Husam Abed

LIV’in FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2019:

I am beyond happy to have had an opportunity to host “RAW” performance and a jam session at my home. RAW performance kept me captivated from the first moment until the very end. I loved the story for its simplicity yet an incredible depth as it talks about life and death, love and compassion, loneliness and support. It left me thinking about the experiences of my family and things I will have to live through in the future as you cannot escape those. At the same time the intimacy of the space and a possibility of talking to both the prefromers and other viewers gave me a chance to connect with the piece even more through asking each other questions and sharing our thoughts and experience. Having a jam session afterwards was simply a delight! Music connects people, and music improvisation with a group of friends you just made over a shared dinner and a glass of wine (or a cup of tea) makes this connection only stronger. And my apologies to the professionals for my out-of-tune humming but I really could not help it. So, if you have never seen RAW and have never been to any of such performances, I do encourage you to go. It's a special experience you will share with strangers who by the end of the night will become your new friends