I, Dareen T

Israeli theatre creator, actor and activist Einat Weizman’s solo documentary theatre piece is based on the story of Palestinian poet Dareen Tatour, convicted by Israeli authorities for “incitement to violence” over a poem and two posts she published on Youtube and Facebook. A long legal battle (during which she was under house arrest) ensues, as Tatour argues that her poem and posts constitute legitimate protest against the crimes of Occupation. Weizman meets Tatour during her legal struggle and accompanies her to hearings. The encounters create a friendship that gives birth to a play. Einat faces her own silencing and censorship as both her and Dareen’s narratives merge and the boundaries between them become blurred as Weizman’s performance exposes a suppressed reality and act of liberation, from the chains of oppression, through the solidarity of sisterhood.