International Literature Festival The Hague

Winternachten 2021

Winternachten International Literature Festival The Hague presented its 26th edition in the form of a two-part online "slow festival". First off, we presented, from Wednesday 13 to Sunday 17 January, five carefully composed online programs that we will stream live. The programs are not available on demand afterwards. For the second part, next spring, we present a series of online programs along the same thematic threads.

Retrospect

Wednesday 13 January 2021

20:25 - 21:50

Online

Passe partout 13 t/m 17 januari 2021 Online Winternachten festival

The passe-partout for the live streams on 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 January 2021 can not be purchased after 13 January.

A passe-partout for the online Winternachten festival 2021 gave access to the following live streams: Opening Night - It's Up to Us , Wednesday January 13th 2021 - 20.30-21.45 hrs …

20:30 - 21:45

Online

Opening Night: It's Up to Us & PEN Award

Mirthe Frese in conversation with writers Arnon Grunberg, Eva Meijer, Raoul de Jong, Tsitsi Dangarembga (Zimbabwe) and Samanta Schweblin (Germany). With contributions by Salena Godden (UK), Simon(e) van Saarloos and Jaap Tielbeke. English spoken.

"It's up to us" is a statement made by philosopher, songwriter and author Eva Meijer in a radio program, as she was speaking about her novel De nieuwe rivier ( The New River ), which deals with the …

Thursday 14 January 2021

20:30 - 21:45

Online

#StillWeRise: Writing Climate (In)justice

A program about the climate, art and activism with authors Alexis Wright (Australia), Leena Norms (UK) and Sanam Sheriff (US) as well as Benjamin Fro, Chihiro Geuzebroek moderated by Fiep van Bodegom. English spoken.

More and more authors are giving the climate and the climate crisis a prominent role in their work. Think of the recent novels of Eva Meijer, Margaret Atwood and Richard Powers, for example. Few, …

Friday 15 January 2021

20:30 - 21:45

Online

#TheFutureIsFemale: The Female Convention

A program about feminism and activism with authors Zsófia Bán (Hungary), Mona Eltahawy (US), Dilâra Gürcü (France), Mithu Sanyal (Germany) and Nazmiye Oral, Kaouthar Darmoni, Laura van Dolron and Nicole le Fever (moderator). English spoken.

Watch here the keynote speech Love Politics by the German writer, journalist and cultural scientist Nithu Sanyal. It's up to us. This is what women in Poland and Turkey are demanding in their …

Saturday 16 January 2021

20:30 - 21:45

Online

#BacktoEarth: Tout-monde (Whole World)

Talking about a new perspective on our Earth with authors Sulaiman Addonia and Annemarie Estor (Belgium), Amahl Raphael Khouri (Egypt) and Vamba Sherif, Chris Keulemans (moderator) and singer-songwriter Shishani. English spoken.

The image that we have of our world is purely human : a human-centred picture. It's up to us to give non-humans a voice and a stage. In this program created by Nisrine Mbarki, we give the floor to …

Sunday 17 January 2021

20:30 - 21:45

Online

#SoulCare: Radical Happiness

A program about happiness and activism with authors Koleka Putuma (South Africa), Jens Meijen (Belgium) and Radna Fabias, Munganyende Hélène Christelle, Hassnae Bouazza (moderator), singer Bahghi and dancer Gil Gomes Leal. English and Dutch spoken.

"Joy is an act of resistance" is a slogan that is gaining traction. Can happiness be a form of activism? Is there such a thing as restful resistance? And why is self-care so important? These …