The Country on My Back Migration movements are very significant for the cities of Anta kya and Berli n. Anta kya is a place of «Farewell» and Berlin a place of «Arrival» (and vice versa, if people migrate backwards) - an oblique but significant correlation of these two cities. Both aspects shall be combined and thus allow for a broader perception of this mutual phenomenon. I n both cities migrant are interviewed as the experts of their everyday lives, with central issues such as their individual experiences, perceptions of migration, the a arrival, the wait, the going or the return. Their stories will be the source for our theater project. Tandem Turkey 2011-12 Migration Antakya Berlin Public Space Theatre Playwriting Story-telling Performance Çağla İLK Ballhaus Naunynstrasse Berlin, Germany Barış Onur ÖRS Antakya İm Atölyesi Antakya, Turkey The connection "The Country on My Back": a connection between Berlin (Germany) & Antakya (Turkey)