Mosul tells – Restoring Community Links Through Art and Oral History

This performance took place on 4 March in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. It is part of the Mosul Tells project by @elbarlament7393 and Paia Agency and funded by the German Federal Foreign Office and Art+.

Eight young adults from Mosul and the Ninawa region developed the story alongside puppet theater icon and director Alison Duddle and puppeteer Johnny Quick from the UK.

"Nest" is a puppet play that tells the story of two families in Mosul that move beyond their differences, and build a beautiful, welcoming community together. While the elderly couple is in grief for their lost son, the other family is caught in their day-to-day life with their little daughter. When the child seeks contact with its neighbors, the old man gets an idea: what if he planted an apple seed in the garden?
A big tree is growing quickly, and with it, a bird arrives. Step by step, nature returns to the gray neighborhood and the garden starts to bloom. And yet, the greatest surprise for the old people is still to come...

"Nest" talks about working together, making homes for those who need them, and loving and caring for our environment. It also invites you to think about the type of world we will leave for our children.

Dive into a story of reconnecting communities and enjoy the show!

The show was performed on a tour all around Iraq in spring 2024.

You can find more about the project here: https://elbarlament.org/projects/mosul-tells-restoring-community-links-through-art-and-oral-history/

This animation is the outcome of a series of oral history workshops with young adults from the cities of Mosul and the governorate of Ninewa in Iraq. These took place within the project 'Mosul Tells: restoring community links through art and culture'. Coming from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, the participants conducted research and interviews people from their respective communities, collecting folk tales, myths and memories. These old folk tales were then turned into 3D, 2D and Stop Motion animations."

You can learn more about the project at https://elbarlament.org/projects/mosul-tells-restoring-community-links-through-art-and-oral-history/.

This animation is the outcome of a series of oral history workshops with young adults from the cities of Mosul and the governorate of Ninewa in Iraq. These took place within the project 'Mosul Tells: restoring community links through art and culture'. Coming from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, the participants conducted research and interviews people from their respective communities, collecting folk tales, myths and memories. These old folk tales were then turned into 3D, 2D and Stop Motion animations."

You can learn more about the project at https://elbarlament.org/projects/mosul-tells-restoring-community-links-through-art-and-oral-history/.

More animations are available on our Mosul Tells playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIegfivpyj0&list=PLfOzilRb58ILvDOLSJAEsAyEj4sxOdIN5&pp=gAQBiAQB

This animation is the outcome of a series of oral history workshops with young adults from the cities of Mosul and the governorate of Ninewa in Iraq. These took place within the project 'Mosul Tells: restoring community links through art and culture'. Coming from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, the participants conducted research and interviews people from their respective communities, collecting folk tales, myths and memories. These old folk tales were then turned into 3D, 2D and Stop Motion animations."

You can learn more about the project at https://elbarlament.org/projects/mosul-tells-restoring-community-links-through-art-and-oral-history/.

More animations are available on our Mosul Tells playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIegfivpyj0&list=PLfOzilRb58ILvDOLSJAEsAyEj4sxOdIN5&pp=gAQBiAQB

This animation is the outcome of a series of oral history workshops with young adults from the cities of Mosul and the governorate of Ninewa in Iraq. These took place within the project 'Mosul Tells: restoring community links through art and culture'. Coming from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, the participants conducted research and interviews people from their respective communities, collecting folk tales, myths and memories. These old folk tales were then turned into 3D, 2D and Stop Motion animations."

You can learn more about the project at https://elbarlament.org/projects/mosul-tells-restoring-community-links-through-art-and-oral-history/.

More animations are available on our Mosul Tells playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIegfivpyj0&list=PLfOzilRb58ILvDOLSJAEsAyEj4sxOdIN5&pp=gAQBiAQB

This animation is the outcome of a series of oral history workshops with young adults from the cities of Mosul and the governorate of Ninewa in Iraq. These took place within the project 'Mosul Tells: restoring community links through art and culture'. Coming from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, the participants conducted research and interviews people from their respective communities, collecting folk tales, myths and memories. These old folk tales were then turned into 3D, 2D and Stop Motion animations."

You can learn more about the project at https://elbarlament.org/projects/mosul-tells-restoring-community-links-through-art-and-oral-history/.

More animations are available on our Mosul Tells playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIegfivpyj0&list=PLfOzilRb58ILvDOLSJAEsAyEj4sxOdIN5&pp=gAQBiAQB