Memoirs of a Martyred Earth

This multidisciplinary Concert of Colors performance combines an Arabic musical quintet, poetry by women of the Arab diaspora, Belgian soundscape composition, and immersive projections. Detroit artists featured in The Amplification Project: Women Artists of the Arab Diaspora contribute stories and artwork, turning the auditorium into a layered environment of voice, music, image, and testimony.

The program reflects on land, memory, exile, environmental destruction, war, migration, grief, and resilience. Featured poets include Kamelya Omayma Youssef, Ibaa Ismail, and Biba Sheikh; Laith Al-Saadi and Didier Nietsche lead the music, with film imagery by Zina Hakeem. The serious themes are best suited to older children.