INSTITUT DES CULTURES ARABES ET MÉDITERRANÉENNES
AGENDA CULTUREL – الدليل الثقافي العربي
Wajdi Mouawad (Liban-France)
Tous des oiseaux est une promesse : celle d’un grand récit théâtral, d’un souffle tragique, d’une exploration des brûlures de l’histoire. Quand Eitan, scientifique allemand d’origine israélienne rencontre Wahida, étudiante arabe américaine, le jeune couple est loin d’imaginer l’onde de choc qu’il traversera, dynamité par la violence du monde, les luttes fratricides.
L’auteur, metteur en scène et comédien libano-québécois Wajdi Mouawad livre ici une fresque incandescente, portée par des interprètes polyglottes éblouissants de sincérité et de ferveur. Quête identitaire aux multiples rebondissements, Tous des oiseaux est un spectacle magistral : de bout en bout, nous sommes tenus en haleine, suspendus à leurs lèvres, à leurs gestes, à cette histoire qui se déroule mieux qu’un tapis, qui happe nos sens et ébranle nos âmes. La promesse est plus que tenue. Quelle ouverture de Festival !
Tous des oiseaux is a promise: the promise of a great play, of a tragic blast, of the exploration of history’s wounds. When Israeli-born German scientist Eitan meets Wahida, an Arab American student, the young couple is far from imagining the shockwave they will have to overcome, blown to pieces as they are by the violence of the world and fratricidal wars.
Lebanese/French Canadian author, stage director and actor Wajdi Mouawad delivers a red-hot fresco, carried by stunningly sincere and fervent multilingual performers. A soul-searching quest with multiple twists, Tous des oiseaux is a masterful show: from beginning to end, we are kept on tenterhooks, listening and watching intently as the story unfolds, gripping our senses and rattling our souls. The promise is kept. What a curtain-raiser for the Festival!
Jeu 29 août : soirée d’inauguration du festival
Un accueil en partenariat avec le Théâtre de Caro
Arab women have been stereotyped as ‘voiceless’ and ‘submissive’ to traditional oppressive patriarchal regimes. However, the fact is, Arab women have historically been & continue to be in the front-lines of the fight for democracy and human rights in the Middle East. This struggle is not new, it has been witnessed repeatedly, as manifested in the fight against colonialism to the contemporary recent revolts against corrupt and unjust regimes. This is evident in women’s bold and significant participation, alongside men, in the revolutions that have swept the Middle East since 2011, including women’s active roles in the ongoing revolts in Lebanon, Algeria, Sudan, Iraq, Tunisia & Egypt.
Accordingly, as part of the Gender & Diversity month, The MENA Student Initiative is excited to warmly welcome you to participate in our event titled « Arab Women in the Front-lines of Revolutions ».
The event will take place on Tuesday 26th November, from 4-6 pm in Auditorium 2 at the Graduate Institute.
We will screen the renowned film « Feminism Inshallah, A History of Arab Feminism » by the filmmaker & author Feriel Ben Mahmoud. The film features previously unreleased archival footage and exclusive multi-generational interviews, tracking women’s historic & significant contributions within the fight for human rights.
Following the film, we will have a discussion between the audience and the panel.
Then, we welcome all participants to join us in the entrance lobby of Petal 2 to continue our discussions in a more relaxed atmosphere over drinks and food.
The panelists include:
* Paola Salwan Daher (Lebanon): is the Senior Global Advocacy Advisor at the Geneva Office of the Center for Reproductive Rights. Her work focuses mainly on advocacy at the Human Rights Council and its mechanisms and on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls affected by conflict. She currently sits on the Board of the Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights. She previously worked at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, the Center for Research and Training on Development – Action in Beirut, where she was also a member of the Feminist Collective/Nasawiya.
* Zahra Al Sagban (Iraqi): an activist and a political scientist from Iraq. Zahra wrote her thesis on the social history of Iraqi women and also discussed the work of NGOs in Iraq after 2003.
* Maryam al Khawaja (Bahrain): a leading voice for human rights and political reform in Bahrain and the Gulf region. Maryam played an instrumental role in the pro-democracy protests in Bahrain’s Pearl Roundabout in February 2011. Due to her human rights work, she was subjected to assault, threats, defamation campaigns, imprisonment and an unfair trial. Maryam serves on the Boards of the International Service for Human Rights, Urgent Action Fund, CIVICUS and the Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy.
We look forward to warmly welcoming you and having you participate in our event on this pertinent and major subject.
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