MOTforestillinger IV
International festival for
political literature and performing arts
08. - 13. november 2017, Oslo
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Wednesday 08.11.:
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Reading from Collective Writing Workshop,
When & where: 18.00 at KHiO
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The playwrights Runa Skolseg, M. H. Hallum, Morad Hasan and Àthar Barghouthi
has worked together across borders this fall, and their collaboration culminated in a three-day workshop
lead by playwright Tale Næss.
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The reading will be in collaboration with the actors Marte M. Solum, Valborg Frøysnes and Joakim Thrane.
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Collective Writing Workshop is in collaboration with NOOR Productions and KHiO,
and supported by Dramatikkens Hus.
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Thursday 09.11.:
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International Masterclass with Einat Weizman and Morad Hasan
When & where: 10. - 15.00 at Norwegian Actor Center (Welhavensgate 1)
The playwright and actor Pia Maria Roll will join Einat and Morad in the last hour of the Masterclass
and share her experiences with being censored and threatened with violence
to silence and prevent her artistic process and expression.
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Saturday 11.11.:
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When & where: 14. - 23.00 at Égal theatre
(Munkedamsveien 80)
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Buy tickets here, or at the door:
https://www.ticketmaster.no/search/?keyword=Motforestillinger
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Sales-exhibition by the artist Chris Reddy,
who made the drawing for this years festival-poster, in the foyer.
In the festivalshop you’ll find relevant books, as well as the poster.
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14.00: WELCOME
by the artists and producers of the festival,
Marius Kolbenstvedt and Vibeke Harper
14.15: READING - COLLECTIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
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The playwrights Runa Skolseg, M. H. Hallum, Morad Hasan and Àthar Barghouthi
has worked together across borders this fall, and their collaboration culminated in a three-day workshop,
lead by playwright Tale Næss.
Reading by the actors Marte M. Solum and Joakim Thrane
The workshop and reading is a collaboration with NOOR Productions and KHiO,
and supported by Dramatikkens Hus.
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15.00: BREAK
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15.15: READING - POETRY AGAINST OCCUPATION
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THEN WE DIDN'T YET KNOW by Dahlia Falah
Translated by Marius Kolbenstvedt, read by Selma Joner
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LANGUAGE by Nathan Zach
Translated by Terje Nordby, read by Thomas Hildebrand
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A MOTHER IS WALKING AROUND by Dahlia Ravikovitch
Translated by Marius Kolbenstvedt, lest av Henning Farner
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THE TARGET by Tal Nizan
Translated by Marius Kolbenstvedt, read by Liv Aakvik
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IN ENEMY TERRITORY by Maxim Ghilan
Translated by Marius Kolbenstvedt, read by Tomas Hildebrand
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TO MAXIM GILAN & DOWN IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS by Uri Weiss
Translated and read by Marius Kolbenstvedt
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15.30: OKTOBER 2014 by Vigdis Hjorth
Read by Marte M. Solem
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16.00: POETRY IN DIALOGUE - THE POET HUSSAIN BARGHOUTHI
Reading of and conversation about the poetry of Hussain Barghouthi.
With: Petra Barghouthi and Àthar Barghouthi.
Moderator is the author Kirsti Blom.
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Actor Eid Aziz will read the texts in arabic.
MIRROR NINE
Translated by Vibeke Harper, read by Nils Ole Oftebro
METAMORPHOSIS
Translated by Terje Nordby, read by Nicolay Lange-Nielsen
LAYLA AW TAWBA
Translated by Vibeke Harper, read by Birgitte Larsen
17.00: BREAK
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18.00: THE LANGUAGE OF ALMONDS
Short-documentary about Hussain Barghouthi, by Salim Abu Jabal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KvkRY0P1tw
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18.30: PALESTINE SPEAKS - WHAT A WALL IS?
A story based on interviews with the grafitti-artist Mohammad Al Azzah, in the book Palestine Speaks.
By and with the storyteller Tormod Fuglestad.
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19.00: TAWASOL
Theatre-performance by: Petra Barghouthi and Eid Aziz
With: Eid Aziz, Stian Bergdølmo and Julie Mjøen.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnXtgSoFHMM
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20.00: CONVERSATION WITH Q&A - TAWASOL
Eid Aziz, Petra Barghouthi, Stian Bergdølmo and Julie Mjøen.
Moderator: Per Roar
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21.00: READING - SONGS FOR CHILDHOOD
A song for childhood by Hussain Barghouthi
translated and read by Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen
The Rascals In Gaza by Khaled Juma
Translated by Ola Bog, read by Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen
Childhood by Yaya Hassan
translated by Marius Kolbenstvedt, read by Torbjørn Davidsen
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Derfor er fedre strenge fedre av Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen
Read by the author himself
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21.30: READING - FOUR POEMS BY REMI KANAZI
A letter - I am Not Political - Normalize this - Najala
Translated by Marius Kolbenstvedt, read by Fredrik Høyer
Fløytens Fantasi by Mahmoud Darwish
Translated by Gunstein Bakke and Wael Philip Gallab,
interpreted by Frank Havrøy (song) and Bjørn Habbestad (flute)
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SUNDAY 12.11.:
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When & where: 14. - 23.00 at Égal Theatre
(Munkedamsveien 80)
Buy tickets here:
https://www.ticketmaster.no/search/?keyword=Motforestillinger
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In the festivalshop you’ll find relevant books,
as well as the poster made by Chris Reddy (reddymade.com)
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14.00: WELCOME
with the artists and festival-producers
Marius Kolbenstvedt and Vibeke Harper
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14.15: VOICES FROM ISRAEL by Finn Iunker
A book based on interviews with Israeli soldiers done by Breaking The Silence.
With: Finn Iunker and Torbjørn Davidsen
15.00: THE DRONE EATS WITH ME by Atef Abu Saif
Atef was a guest at MOTforestillinger III in 2016. The meeting between the artists at the festival resulted in that a Norwegian translation (by Vibeke Harper) of his book will be published by Spartacus Publishing in January 2018, and that a monologue performance based on his book is currently being developed (by Bjørn Moan).
VIDEOGREETING from the author Atef Abu Saif in Gaza
MONDAY JULY 7TH - THE SOUND OF DRUMS AND BOMBS
with: Bjørn Moan and Chris Reddy
15.30: THE POLITICAL POWER OF POETRY
Conversation about censorship, freedom of expression and national narratives. And solidarity and decency.
With: Einat Weizman, Finn Iunker, Jørgen Lorentzen and Vibeke Harper.
Moderator: Kai Johnsen
One of the columns in the conversation is the current situation of the palestinian poet Dareen Tatour: she was put in Israeli housearrest because of a poem she wrote and posted on her Facebook-page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klQvlZQTfrI&t=1s
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RESIST, MY PEOPLE, RESIST THEM by Dareen Tatour
read by four actors, in four languages:
in Arabic by Morad Hasan, in Hebrew by Einat Weizman,
in English by Sara Baban, and in Norwegian by Juni Dahr.
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16.30: BREAK
17.30: CENSORED VOICES
Documentary by Mor Loushy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh0Z1VfYPcE
19.00: SHAME
Theatre-performance by and with Einat Weizman and Morad Hasan
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_Jbi2TL-OI
20.00: CONVERSATION WITH Q&A
With: Einat Weizman and Morad Hasan
Moderator: Kai Johnsen
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21.00: READINGS - THREE POEMS BY MAHMOUD DARWISH
Translated by Gunstein Bakke and Wael Philip Gallab,
read in Norwegian by Terje Nordby, and in Arabic by Eid Aziz
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21.30: FUCK ALL THE PERFECT PEOPLE
by Chip Taylor, translated to Norwegian by Terje Nordby
Performed by Anders Rogg and Terje Nordby
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AN THEMBA by Wopko Jensma
Performed by Juliana Venter
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CLOUDS OF SORROW by Geko Fattal
Performed by Juliana Venter and Geko Fattal
PARTY & MUSIC
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MONDAY 13.11.:
Masterclass with Petra Barghouthi and Eid Aziz
KHiO 10.45 - 12.45
With: Eid Aziz, Petra Barghouthi, Julie Mjøen, Stian Bergdølmo
Open for all
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