Vogels - Internationaal Theater Amsterdam | Alize Zandwijk

Eitan, a Jewish student in New York falls in love with the Arabian Wahida, but comes across the unwavering attitude of his father who does not want to admit 'the enemy' in his family. Eitan goes looking for his roots in Israel and ends up in the hospital after a bomb attack. The family members gather around the hospital bed and bring a long concealed secret to light that all assumptions about identity and enmity to shake. 

Director Alize Zandwijk introduced the work of Wajdi Mouawad in the Netherlands. At the Ro Theater where she was artistic director from 2006 to 2016, she directed four of his pieces, including Burning . Also in birds , which she previously directed at Theater Bremen, war and identity are central. You will be sucked into an exciting search that ultimately forces all the characters to review their prejudices and origin. 

Vogels was selected in 2023 for the Nederlands Theater Festival and actor Yahya Gaier was nominated for the Arlecchino 2023.

The press about birds
"With its imaginative direction, Alize Zandwijk has made an exciting performance."For example, Zandwijk makes working the past in the present tangible. " (nrc ★★★★)
" Under the direction of Alize Zandwijk, birds offers a spark of hope that is transcending to awareness for awarenessAn invitation to open the heart for that oh so treacherous other. "( theater newspaper)

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• View the video insert : Discover how the show was made. Director Alize Zandwijk, actors Nastaran Razawi Khorasani and Steven van Watermeulen and musician Amber Docters van Leeuwen are speaking.