Ibrahim Miari, a performing artist from Israel, will present his semi-autobiographical one-man show, “In Between,” at Carleton College on Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m. in the Weitz Center for Creativity Studio. This event is free and open to the public.
“In Between” reflects Miari’s experience growing up in Israel with a Palestinian Muslim father and a Jewish Israeli mother, and examines the complexities and contradictions inherent in Palestinian-Israeli identity. In the performance, Miari re-enacts being subjected to interrogation by Israeli airport security and finds himself lost in memories of his childhood in Acco, of his Jewish and Palestinian grandmothers, and of war. The questions surrounding his identity are even further complicated by his imminent marriage to a Jewish American woman.
Miari is an actor, writer, director, choreographer, and Sufi dancer with the Acco Theater Center in Israel. “In Between” has been featured at the United Solo Theatre Festival, the Leeds International Jewish Arts Festival, and the El Hakawati International Theater Arts Festival. More information can be found at www.inbetweenplay.com.
This event is sponsored by the Carleton College Department of Middle Eastern Languages. For further information and disability accommodations, call (507) 222-5451 or contact sbayadsy@carleton.edu. The Weitz Center for Creativity is located at 320 East Third Street in Northfield.
