FADI MURAD

A celebration or a funeral? A dream or a nightmare? A man walks through shifting realities, guided by voices—some kind, some cruel, some indifferent. A door appears, opening and closing like fate itself. A TV flickers, showing fragments of what was lost or what could have been. Masks come on and off, revealing fears, desires, and ghosts of the past.

A call reaches out from afar—personal, political, and unseen. Who is calling? And who is listening? Through movement, sound, and text, "A Call from Afar" invites you into an absurd, tender, and painful journey—between staying and leaving, between memory and future, between longing and acceptance.

An autobiographical solo performance that deals with the politics of being an Arab born in Jerusalem. Through the mediums of sound and original text, Fadi explores the connection between his daily paranoia of his own death while moving between East and West Jerusalem, the death of his mother at an early age, and the upcoming death of his father.

Influenced by the content that surrounds him – including hip hop music and comedy skits by Key & Peele – he creates lyrical pieces for stage and comedic skits that reflect his own journey.

A solo performance art piece that deals with the moment I understood as a child that my mother had passed away. A piece that focuses on abstract movement and the repetition of a lyrical text blending with autobiographical storytelling.