MOTFORESTILLINGER II
- Artivism Against Occupation
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WEDNESDAY 19TH AUGUST – Natali Cohen Vaxberg
Venue: Norsk skuespillersenter, Welhavens gate 1. 11.00-16.00
Master Class with Natali Cohen Vaxberg.
Presentation of work by Natali followed by conversation about her work, methods and strategies.
THURSDAY 20TH AUGUST
Venue: Caféteatret, Hollendergata 8.
18.00. Opening the doors and info by the hosts.
18.30 “One Minute” by Dina Naser.
A short film about the last Gaza attacks.
19.00 Conversation with Osama Zatar about the “OneState Artivism”
19.30 -20.45. Combatants for Peace/ Ahmad Helou / Ben Yeger.
Presentation of work on the ground with Q & A.
20.50 -21.25 Natali Cohen Vaxberg.
Four short works.
21.30 -23.00: “Artivism – overlapping strategies between art and activism in the struggle against the occupation”
With Natali Cohen Vaxberg / Dina Naser / Osama Zatar / Ben Yeger & Ahmad Helou (Combatants for Peace).
Moderator: Marius von der Fehr
23.15 “Revenge” by Taha Muhammad Ali.
Read by Ronnie Barkan
23.25 “Trans-Fanatic” – excerpts from music theatre piece.
By Frank Havrøy, Eirik Raude and Marius Kolbenstvedt
FRIDAY 21. AUGUST
Venue: Caféteatret, Hollendergata 8.
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18.00: Opening doors. Introduction by the hosts. Trailers for films shown sunday.
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18.30 “So wait, the Nakba is …?”
Video by Eitan & Eléonore Bronstein in De-colonizer. Israelis on the street discuss the Nakba.
18.45. “Tiny Souls” short film by Dina Naser.
A Jordanian refugee camp seen from the perspective of its children.
19.00 -20.00 Combatants for Peace. Experiential part.
20.00 – 20. 15 Jasmin Wagner.
Music in dialogue with slides from Gaza.
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20.20 Report from Ship to Gaza/Freedom Flotilla III with Q&A.
With participant on “Marianne”, Kajsa Ekis Ekman, Swedish author and journalist
and Norwegian professor and activist Gerd von der Lippe.
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20:50 Reading from Max Blumenthals book on Gaza, “The 51 Day War – Resistance and Ruin in Gaza”
Verso Books. (The book will be sold during the festival)
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21.00 Skype with Max Blumenthal, American journalist and author.
About the book “The 51 Day War – Resistance and Ruin in Gaza” and address to the panel conversation.
Watch interview
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21.30 – 23.00 “From Nakba to the siege of Gaza – a continous anti-colonial struggle?”
Panelconversation with Ronnie Barkan / Dina Naser / Kajsa Ekis Ekman.
Moderator: Marius von der Fehr
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23.15 Dana Jdid & Tareq Abu Nahel – Poetry & Rap
SATURDAY 22TH AUGUST
The Wisdom of Conflicts
Venue: Norwegian Taiji Center. Kirkegata 1-3. 12-16
A Movements Medicine Workshop with Ben Yeger, director of Moving Conflicts and UK rep of Combatants for Peace.
SUNDAY 23RD AUGUST
Venue: Caféteatret, Hollendergata 8.
Film program
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16.10 “One Minute” + “Tiny Souls”. By Dina Naser.
Q & A with the director.
17.00 “In the Pocket of Oslo”. By Tahseen Muhaisen and Rabee Irar.
Q & A with the director.
19.20 “Roshmia” By Salim Abu Jabal.
Q & A with the director.
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21.00. “Mitt Land” By Mohammed Alayoubi.
Q & A with the director
Organizing team: Marius von der Fehr, Angel Robin Fox, Vibeke Harper and Marius Kolbenstvedt in cooperation with Nordic Black Theatre, Palestinakomiteen i Norge, TeaterTanken, WildTracks and New Frontiers​.
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“The organizers and participants of this event recognize the comprehensive Palestinian rights under international law. This event is one of “co-resistance” rather than co-existence.”
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The festival is supported by Norsk kulturråd, Fritt ord, Palestinakomiteen i Norge​ and Nordic Black Theatre​.