“Riding on a Cloud is an accomplished piece of theater, at once emotionally moving and bristling with intelligence, its story both intensely personal and utterly universal”
– Daily Star, Lebanon

Rabih Mroué investigates the personal and political legacy of conflict and trauma in Riding on a Cloud. Intertwining fiction and non-fiction, his brother Yasser Mroué appears on stage as himself, recounting memories from his experience of being shot in the head during the Lebanese Civil War. Suffering from aphasia, Yasser was left with the ability to recognize people and things in front of him, but not in images. On his doctor’s advice, Yasser created videos as therapy, in an attempt to recover his understanding of the relationship between reality and representation. Yasser’s videos fuse with his recounted memories on stage to offer a captivating reflection on the nature of storytelling.

Here for 3 shows only, after acclaimed performances at the MoMA in 2015, don’t miss the chance to see this powerful piece of theatre from internationally lauded performer, visual artist, director and playwright Rabih Mroué. This is the first stop on a North American tour co-presented by The Theatre Centre, The Walker Art Center, PuSh Festival, and On The Boards.

Performed in Arabic with English subtitles.