23 MAY 2024
OPEN BOOK
On Thursday 23 May, Bruges 2030 organised Open Book, a delightful afternoon of literature, music and art for all Bruges 5th and 6th secondary school students.
We were keen have a conversation with as many young people as possible about Ish Ait Hamou's essay 'De theorie van de 1 of 2' (The Theory of the 1 or 2). The author himself also came to talk about his book. Actress and law student Awa Ndiaye shared her experiences reading the essay. Poet Nina Everaert performed new work inspired by 'De theorie van de 1 of 2' and the music was by Twolfnolf, De Frères' school band.
We also made a lesson plan (in Dutch) which the teachers of the attending schools could use as an introduction to the essay and further exploration of its themes in the classroom.
We were allowed to reside in The Joyful Apocalypse, a work by the collective Traumnovelle as part of the Bruges Triennial.
Photos: Femke den Hollander
Speakers & Performers
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Ish Ait Hamou
Author of 'Hard hart', 'Cécile' and 'Het moois dat we delen', dancer, choreographer, director.
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Nina Everaert
Poet, artist, teacher.
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Awa Ndiaye
Actor in 'Familie' and 'Kameleon', law student.
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Twolfnolf
School band of De Frères.
PARTNERS
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Triënnale Brugge 2024: Spaces of Possibility
From 13 April to 1 September, Bruges Triennial 2024: Spaces of Possibility took to the streets of the historic city centre of Bruges and Zeebrugge with contemporary art and architectural installations. Together with twelve artists and architects from all over the world, for its fourth edition, the Bruges Triennial holds up to the light the dormant potential of the ever-changing city and challenges us to join in thinking about the future of Bruges, and more broadly, the city.
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De Frères
Between Guido Gezelleplein and Simon Stevinplein, between the Church of Our Lady and St Salvator's Cathedral, you will find the St Francis Xavier Institute. Our secondary school is also known as De Frères. Here, passionate teachers teach in a warm, active and stimulating learning environment.
Their schoolband Twolfnolf ('Twelvethirty', because they rehearse during their lunchbreaks) performed at Open Book.