« We Are All Gaza » special live broadcast
The radio show will be at the centre of our evening. We are pleased to have three hours on Colaboradio.de, from 7 pm to 10 pm, which will be organised as follows: an introduction to Palestinian musicians by C-drik Fermont (45 minutes) - first concert by Dirar Kalash (oud and electronica, 25 minutes) - “Hidden Stories: Nakba” radio show by Shanti Suki Osman (45 minutes) - second concert by Dirar Kalash (oud and electronica, 25 minutes) - interview with Frank Barat about Global Palestine (20 to 30 minutes) - the performance’s audio will be intermittently audible and will be the common thread throughout the evening (10 to 20 minutes)
This will take place on the 15th of May 2018, the anniversary of the Nakba, and will last three hours, like the daily supply of power to Gaza by the State of Israel. Two concerts, a radio show and a performance, all happening in the same space, will be aired live on the Internet and automatically archived. As a result, this action will be immediately available for broadcast all around the world with a simple internet connection. The main event will take place in Berlin, while being broadcast in Locarno and possibly in one of the tents at the demonstration in Gaza (this is being tested).
Jérémie Pujau’s performance will run in parallel to the radio show. It will be based on a handpoke tattooing session of a symbol of solidarity combining the Palestinian slogan “Kulluna Ghaza” (We are all Gaza) with the infamous Palestinian Key of Return. The tattoo was designed in a collaboration between Belal Khaled, calligrapher and photographer met in Gaza, and densha_tattoo. The performer will read texts such as UN Resolution 194 and writings by Hannah Arendt.
The whole performance will take place within a structure covered with gauze reminiscent of the shape of the Gaza strip. This action will be visible only indirectly, through this veil of gauze, as well as in the form of a simultaneous projection on a wall next to the structure and on YouTube. The aim here is to express unreserved support of the Palestinian right of return and to make a call for the end of the blockade.