Has been performed in collaboration with local refugee youth at a.o. places Københavns Musikteater, Vendsyssel Teater, Riddersalen m.fl. Watch trailer here Fotos here
Age group: From 9 years.
How does it feel when machineguns thunders outside your own frontdoor? What do you do when your parents are frightened? What happens when you are forced to leave your home, family, friends and all you know and escape alone to a foreign country?
See you, Rafiq-e-man! is a documentary performance about refugee children.
He is 11 years old. He arrived in Denmark 5 years ago. A war started where he lived. He had to escape to survive. He reached Denmark. He lived at the asylum center for 5 years. It was here he meet Rafiq-e-man.
Now Rafiq is gone too. They sent him back and nobody has heard from him since.
Before Rafiq left he swore he would come back to him. It is a long time ago now...
But maybe....maybe today will be the day Rafiq returns?
In the intersection between reality and fiction, the fictive story and the young refugee youths authentic stories creates an impetus for eachother in a constant flow between documentary and fiction as the story and images unfolds with the praticipating audience.
Staging: Ingrid Tranum Velásquez
Scenography: Sille Dons Heltoft
Music: Henriette Groth
Choreography: Ingrid Tranum Velásquez in collaboration with the performers.
Light design: Jeppe Volkmann
Builder: Steen Mols
Consultant: Ernesto Piga Carbone
On stage: Frej Stenholdt Mortensen, Christian Issa, Henriette Groth and local youth with refugee background
The production is supported by: Wilhelm Hansen Fonden, Augustinusfonden, Sonningfonden, Københavns Scenekunstudvalg.