Lebanese director and choreographer Ali Chahrour makes a striking impression with his work exploring grief, ritual, and survival. With When I Saw the Sea. This time his focus turns to the exploitation of migrant women under Lebanon’s kafala system, which ties migrants’ residency to their employers and leaves them extremely vulnerable.  

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On stage are three women – Tenei Ahmad, Zena Moussa, and Rania Jamal – real-life heroines who tell their own stories. They balance performance with testimony, giving voice not only to their own experiences but to those of thousands of others.

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Photographer: Christophe Raynaud de Lage