In the organizer's words:

Dafa Theater [Czech Republic]

Performance in English

Based on the true story of Palestinian artist Karim Shaheen, War Maker is a journey into Karim's dreams and delusions.

Using the staging as a resonance chamber, the audience is directly involved in Karim's point of view from the very beginning of the show. War Maker is a multidisciplinary theater performance that combines visual art, new media with documentary film and object theater.

Karim, who lives in permanent exile, is at a crossroads where the performance itself reflects his fractured memories of war. When his friend lost an arm during the Gulf War, Karim, whose life was marked by three wars, became interested in the silver screen, particularly science fiction films.

There was a war going on in various countries where he ended up. Was he a war maker?

• Director: Husam Abed
• Dramaturgy: Marek Turošik
• Artistic direction: Astrid Mendez
• Stage design: Katarina Cakova, Astrid Mendez
• Choreography: Ryuji Yamaguchi
• Sound and lighting design: Matej Vejdelek
• Film & Editing: Reka Deak, Dmitri Berzon