""We could feel the presence of a force that was censoring our speech," she said, reflecting on her experiences in Beirut under occupation."
""Don't worry," she comforts the audience as a deep rumbling echoes around her. "It's not the first time I die," illustrating her engagement with themes of death in her performances."
""Storytellers like to travel, and like to carry their stories, and like to hear other people's stories," emphasizing the importance of narrative in her work."
Rawya El Chab's performance series 'Crossing the Water' chronicles experiences under military occupation following the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon. The artist draws parallels between her past in Beirut and the current fears of immigrant families in Brooklyn regarding ICE. Her work, spanning two decades, includes interactive theater in refugee camps and explorations of themes like death and mythology. The series is part of a larger narrative about the Lebanese Left during the Civil War and Palestinian resistance movements.
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