Belonging on Stage: Theatre as a Practice of Belonging for The Syrian Diaspora in Turkey

Abstract

This article is a preliminary research focusing on the role of theatre as a belonging practice for the Syrian diaspora in Turkey. Based on a qualitative and narrative research methodology, the work analyzed the experience of ‘’Theatre Scene’’ group and their performance of the Outside the Flock play. Building on the belonging conceptual framework presented by Yuval Davis (2006), the work offers an overview on how theatre was a space and a practice of belonging for the Syrian diaspora. It contributes to the growing scholarship on the diasporic arts, highlighting the specificity of the Syrian theatrical experience.