasoulof creates images of a journey in which destination and starting point become blurred.

"Destination: Origin" is a production of the Berliner Festspiele with the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, THEATER an der RUHR, Nationaltheater Mannheim and Thalia Theater.

There will be a discussion after the performance on February 2.

Website: Thalia Theater - Destination: Origin