Marwan Zalloum 's drama Beirut, ville fatale is presented at La Folie Théâtre from August 28 to November 8, 2025. Combining theater, song and dance, this contemporary show explores the metamorphoses of the Lebanese capital through a timeless figure who traverses history from 1860 to the present day.
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On stage, an enigmatic character crosses Beirut 's great divides: wars, colonization, disillusionment and shattered hopes. The story unfolds in a poetic, sensory form, supported by humor, music and choreographed movement. Marwan Zalloum wrote the text and directed the show, alongside Tracy Bedran, Antoine Grenier, Hicham Hamdaoui and Michael Asmar.
In this historical and fantastical fresco, the theater becomes the site of a living memory, charged with emotion and resistance. The spectator is plunged into a series of visions, between the realism of events and the dreamlike evocation of them on stage.
The show is aimed at an audience with a taste for contemporary theater, sensitive to political and poetic narratives, and curious about hybrid forms combining text, music and movement. It may, however, disconcert audiences looking for a linear narrative or a more classical dramatic framework.
Beirut, ville fatale can be seen in La Folie Théâtre's Grande Folie, every Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 9:30pm, until November 8, 2025.
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Dates and Opening Time
From September 18, 2025 to November 8, 2025
Location
At La Folie Théâtre
6 Rue de la Folie Méricourt
75011 Paris 11
Booking
www.folietheatre.com
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