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16th Berlin Literature Festival starts today 7 September
TODAY'S EVENTS
07 09 WEDNESDAY
6:00–17:30 SPECIALS
BERLIN
»Berlin reads« on Democracy without Populism
18:00 LITERATURES OF THE WORLD_OPENING
HAUS DER BERLINER FESTSPIELE_Main Stage
Speech: César Aira [Argentina]
Introduction: Knut Elstermann | Simultaneous translation
Music: »16 Strings« – featuring Marija Mücke [Violin], Ksenija Zečević [Violin], Viktor Bátki [Viola] and Claudia Benker [Violoncello] – play »Divorce« composed by Fazil Say
20:00 SPECIALS_EXHIBITION | VERNISSAGE
HAUS DER BERLINER FESTSPIELE_Upper Lobby
Ali Ghandtschi [Iran/ Germany] and Mark Giannori [Italy/ Germany]: »Der Koffer – walizka« (The suitcase) – A literary photography project
20:30 LITERATURES OF THE WORLD
HAUS DER BERLINER FESTSPIELE_Side Stage
Colm Tóibín’s [Ireland/ USA] »Nora Webster«: the restrained portrait of a woman in mourning on a journey of self-discovery Moderator: Paul Ingendaay
21:00 SPECIALS
HAUS DER BERLINER FESTSPIELE_Ticket Hall
Worldwide Reading for Democracy without Populism
Moderator: Priya Basil
Speaker: Franziska Herrmann
Reading in German, event in English
Free admission
Published Date - 07/09/2016
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