This is NOT what I want to tell you - NTGent | A touching story about resistance and oppression

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This is NOT what I want to tell you - Rimah Jabr | (c) Gui Morilha

This is NOT what I want to tell you

This is NOT what I want to tell you

Rimah Jabr

12.05.27 — 13.05.27

This is NOT what I want to tell you

12.05.27 — 13.05.27

In a world where even sleepwalking is viewed with suspicion, a child can be arrested without knowing why.

This Is Not What I Want to Tell You follows theatre maker Rimah Jabr and a fifteen-year-old girl who wakes up next to a settlement fence whilst being arrested during a sleepwalking episode. But has she really done anything wrong?

The performance is set against a reality in which children are under constant surveillance and everyday actions can lead to arrest. Anyone found in the ‘wrong’ zone, crossing an invisible boundary, or simply being present, is treated as a suspect.

When language falls short and testimonies are silenced, the body itself becomes a form of resistance. This Is Not What I Want to Tell You explores how young people, despite control and restriction, find ways to remain visible.

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Duration

50 mins

Tickets

15-22 euros

Language

English

Subtitles

Dutch

References to juvenile detention

Contains scenes of political violence and the systematic oppression of the Palestinian people

Good to know

This performance is part of the yearly festival Eye on Palestine in 2027

Dates

Wed 12.05.27 — 20u00

20u00

Minnemeers

Thu 13.05.27 — 20u00

20u00

Minnemeers

Credits

Direction & text

Rimah Jabr

Scenography

Bianca Guimarães

Compostition & sound design

David Mesiha

Voices

Kaat Arnaert

On stage

Bianca Guimarães (as visual artist)

Light design

Christopher-Elizabeth

Dates

Wed 12.05.27 — 20u00

20u00

Minnemeers

Thu 13.05.27 — 20u00

20u00

Minnemeers

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