Song of Roland: The Arabic Version, Installation view, Theater der Welt, Hamburg, 2017

The Song of Roland: The Arabic Version, 2017

The Song of Roland: The Arabic Version had its world premiere at the Theater der Welt Festival in Hamburg on 27 May 2017. The large-scale musical theatre performance is based on the French epic poem La Chanson de Roland translated into classical Arabic. The work is set against a backdrop designed by Shawky, and is performed by over 20 fidjeri singers and musicians following the traditional style of Arabian Gulf pearl divers.