An evening of Palestinian food, music, and culture
Opening with a performance by The Building Company Theater
Special guest: Remi Kanazi, Spoken Word Poet/Activist
The closing event for the Witness Palestine Film Festival 2016 will be an exciting evening of Palestinian food, music and culture. Come enjoy some homemade lahm ajin and lots of hoummus, falafel, fattoush and baklava along with these thrilling live performances:
We will open with a performance by The Building Company Theater and our special guest will be spoken word artist Remi Kanazi who will perform some of his latest poetry.
Remi is a poet and writer based in New York City. He is the author the newly released collection of poetry, Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up From Br…ooklyn to Palestine. He is the author of Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine and the editor of Poets For Palestine. His political commentary has been featured by news outlets throughout the world, including Salon, Al Jazeera English, and BBC Radio. His poetry has taken him across the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and he has appeared in the Palestine Festival of Literature as well as Poetry International. He is a Lannan Residency Fellow and an Advisory Committee member for the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.
More about the Building Company Theater:
Founded in 2012, The Building Company is an ensemble-based theater company which focuses on Community-Engaged, Physical and Political Theater in Syracuse, NY.
Asbury First United Methodist Church
1050 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607 Admission $20 ($10 students)
An evening of Palestinian food, music, and culture
Opening with a performance by The Building Company Theater
Special guest: Remi Kanazi, Spoken Word Poet/Activist
We will open with a performance by The Building Company Theater and our special guest will be spoken word artist Remi Kanazi who will perform some of his latest poetry.
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More about Remi:
Remi is a poet and writer based in New York City. He is the author the newly released collection of poetry, Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up From Br…ooklyn to Palestine. He is the author of Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine and the editor of Poets For Palestine. His political commentary has been featured by news outlets throughout the world, including Salon, Al Jazeera English, and BBC Radio. His poetry has taken him across the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East, and he has appeared in the Palestine Festival of Literature as well as Poetry International. He is a Lannan Residency Fellow and an Advisory Committee member for the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.
More about the Building Company Theater:
Founded in 2012, The Building Company is an ensemble-based theater company which focuses on Community-Engaged, Physical and Political Theater in Syracuse, NY.
Asbury First United Methodist Church
1050 East Ave, Rochester, NY 14607
Admission $20 ($10 students)
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