Tweet The Somali multimedia artist Ifrah Mansour, Minnesota-based Somali playwright and performer IN HER ONE WPOMEAN SHOW HOW TO HAVE FUN IN CIVIL WAR, revisitED her childhood memories during the 1991 Somali civil war to confront violent history with humor, and provide a voice for the global refugee stories of children. How to Have Fun in a Civil War, is a one-act multimedia play, which explores war from an idyllic viewpoint of a seven-year-old Somali refugee girl. The play weaves puppetry, poetry, videos and multiple oral stories taken from community interviews to tell a captivating story about resilience while pushing the audience to engage in a healing process that is…
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HOW TO HAVE FUN IN A CIVIL WAR, MY CONVERSATION WITH SOMALI PLAYWRIGHT IFRAH MANSOUR
Tweet With How to Have Fun in a Civil War, Mansour revisits her childhood memories during the 1991 Somali civil war to confront violent history with humor, and provide a voice for the stories of children. This one-act multimedia play reading explores war from the idyllic viewpoint of a seven-year-old Somali girl. The play layers multiple narratives taken from community interviews to tell a captivating story about resilience while pushing audiences to engage in a healing process that is still raw for survivors of the war.” Children Theatre Gallery:
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Art Gallery tells the Story of Somali and Jewish Immigrants in America.
Tweet How Arts Brings Immigrants stories… , Visual Artist Pamela Gaard, Immigrants and The Other.. at Jewish Community Center, MPLS Gallery: