Life in Egypt can be paradise or hell. Like in Switzerland, or any other place
Suffering and happiness are to be found everywhere, in poor countries, as well as in rich Switzerland, which so many people in Egypt imagine to be paradise. A performance piece reflects on national identity and the desire to be somewhere else. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch)
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