Samson and (a little) Delilah

For centuries we have been telling each other the same stories: fairy tales, folk tales, stories from mythology. And from the Bible, like the story of Samson and Delilah; about the Philistine spy Delilah as the traitor and the Israelite Samson as the strong hero with his long hair who protects his people in the promised land.

Samson controls everything. His life, his muscles and his long hair. But his girlfriend Delilah is not so easily controlled. Samson is visibly struggling with her need for freedom and her loyalty to her own people. Can their fiery relationship withstand the poison of jealousy? When does love turn into possessiveness? What happens when trust disappears?Can you free yourself without betraying the other? And who decides what is where?

In Samson and (a little) Delilah, Theatre Group Alum gives the old story a new layer. Biblical characters are given a contemporary face in a sizzling mix of drama, dance, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. A performance about power, love, control and resistance and about who dares to take back control.