Adelheid Roosen & Nazmiye Oral Join at FIAF's Crossing the Line Festival

As part of the 2017 edition of its celebrated Crossing the Line Festival, the French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), New York's premiere French cultural center, is thrilled to present the US Premiere of No Longer Without You, from Dutch theater-maker Adelheid Roosen and journalist and performer Nazmiye Oral, Thursday, October 12 through Sunday, October 15, in FIAF's Le Skyroom, 22 East 60th Street (between Madison & Park).

This searing, outrageous, hilarious conversation between a real-life mother and daughter marks the first New York presentation in a decade of Roosen's singular work and the first English-language performances of No Longer Without You.

Havva Oral is a traditional Muslim immigrant living in the Netherlands; her westernized daughter Nazmiye Oral is a journalist and modern Dutch woman. In the intimate circle of a staged living room, they confront each other's faith, sexuality, and values, with both love and anger.

Since its creation, No Longer Without You has toured extensively throughout the world. It was presented during the prestigious Holland Festival in 2015 where Nazmiye won the Audience Award for her performance. Directed by Adelheid Roosen and set to live music by Seval Okyay, No Longer Without You is a theatrical look at an important rite.

As a complement to No Longer Without You, also in Le Skyroom, FIAF will exhibit photographs Çig?dem Yüksel took of Muslims in confrontations with their family members while Roosen and Oral were developing their work.