Read My World | Read My World 2018 Programma's

Festival Preview: Fabulous Female Voices

Four female leaders with Moroccan roots, each with their own experiences in (local) politics. Which books do they read? Which writers and poets have influenced their political careers? From which words do they draw strength and who inspires them?

Wed 9 Oct

20:00 uur

Brussel, België

Festival Preview at BOZAR

Join us at BOZAR Brussels for the yearly Festival Preview! With: Fedwa Misk, Karima Ahdad and Sanaa El Aji.

Thu 10 Oct

10:30 uur

Zina Salon

Dialy | Spin Off

In the studio of Adelheid+Zina in Slotermeer, two monologues from the Moroccan show Dialy and De Gesluierde Monologen will be performed, followed by a conversation with writer Maha Sono and actrice Farida about sexuality and intimacy.

Thu 10 Oct

19:30 uur

Grote Zaal

Opening Night: The Curators’ Guide to Morocco

Which voices can you expect to hear at this edition of Read My World and what is the latest on the Moroccan literary scene? During the opening night kick off, our curators Fedwa Misk and Mahi Binebine will tell us about the Morocco they want to present during this festival and why.

Thu 10 Oct

20:45 uur

Tuinzaal

Opening Night: Writers Café

Draw up a chair in the Writer’s Café and meet our Moroccan guests. Curator Fedwa Misk and Editor Myriam Sahraoui question the writers about their motivations, passions and favourite literature.

Thu 10 Oct

22:00 uur

Tuinzaal

The Language of The Flesh

There is a lot of beauty in the freedom to have sex, to desire and feel lust. How are those sensations expressed in literature, in the arts, in (popular) culture? How do these depictions affect us – as writers, artists but also viewers, members of the society.

Fri 11 Oct

11:00 uur

Grote Zaal

School of Poetry with Mahi Binebine and Widad Mjama

In this upbeat theatre program, Amsterdam youth present their own poem, inspired by the work of the Moroccan festival guests.

Fri 11 Oct

14:00 uur

Grote Zaal

School der Poëzie with Mahi Binebine and Widad Mjama

In this upbeat theatre program, Amsterdam youth present their own poem, inspired by the work of the Moroccan festival guests.

Fri 11 Oct

18:30 uur

Tuinzaal

Food Stories

Your mum’s couscous is the tastiest, and no one in the world makes a better apple pie than your grandma. In Food Stories, writers invite you to taste the stories told by their family recipes.

Fri 11 Oct

19:00 uur

Grote Zaal

Hirak: Imagining Uprising

The protest movement in Morocco is called Hirak, which literally translates as ‘movement’. As with many worldwide protest movements there is a role for the arts within Hirak. However, these protests have been unique and distinct from those in surrounding countries. Has the Hirak produced a movement in the Moroccan literary field, or is it too early to say?

Fri 11 Oct

20:00 uur

Tuinzaal

Many Motherhoods

Motherhood creates different layers within relationships: to children, grandchildren, but also partners, fellow parents, friends, lovers. How does the status of motherhood – no matter how we define it – impact on our relationships, on society, on politics?

Fri 11 Oct

20:30 uur

Grote Zaal

The “Berberbibliotheekbal”

In the winter of 2010, translator Hester Tollenaar and writer Asis Aynan created the Berber library (Berberbibliotheek). What followed was a highly praised series of ten classics from Berber country (North-Africa) translated to Dutch. After ten books the series has been completed and this will be celebrated during Read My World with a Berber Library Ball.

Fri 11 Oct

21:30 uur

Tuinzaal

Tongues

Every person speaks at least one language, but nearly everyone speaks more than one. There are languages that we learn from our parents, languages that oppressors impose upon us, languages that are used to express intimacy and those that signify distance. In Tongues, poets, spoken word artists and musicians play with language and invite you to experience their multilingual universe.

Sat 12 Oct

13:00 uur

Staalzaal

Workshop Poetry translation

Read My World once again invites you to participate in our poetry translation workshop. Discover the poetry of one of this year’s festival guests together with literary translator Nisrine Mbarki.

Sat 12 Oct

15:00 uur

Grote Zaal

Our Bodies – with Mona Eltahawy

Mona Eltahawy talks with feminists from Morocco and The Netherlands about the body & sexuality, body & religion and the relation between body & activism.

Sat 12 Oct

15:30 uur

Tuinzaal

Intimate Mother Tongues

With Moha Souag and Sanna El Aji amongst others.

Sat 12 Oct

17:00 uur

Tuinzaal

Roots!

Roots! is a program about the influence of literature on a person’s artistry.

Sat 12 Oct

17:00 uur

Grote Zaal

Poetry Circle 020

Wo decides the Battle of History? And what stories remain untold? Poetry Circle 020 comes with a brand new performance.

Sat 12 Oct

18:30 uur

Grote Zaal

An Intimate Approach

In an epistolary exchange, two writers explore the darker sides of their style and relate this to embodiment: their positionality and the manifestation thereof in their themes and language.

Sat 12 Oct

19:00 uur

Tuinzaal

The Discomfort Zone

This year, our annually recurring program Discomfort Zone features a multilingual mix of Moroccan, Dutch and Palestinian poetry. Five women, ten voices: Asmaa Azaizeh, Nisrine Mbarki, Rim Battal, Widad Mjama and Anneke Brassinga read from their own work in the original language.