In a world haunted by wars, crises, and violence, the literatures of the world —and theatre in particular— cannot remain silent. Since 2013, Ça va, ça va le monde ! has given voice to French-language dramatic writings from Africa, the Caribbean, and the Arab world. Through RFI’s cycle of readings, these texts, deeply rooted in the social and political realities of their regions, find a space for resonance and sharing.
تامزلأاو بورحلا هدوست ملاع يف ةصاخو ،يلماعلا بدلأل نكمي لا ،فنعلاو ماع ذنم .اتماص ىقبي نأ ،حرسلما Ça va, ça va le جمانرب حنم ،2013 ةيحرسلما تاباتكلل اتوص !monde يبيراكلاو ايقيرفإ نم ةيسنرفلا ةغللاب تاءارق ةرود للاخ نم .يبرعلا ملاعلاو هذه دجت ،(RFI) ةيلودلا اسنرف ويدار عقاولا يف ةقيمعلا روذجلا ،صوصنلا ةحاسم ،اهقطانلم يسايسلاو يعامتجلاا .اهادص ددرتي ثيح ةكراشملل
Chèvres
by Liwaa Yazji - Syria
A play written in 2017, as the toll of the war in Syria grows heavier. Faced with the grief of mourning families, the local party official decides to compensate them by offering a goat for each child killed in combat. But one father refuses to accept it and stands up to uncover the truth about his son’s death.
A political tragicomedy about manipulation and the violence of dictatorship.
Liwaa Yazji is a Syrian playwright, filmmaker, screenwriter, and poet based in Berlin. She published a poetry collection, In Peace, We Leave Home, and directed the documentary Haunted (2014), which received an award at the Marseille International Film Festival.
Her play Goats has been translated into English, German, Dutch, and French.
Translated from Arabic by Leyla-Claire Rabih and Jumana Al-Yasiri
With the support of Maison Antoine Vitez.
Distribution
Reading directed by Arnaud Chéron, Armel Roussel
The Ça va, ça va le monde ! series is created and coordinated by Pascal Paradou