Duration
45 mins
Part of The Gathering, a programme curated by Omar Rajeh
The Gathering:
Prelude to Violence
Ghida Hachicho
Teatrostudio
Past event
13 June 2026
19:30
The Gathering:
Prelude to Violence
Ghida Hachicho
Teatrostudio
Past event
13 June 2026
19:30
One of the most intriguing figures on the contemporary Beirut scene, Ghida Hachicho presents a performance which, taking the form of a documentary, explores the processes and contexts through which territorial violence takes shape.
The Gombe Chimpanzee War (1974–1978) was a violent conflict between two groups of chimpanzees, the Kasakela and the Kahama, observed and documented by Jane Goodall in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. Marked by territorial expansion, organised aggression and planned attacks – including episodes of cannibalism – the war ended with the systematic elimination of the Kahama group.
By reconstructing and retracing individual and collective behaviours, movements and spatial dynamics, Prelude to Violence analyses how territorial violence is enacted, tested and consolidated over time.
concept and direction
Ghida Hachicho
interpretation and performance
Mounzer Baalbaki
Ghida Hachicho
music and sound design
Shakeeb Abu Hamdan
lighting design
Ricardo Clemente
co-production
Cie Omar Rajeh & Maqamat,
LAC Lugano Arte e Cultura,
Festival Aperto / Fondazione I Teatri di Reggio Emilia
residencies supported by
the residency programme at PACT Zollverein (Essen),
Culture Resource,
Amadeus – École de danse et de musique