Turaab: Arabic for sand, soil, cemetery.

A child is on her way home. She gets lost and loses her map. It begins to rain. She hears a sound and impulsively follows it… Thus begins Turaab, a deeply personal journey through the promised land.

From Charlie Chaplin to Isadora Duncan and the mysteries of the Middle East, award-winning playwright and actress Lana Nasser delivers a truly unique physical performance that doesn’t need music nor text to give a voice to those who usually remain unheard.