Inspired by the card games played between Muslims and Jews on “Tahiti Beach” in Casablanca; one of the last spaces where Jews and Muslims connect in Morocco (see Return to Casablanca); Anna Lublina will create a participatory performance game that explores histories of Jewish-Muslim conviviality – before and after the modern advent of “nation states.” The aim will be to unravel current narratives that pit Jews and Muslims against each other, while creating a playful, participatory space to imagine a post-nation future.
This research will be guided by questions such as: How can we bring education tools and performance-building tools together? How can we use play as a tool of resistance against reductive political narratives? What are new ways to bring game scores and structures to the stage?

Anna Lublina is an interdisciplinary performance maker, educator, and dramaturg. As the child of a Soviet Jewish immigrant, they are drawn to diaspora as a creative format and as an anti-nationalist political orientation. After completing a Masters degree in Choreography and Performance at Justus Liebig University Gießen in 2023, Anna Lublina is now based in Berlin. annalublina.com