Translation table : the city that connects us
Workshop
Friday 19 September
10.00u - 16.00u
Price: Gratuit - Gratis - Free
Language: MULTI
Location: Grande Halle
with
Lisette Ma Neza
Presentations
The translation table invites visitors to create a city poem together about connection. Three sentences from a poem about the heart and the city are the starting point. Everyone can then translate these sentences into their own language, add their own words or answer a question on a card. The completed cards are collected in a box with a slot. On the last day of the festival, all contributions will be compiled into a new, living city poem, composed by Lisette Ma Neza, the city poetess of Brussels. The result will be recited during STAD ZONDER STAD (City without city), a performance by Lisette Ma Neza, on Sunday September 21 at 16:30 (Scene).
The table is accessible all weekend in the Grande Halle
Our speakers
Lisette Ma Neza
Brussels-based Dutch slam poet Lisette Ma Neza is the first Dutch-speaking woman to win the Belgian Poetry Slam Championship in 2017. She has performed several times at the KVS and has developed artistic projects combining poetry and engagement, particularly in schools. Supported by the KVS, she is preparing a multidisciplinary performance, a collection of poems and a documentary series on Afropean identity. She collaborates with artists and is preparing for international projects. She is the first Brussels’ Poet.