by John Feffer | Feb 4, 2016 | Redev, Uncategorized
In Iran, wrestling commands the same level of public interest as football in the United States. This is no passing fad. Wrestling is intimately entwined with the history and culture of the country, going back to the legendary matches that Persian kings conducted with...
by John Feffer | Jan 19, 2016 | Redev, Uncategorized
Solo shows are about journeys. The performer tells the story of how he or she navigated through an experience of life-altering importance. At the beginning of Wrestling Jerusalem, the new solo show that kicks off Mosaic Theater Company’s latest Voices from a Changing...
by Solmaz Sharif | Apr 25, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Redev, War & Peace
Dunya Mikhail is the author of six books of poetry in Arabic, three of which—The Iraqi Nights (New Directions, 2014), Diary of a Wave Outside a Sea (New Directions, 2009), and The War Works Hard (New Directions, 2006)—have been translated into English. Born in Iraq,...
by John Feffer | Apr 2, 2014 | Human Rights, Redev, War & Peace
In 1948, the village of Tantura fell within the borders of the newly created state of Israel. It was a small, seaside village of approximately 1,200 residents, most of them Arab farmers and fishermen. As the war between Israel and its Arab neighbors escalated, Tantura...
by Sonya Renee Taylor | Mar 28, 2014 | Democracy & Governance, Human Rights, Redev
Shailja Patel is a third-generation Kenyan poet, playwright, theater artist, and political activist. Her work examines humanity through the lens of migration, diaspora, and the struggle for justice. She published her first full-length book Migritude in 2010, based on...
