زي‌ اللیلة Zai el Lila

Caught between German bureaucracy—»Your documents don’t allow for an extension of your residence permit.«—and calls from her alarmed family—»Don’t even think about coming back to Iran!«—Scheherazade has only one weapon: Stories. Out of them, she builds a labyrinth into which she gradually lures the clerk at the Immigration Office. 

Hanik Soleimani and Marianna Wicha combine the dramaturgy of One Thousand and One Nights with autofiction, original music inspired by Byzantine melodies, and the techniques of contemporary puppetry. A blend as wild as the stories have to be, which one tells to survive.

On 20.9., a concert by Jigaraki—Hanik Soleimani’s band featuring Elèni Mik and Nafsika Gkotzamani—will take place in the set of »Zai el Lila«.

Text, concept, performance Hanik Soleimani Director Marianna Wicha Assistant director tba Stage, costumes, visuals Ins Meyer, Jeanot Choreography Saeed Asad Sangabi Composition, arrangement Elèli Mik, Hanik Soleimani Choir Elèni Mik, Nafsika Gkotzamani, Hanik Soleimani Qanun Nafsika Gkotzamani Oud Elèni Mik Live camera Evi Minou Voices Felix Vosse, Sarah John, Ronja Bemmann, Barbod Ardalani, Annick Durán Kandzior Camera Direction Marlene Blumert, Evi Minou, Pedram Behroozi Puppets HfS Puppenfundus
 Photos E.Orta Videos Marlene Vlumert

A production by HFS Ernst Busch.

Next date:

• Date Friday, 18/September/2026 20:00 ( 1 more date )
• Venue Ballhaus Ost
• Address Pappelallee 15 A, 10437 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg