Babylon: refugee routes is a hybrid between a film and a recording of the show of the same name, created by the legendary US-based company Sandglass Theater.
The dynamic, high-energy production is a response to the global refugee crisis and its impact on communities in the United States. The Sandglass Theater team seeks to understand the challenges faced by refugees and asylum seekers. To this end, they have conducted research and interviews with new residents who have immigrated to the United States in order to gain a better understanding of their situation and the difficulties associated with their resettlement. Babylon explores the relationship between refugees and their homelands, both lost and new, and the conflicts that exist in the countries where they find refuge. Using puppets and animated panoramic scrolls, five actors/singers/puppeteers tell the refugees' stories through original four-part choral songs.