Arabic Theatre - Clarinet

I missed the second day of the Arabic theatre program because of the light painting workshop but I was able to go in the 3rd day. I watched this very touching play called "Clarinet". 

Director: Akram Al Malki

Actor/Screenwriter: Fadi Al Ghoul

I really fell in love with the actor's performance. Although he acted all the roles in the play he could perform each one so differently in a very easy way. Later I knew also that the play was based on the actor's true life memories about his childhood and the war and "Sabra and Shatila" massacre. It was so sad but beautiful at the same time. I can watch it over and over again.

Arabic Theatre - Insihab

There were some arabic plays played in the theatre of La Friche as a part of the Arabic theatre program. The first play I watched called "Insihab" in Arabic or retreating in English. 

Director: Moez Gediri

Screenwriter: Mohamed Al Attar

Cast: Nadia Wally/Skander Zehani

The play was very simple in terms of art direction. There were only the two actors and a bottle of water. I found some difficulty understanding every word although it was in Arabic but it was in Tunisian colloquial and the were speaking so fast but the actors were good in general.

La Villa

La Villa in La Friche de Belle de Mai

I am staying in the villa or "La villa" as it's called in French. It's more like a dorm consisting of 3 floors each one having different separate rooms and a shared toilet, kitchen and 2 bathrooms. I'm staying in the 2nd floor which is really nice. It's a bit scary at night as you feel like in one of those big houses in the horror films :)

The view from my room window in la Villa

The villa is located in "La Friche La Belle de Mai" in Belle de Mai district. It was a tobacco factory in the past but nowadays it's one of the biggest cultural places in Marseille. There are always screenings, performances and cultural events taking place in it.

A remaining old tobacco machine in La Friche

The office of ZINC/ECM is also located in La Friche besides many other offices. There is also a yard for skateboarding where you can find dozens of young people skating. One of the most distinguish thing I noticed in the place or even in Marseille in general is the Graffiti and the hip hop culture in general.

The skateboarding yard in La Friche