One’s own room Inside Kabul

One’s own room Inside Kabul is an invitation to step into the living room of a young Afghan woman. There, after taking off their shoes and sitting down among the cushions and traditional dishes, the audience meets Raha (Sumaia Sediqi), isolated from the outside world after the Taliban’s rise to power, Raha shares her thoughts, her desires and her fears. The audience finds itself trapped alongside her, as it listens to the story of her daily life. Conceived by Kubra Khademi and Caroline Gillet, with a video creation produced by an anonymous team from Kabul, this visual and sound-based experience in a confined space evokes the fragility of everyday life for women in Afghanistan and serves as a reminder of how quickly fundamental freedom can collapse – and not just within Afghanistan’s borders.  An immersive project that turns personal testimony into a powerful call for collective reflection.

تغمر هذه التجربة الجمهور في صالون أفغاني حيث يكتشف امرأة شابة مقطوعة عن العالم الخارجي، يتأرجح وجودها بين اليأس والمقاومة. يدعى الجمهور إلى رؤية حدود الحبس. 

Text and sound Sumaia Sediqi (Raha) 
Direction Caroline Gillet and Kubra Khademi 
Sound narrative Caroline Gillet accompagnée de Anna Buy 
Scenography Kubra Khademi 
Video artiste et techniciens anonymes à Kaboul
Lighting design François Lewyllie
Mixing Frédéric Changenet – Radio France et sons additionnels depuis Kaboul Benazer
General stage management François Lewyllie
Production Maria-Carmela Mini

An immersive experience adapted from the original podcasts from France Inter Inside Kaboul et Outside Kaboul de Caroline Gillet.

Production Latitudes Prod (Lille)
Co-production Festival d’Avignon, Théâtre de la Ville (Paris), Festival d’Automne à Paris, Les Halles de Schaerbeek (Bruxelles), Festival euro-scène Leipzig, Théâtre Molière Scène Nationale Archipel de Thau, Radio France 
Une expérience immersive adaptée des podcasts originaux de FRANCE INTER « Inside Kaboul » et « Outside Kaboul » de Caroline Gillet. 
With the support of d’Open Society Foundations via l’Afghanistan Cultural Fund et Ville de Lille dans le cadre d’un accueil en résidence 
Artist residency support Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains, La Ménagerie de Verre (Paris) 
Acknowledgments Matthieu Beauval, Thierry Cabrera, Anne Fontanesi, Juliette Prouteau, Behishta Rahmaty, Florence Sarfati et les équipes de France Inter, l’École d’Art du Beauvaisis et les céramistes Amandine Brunet et Valérie Dubuisson.

Performances in partnership with France Médias Monde