14th – 17th Of November 2022
From 14:00h to 18:00h
Institut français d’Egypte à Alexandrie, ΕΚΑ_Greek Community of Alexandria – Garage, Rock Sound, Janakles Studio, Goethe Institute Alexandria and 6 Bab Sharq
In this performance, you have only 90 minutes to solve the mystery of the murder of businesswoman “Nada Fathi”. We ask you to participate in rewriting the story inviting you through flashbacks, to revisit the events of the last day in the life of the victim, Mrs. “Nada Fathi”. We invite you to visit the places she frequented, learn from people she met, review her diaries and interview eyewitnesses.
Audiences will be divided in groups of three to five, that have to collaborate to uncover the murder mystery, and come to a conclusion about the perpetrator. This all in 90 minutes.
If the Earth’s temperature rises by 4 degrees, we find that the cities of Alexandria, Miami and Shanghai are at an equal risk of drowning, according to a speech by former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, at COP26. Yet Egypt’s contribution to global carbon emission does not exceed 0.61%, while that of the United States’ is 14.02%, and of China 29.18%. Will the industrialized nations, which have accumulated all their wealth by draining the planet, commit to reducing their carbon emissions equally? Will they stand by us, in facing the consequences of climate change?
90 Minutes, an interactive multidisciplinary performance, seeks to discuss the social and economic impact of climate change on the residents of Alexandria and their future. By merging live performance and digital solutions, a group of artists present their views and future visions of their drowning city. This creative framework provides an opportunity for the audience to learn about and discuss the economic and social impact that climate change will have on the city of Alexandria, on their lives and the lives of future generations.
Credit
Dramaturgy and direction
Abdalla Daif
Actors in order of appearance
Mohamed Khamis
Nesma Abdel Aziz
Mohamed Morsy
Regine Vafiadis
Masheaa Reyad
Islam Abd Elshafea
Mohamed Samir
Mosad Salem
Production: Ossama El Hawary
Set design: Maryam Wagdy
Sound track: Mohamed Khaled
Digital solutions: Platform
Videography: Yehia Elhellou
Sound recording: Sameh Nabil
Social Media: Hala Abdullah
Communications: Maryam Zaghloul
Advertising Photography: Ahmed Nagy Draz and Yasmine Hussien
Documentary Photography: Nassif Gerges
Creative producer: Abdalla Daif
This project is funded by The European Union, The European Union National Institutes for Culture in Egypt. And Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC)
In Cooperation with: Goethe Institute Alexandria, Institut français d’Egypte à Alexandrie, ΕΚΑ_Greek Community of Alexandria, 6 Bab Sharq, Janakles Studio and Rock Sound.
Special thanks to: Ahmed Nagy Draz, Yasmine Hussien, Christina Schatz, ِEmad Mabrouk, and Andreas Vafiadis.