KVS

Mawda Means Affection at Théâtre National

Mawda Means Affection premiered at KVS last year. This creation tells the story of Mawda, the little girl who was killed by a Belgian police bullet in May of 2018. Because the story must continue to be heard, the creation will be performed at our neighbouring Théâtre National in December – the perfect chance to catch this moving play. 

    • 30.09.2021
      20:30 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 01.10.2021
      20:30 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 02.10.2021
      20:30 - 21:45
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 06.10.2021
      20:30 - 21:45
      with after talk (NL)
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 07.10.2021
      20:30 - 21:45
      with after talk (FR)
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 08.10.2021
      20:30 - 21:45
      performance + concert
      KVS, Brussels
      KVS BOX
    • 15.10.2021
      20:00
      Toneelhuis, Antwerpen
      Bourlaschouwburg
    • 23.10.2021
      20:00
      NTGent, Gent
      Schouwburg
    • 24.10.2021
      15:00
      NTGent, Gent
      Schouwburg
    • 14.12.2021
      20:00
      Maison de la Culture/Maison de creation, Tournai
      Théâtre
    • 15.12.2021
      20:00
      Maison de la Culture/Maison de creation, Tournai
      Théâtre
    • 18.01.2022
      20:00
      Mars Mons arts de la scène, Mons
      Théâtre le Manège
    • 19.01.2022
      20:00
      Mars Mons arts de la scène, Mons
      Théâtre le Manège
    • 21.01.2022
      20:30
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 22.01.2022
      20:30
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 23.01.2022
      15:00
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 25.01.2022
      13:30
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 25.01.2022
      20:30
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 26.01.2022
      20:30
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 27.01.2022
      19:30
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 28.01.2022
      20:30
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 29.01.2022
      20:30
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 01.12.2022
      14:00 - 15:15
      Théâtre National, Brussel
      Studio
    • 02.12.2022
      20:30 - 21:45
      Théâtre National, Brussel
      Studio
    • 03.12.2022
      20:30 - 21:45
      Théâtre National, Brussel
      Studio
    • 04.12.2022
      15:00 - 16:15
      Théâtre National, Brussel
      Studio
    • 06.12.2022
      20:30 - 21:45
      Théâtre National, Brussel
      Studio
    • 07.12.2022
      19:30 - 20:45
      Théâtre National, Brussel
      Studio
    • 08.12.2022
      20:30 - 21:45
      Théâtre National, Brussel
      Studio
    • 09.12.2022
      20:30 - 21:45
      Théâtre National, Brussel
      Studio
    • 10.12.2022
      20:30 - 21:45
      Théâtre National, Brussel
      Studio
    • 12.12.2022
      19:00
      Le 104, Paris
      Salle de theatre
    • 13.12.2022
      19:00
      Le 104, Paris
      Salle de theatre
    • 17.05.2023
      20:30 - 21:45
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 18.05.2023
      19:30 - 20:45
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 19.05.2023
      20:30 - 21:45
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 20.05.2023
      20:30 - 21:45
      Théâtre du Rideau, Bruxelles
    • 25.05.2023
      20:30 - 21:45
      CC Uccle, Uccle
      Salle de spectacle
    • 26.05.2023
      20:00 - 21:15
      Maison Culturelle d'Ath, Ath
      Le Palace

Mawda Shamdin Ali was two years old. She was in a van that was supposed to take her to England, along with her parents, her little brother and about twenty other people. On a Belgian motorway, the police started a manhunt. A police officer fired a bullet. The bullet hit Mawda in the head. She died. Her parents and her brother were put in jail.

Prhast and Shamdin are from Iraqi Kurdistan. They had to flee because they weren’t allowed to get married. They fled because they love each other.

For over two years, theatre creator and actor Marie-Aurore d'Awans and filmmaker-journalist Pauline Beugnies, together with KVS dramaturge Kristin Rogghe, have been collecting material from reality (through interviews, attending the trial, ...), and they are in dialogue with Mawda's parents to create this performance.

“We want to tell this story. The love story of the parents, a Kurdish Romeo and Juliet. The story of her big brother, forever marked by this drama. The story of a life in exile. But we also want to understand how this drama could have happened. In what political context? And how do our media deal with it? How is it that a drama that should feed the public debate about migration policy is ultimately reduced to a fait divers?”

Missed it last time? Book your tickets now at Théâtre National.

© Danny Willems