Rubin Ajlouni

In this performance, Rubin Ajlouni brings the monologue “Jasser” to life. Written by Abdelkader Benali in 2001, Ajlouni places the play in a contemporary setting, interweaving the changes of the past 20 years in Palestine. As a Palestinian actor in the role of Shylock, the Jewish merchant, Ajlouni wonders what it is like to play this role after 20 years. What did the death of Yasser Arafat mean for the Palestinian cause and how does he now view this leader who was supposed to liberate Palestine?

With the monologue JASSER, Ajlouni wants to show audiences how the situation in Palestine has changed and how it affects the daily lives of Palestinian citizens. He hopes this performance will encourage audiences to speak out on this issue and contribute to a better future for all parties involved. For Ajlouni, it is also a search for his own identity, where he wants to be able to look himself straight in the eye and show, “this is me.” This is a personal journey he has often avoided and now fully embraces.

Rubin Ajlouni was born in the Netherlands and today lives in Antwerp. Since the age of 17, he has been fascinated by theater. In the Netherlands, he was seen at ITA in the junior show XXX Jr. (2019), he belonged to a theater collective DeGasten and took several courses before enrolling in the preliminary training of The New Players in 2019. Rubin took a year of drama at Luca School Of Arts and was featured in Real Estate’s Funeral.

Concept and play: Rubin Ajlouni – Advice and Support: Cynthia Schenkels/ the new players. With the support of Mestizo Arts Platform / WIPCOOP.