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Postponement of Ahmed Tobasi’s Play "And Here I Am" in Choisy-le-Roi

Cultural and Artistic CensorshipLegal procedures: No

DATE

October 11, 2023

LOCATION

Choisy-le-Roi (France)

TARGETED PERSON/INSTITUTION

Palestinian director Ahmed Tobasi

DOMAIN/FIELD

Art and Culture

RESPONSIBLE FOR BAN

Choisy-le-Roi Theater

The theater in Choisy-le-Roi decided to postpone And Here I Am, a play by Palestinian director Ahmed Tobasi, amid tensions related to the war in Gaza.

The theatre cited security concerns to justify the decision, despite the fact that the production was a theatrical work and an expression of Palestinian art and culture.

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