Reconnecting to the Middle East, 2018

Reconnecting the Middle East (25.10.2018, Literarisches Colloquium Berlin) – more than 130 people came to their first big event, titled “Reconnecting the Middle East”. In a space which was arranged as a round table with Middle Eastern sweets and drinks, a diverse group of 8 artists performed: Mariam Rasheed, Abdulkadir Musa, Mati Shemoelof, Hila Amit Abas, Zehava Khalfa, as well as Hassan Abul Fadl, Mevan Younes and Gidi Farhi of the Berliner Oriental ensemble. The performance was followed by a discussion with the audience regarding the possibilities for creating art as Jews and Muslims in contemporary Europe. The guests of the event received a booklet with the poems and fiction read during the night.