BRUSSELS BRUSSEL BRUXELLES
Friday 12 May
14:30 – 21:00 | Nederlands / Français / English / Português
SOUND POEMS AND OTHER LANDSCAPES
Espirito Mundo
Jean-Baptiste Decockstraat 97
1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
The poet Aline Yasmin moves around the city, in different places and circumstances to produce a sound installation highlighting the diversity of Brussels.
The poetic project emphasizes the importance of listening to the city and valuing the richness of the multicultural human presence that she calls the poetic soundscape.
ESPIRITO MUNDO
16:00 - 17:00 | Nederlands
BRUSSELHAVEN
De Markten
Oude Graanmarkt 5
1000 Brussel
Poet, writer, performer, and urbanite Jan Ducheyne will recite some of his poems about Brussels, what the city means to him. It is an invitation to us, to reflect on what the city means to us all whoever we are.
JAN DUCHEYNE
18:30 - 19:30
CONSONANCE
De Markten
Oude Graanmarkt 5
1000 Brussel
In 2023 we will celebrate the 150th birthday of Sergei Rachmaninov, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. On this occasion, Maria Devirzaki (soprano), René Larya (baryton-basse), Maria Nikitskaya (pianist) would like to present romances by Rachmaninov. This performance reveals the intimate link between poetry and music. Rachmaninov's works transcend the boundaries of time and space. The energy, love and humanity emanating from it has influenced our society and will continue to do so.
ASBL ICEP - International Cultural & Educational Projects
19:00 - 20:00
Belgisch-Roemeens Cultureel Huis – Arthis
Vlaamsesteenweg 33
1000 Brussel
The future will be built above all in diversity! Art, music, literature are the language of emotions that are experienced differently by each author and felt according to the sensitivity of each person.
Arthis offers you a reading and music evening of unity in diversity.
Arthis – Belgisch-Roemeens Cultureel Huis
20:00 - 21:00
De Markten
Oude Graanmarkt 5
1000 Brussel
PPT is publishing a collection of poems about peace. The poems are composed by their members and by an eclectic group of poets from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, as well as other European countries. Some of these poets will be there live on the day to recite their poems.
Peace Performance Train (PPT)
Saturday 13 May
12:00 - 14:00 | Nederlands / Français / Kurdî
POETRY MAKES THE WORLD A GENTLER PLACE
Muntpunt
Place de la Monnaie 6
1000 Bruxelles
Lida Gerdenzeri and other artists are happy to treat you to a poem full of history and accompanied by music. They take you on a journey of discovery into the little-known history of the Yezidi community. Geographically located in Kurdistan and in the Caucasus (Armenia, Georgia), Yazidism is considered by its practitioners as one of the oldest monotheistic religions.
La maison des yézidis
12:00 - 14:00 | Nederlands / Français / English / Română
St. Parascheva Kerk
Liefdadigheidsstraat 41
1210 Sint-Joost-ten-Node
Sarah Reader Harris and Marieke Slovin Lewis (Guiding Song) in collaboration with Mihaela Bengus-Anastasiu (Phoenix Association) are proud to organise a children’s workshop around the theme of migration and welcoming. They start with crafts and then in their musical interactive puppet show they tell the story of the Myna-bird who lost his song during the Afghan war. We follow Myna in his peregrinations and his arrival to Brussels where he learns to sing again words from all over the world
Guiding Song
14:30 – 21:00 | Nederlands / Français / English / Português
SOUND POEMS AND OTHER LANDSCAPES
Espirito Mundo
Jean-Baptiste Decockstraat 97
1080 Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
The poet Aline Yasmin moves around the city, in different places and circumstances to produce a sound installation highlighting the diversity of Brussels.
The poetic project emphasizes the importance of listening to the city and valuing the richness of the multicultural human presence that she calls the poetic soundscape.
ESPIRITO MUNDO
16:00 - 18:00 | Nederlands / Français / فارسی
A THOUSAND YEARS OF LIFE AND FREEDOM IN IRANIAN POETRY
Muntpunt
Place de la Monnaie 6
1000 Bruxelles
Looking at allegory in Iranian literature, the artists take you through a millennium of yearning for freedom, equality and justice: When poets wanted to be safe from censorship. Saadi Shirazi, (12th century), Aref Ghazvini (19th century), Houshang Ebtehaj (20th century) ... With alternating moments of silence, listening, speaking, or writing, they will help you make deeper connections needed to create new words and images together.
Poems recited by Farideh Ghalandari (Flemish Persian Theater Association Zaman Nou), Ylva Berg (Institute for attention and mindfulness) and Maryam Kamyab (collective, Woman Life Freedom).
Zaman Nou
16:00 - 18:00 | English
De Markten
Oude Graanmarkt 5
1000 Brussel
Olala Brussels is the second episode in this series. We
host a talk show with a mix for of comedy and storytelling about life in Brussels! Do you want to have fun and share your experiences? Come and join us!
Voices of the World
18:00 - 19:00
De Markten
Oude Graanmarkt 5
1000 Brussel
PPT is publishing a collection of poems about peace. The poems are composed by their members and by an eclectic group of poets from Ukraine, Russia, Poland, as well as other European countries. Some of these poets will be there live on the day to recite their poems.
Peace Performance Train (PPT)
20:00 - 22:00 | Nederlands / Français / Amazigh / عربي
POETRYCAFE AND CONCERT
De Markten
Oude Graanmarkt 5
1000 Brussel
Huis van Amazigh and Eurogzennaya are organising an Intercultural gathering in the form of a poetry café. Expect a stage full of engaging talks with intriguing poetry in various languages, supported by a dash of music.
Huis van Amazigh