UR
UR by Sulayman Al Bassam, published by Bloomsbury Academic on January 22, 2019, is a thought-provoking exploration of themes such as history, social science, and women’s studies. This 96-page work delves into Ancient Sumeria, where a woman’s quest for sexual sovereignty and a radical vision of civic plurality incites the wrath of the male-dominated society, leading to catastrophic consequences for both her city and herself.
Readers will encounter a rich tapestry of narratives that span multiple timelines, from 2000 BC to the late 19th-century European imperialist fantasies, and even the modern-day destruction of Palmyra by ISIS in 2015. Al Bassam’s play combines elements of iconoclasm and civic space, presenting a unique perspective on feminine apotheosis. The performance features an ensemble of four Arabic actors alongside four members of the Residenztheater ensemble, bringing to life the utopia and destruction of one of humanity’s oldest cities.
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In Ancient Sumeria, a woman’s desire for sexual sovereignty and radical vision of civic plurality draws the anger and outrage of the male status quo and unleashes catastrophe onto her city and her body.
The seminal Lamentation for the Destruction of the City of Ur is the first poem written for a civic entity — a city — in the history of mankind. Writing scenes across multiple timelines that stretch from 2000 BC, to the European Imperialist fantasies of the late 19th Century, to the ISIS destruction of Palmyra in 2015, to a distorted Utopian vision of the future, Al Bassam’s play is a riot of imagination and poetic archaeology, exploring themes of iconoclasm, civic space and feminine apotheosis.
UR evokes the utopia and destruction of one of humanity’s oldest cities, and is played by an ensemble composed of four Arabic actors working alongside four members of the Residenztheater ensemble.
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