One evening in November 1994, a girl has a powerful dream. Meanwhile, she is struggling with issues of identity, language and belonging. “Jainaba Wouldn’t Stop Dreaming” about a girl with a big dream, whose life is changed when she hears Whitney Houston. Her dream is to be a singer, but she is deaf and deals with both singing and identity.

Rebecca Drammeh is an actress in Swedish sign language. She has studied acting at Stockholm University of Arts for three years. She has written the piece Jainaba Wouldn’t Stop Dreaming about a girl with a big dream, whose life is changed when she hears Whitney Houston. Her dream is to be a singer, but she is deaf and deals with both singing and identity. Rebecca has acted in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark.

Performed in Swedish sign language

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