In 2024 Ashtar Theatre started a new call to artists around the world: letters to Gaza.
During the Leo Season Birthday extravaganza, KP, Tarneem and Ahmad all created audio art in what they called "Mermaid Palace: the Cairo Office" aka: the very spacious air bnb KP rented where they each had a room and a desk to create at. When Tarneem sat down to write a letter to her home, this work of poetry emerged in only a couple of hours. We didn't edit a single word.
It’s been 6 months since she left her home in the north of Gaza. Every day she watches the news and prays for her family, her friends, her people. She waits for the world to wake up. She waits to see her pain reflected and acknowledged. Heartbroken and determined she wonders, “are we not even allowed nostalgia?”
The letter was written and recorded by Tarneem Jaber, age 19. Music and sound design directed by Ahmad Jaber.
SUPPORT THREE BRILLIANT YOUNG PEOPLE FROM GAZA TO FINISH THEIR EDUCATION.