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Built from the debris of a major invasion, the Horse of Jenin sculpture became a constant presence in Alaa’s life growing up in Occupied Palestine. It stood proudly in the center of the city for twenty years, symbolizing hope and resistance. Then, on October 29, 2023, an Israeli bulldozer entered the city, ripping the sculpture from its place — and from its people. Now, Alaa is left wondering… What happened to the horse? Fresh from an acclaimed run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and combining storytelling, mask, and stand-up comedy, The Horse of Jenin is constructed from the fragments of Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada’s own memories and stands as an ode to the power of imagination and the resilience it brings.
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00:03Now everyone in Janine is talking about an artist coming from outside of Palestine to Janine.
00:11I want to be an artist. Yes, I want to go with him to walk the streets of Berlin, London,
00:18Paris,
00:19and I'm Mr. Habibi Ahmed. I will take you with me. Wallah, I will be able to take you with
00:22me.
00:23Look at the artist. The artist is walking.
00:30He had built a horse. No, no, no. A statue of a horse. A gigantic horse.
00:39To us, this horse is much more. It's not just a simple of freedom.
00:45To us, this horse is a simple of our resistance, our resilience, our vitality.
00:53This horse is us.
00:56Tonight, something felt different. Tonight, they come with a D9 army bulldozer.
01:05The electricity went off.
01:11I follow the line of blood.
01:18I see three dead bodies.
01:23Now I am wondering...
01:27What happened to the horse?
01:29What happened to the house?
01:31The l rest of the room?
01:33What happened to the prince?
01:36There not to be all turned into the fish.
01:36Maybe he will meet someone with this lady is a man.
01:36What happened to this lady?
01:36What happened to this lady?
01:37That was possible and yeah, they haven't recovered so well with it.
01:38This girl never happened to thelin Marketing Wallets.
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