Workshop: Autobiographical Writings as Personal Manifestos
Workshop
Friday 18 September
14:00 - 17:30
Price: Free - Gratuit - Gratis
Language: English
Location: Kriekelaar
!! The workshop will happen in ROOM 23 at the Cultural Centrum DE KRIEKELAAR
Address : Gallaitstraat 86, 1030 Schaarbeek // Rue Gallait 86, 1030 Schaerbeek !!
with
Dima Mikhayel Matta
Presentations
In times of war, cruelty, and uncertainty, writing about the self can feel futile, or frivolous. This workshop navigates the necessity of autobiographical writing, of documenting our lives, the way we go about our day as a form of resistance against absurdity. We will treat our memory as an archeological site, and unearth moments that defined us, and defined the pillars we wish to live by. Together, we will engage with our autobiographical writings as statements, as words that MANIFEST the world we wish to create, a world in which we are able and willing to live.
The workshop will consist of writing exercises and prompts, along with sharing and discussions.
This workshop navigates the necessity of autobiographical writing, of documenting our lives, the way we go about our day as a form of resistance against absurdity.
Our speakers
Dima Mikhayel Matta
Dima Mikhayel Matta is a Beirut-based writer, theatremaker, and teacher whose work moves between autobiography, performance, and collective storytelling.
Drawing on personal narrative, queerness, language and memory, their work interrogates belonging, grief, and the politics of voice in Beirut.