Yousef Sweid

actor and puppet master touring with one man show Between the River and the Sea

Yousef Sweid is a Palestinian-Israeli actor, writer, director and puppeteer based in Berlin. He has worked internationally in theatre, film and television, and is currently touring worldwide with his acclaimed one-man show Between the River and the Sea.

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Analysis: Comedy as a Form of Resistance

Taking Coexistence, My Ass as its point of departure, this analysis examines comedy as a form of resistance in moments of devastating violence. It asks what comedy can do in fractured landscapes when the familiar frameworks fail, how humor can confront audiences with hard truths, unsettle expectations, and open space for moral clarity when laughter is no longer neutral.