Tashweesh festival 2018
17 OCT — 28 OCT 2018
Feminist voices from the Middle East, North Africa & Europe speak out and perform during the multidisciplinary, 10-day Tashweesh festival.

BAM! Ploof, zofff, rsssshhhh, tschh, wssshhh, tashshshsweeshh. Are you already familiar with Tashweesh? If it doesn't ring any bells, it is an Arabic word: an onomatopoeic sound of background noise during a telephone conversation or on the radio, the din that you hear in a large group of people.

From tashweesh to… feminism!

If we think of feminism today, we hear a multiplicity of sounds, a brouhaha in which we can make out Intersectional! #MeToo! Queer! Black Lives Matter! Women’s March! Decolonize! Intergenerational! Headscarf! Post-binary! In this mishmash of opinions, loud protests and movements, the Beursschouwburg and the Goethe Institute invite you to the ten-day multidisciplinary arts festival: Tashweesh. The focus lies not simply on a European definition of feminism, but wants to create a bridge between a broad palette of feminist voices from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe. We take a close look at the usual dichotomy and stereotypes about gender and reveal that the narrow polarization between the West and Arabic Muslim societies does not correspond to reality.

During our performances, small talks, reading groups, screenings, concerts and hedonistic club nights, together we will create an answer to what can currently be seen as ‘the norm’, finding common ground beyond the supposed cultural frontiers. We’ll be talking about headscarves, gender conformity, public space and activist strategies, and we will question our canon. No more background noise: just safe space!

Curated by Beursschouwburg, Goethe-Institut Brüssel & Nedjma Hadj Benchelabi

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We
17.10
12:00 - 22:00
2018
Tashweesh - From behind the screen
looped screenings
We
17.10
19:00
2018
OPENING NIGHT - TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
OPENING NIGHT
We
17.10
20:30
2018
Opening lecture on global sisterhood w/ Nikita Dhawan & Engagement
lecture, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Th
18.10
12:00 - 22:00
2018
Tashweesh - From behind the screen
looped screenings
Th
18.10
19:00
2018
Big talk on blind spots and double agendas in feminist debates
discussion, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Th
18.10
20:30
2018
Maryam Tafakory
Audiovisual Lecture, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Fr
19.10
12:00 - 22:00
2018
Tashweesh - From behind the screen
looped screenings
Fr
19.10
19:00
2018
Small Talk w/ Sorour Darabi & Tucké Royale
conversations, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Fr
19.10
20:30
2018
Foundland Collective Wish You Were Here!
lecture performance, film screening, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Fr
19.10
22:00
2018
Boiband+Poxcat DJ's
concert, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
20.10
12:00 - 22:00
2018
Tashweesh - From behind the screen
looped screenings
Sa
20.10
17:00
2018
Reading Group w/ Sara Shaarawi & Amahl Khouri
reading group, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
20.10
19:00
2018
Small Talk w/ Just for the record & Bledarte
conversations, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
20.10
20:30
2018
SOROUR DARABI Farci.e
performance, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
20.10
20:30
2018
Monira Al Qadiri The Trans-Pacific Plant
lecture performance, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
20.10
22:00
2018
Souk sessions Glitter◦◦ + DJ Dziri
nightlife, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
We
24.10
12:00 - 22:00
2018
Tashweesh - From behind the screen
looped screenings
We
24.10
19:00
2018
Small talk w/ Mona Moon & Samira Saleh
conversations, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
We
24.10
19:00
2018
MARGO VAN DE LINDE Improvised Feminism
lecture performance, discussion, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
We
24.10
20:30
2018
Slam Night
SLAM POETRY NIGHT, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Th
25.10
12:00 - 22:00
2018
Tashweesh - From behind the screen
looped screenings
Th
25.10
19:00
2018
MARGO VAN DE LINDE Improvised Feminism
lecture performance, discussion, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Th
25.10
19:00
2018
Small talk w/ Laisse Les Filles Tranquilles & Noms Peut-Être!
conversations, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Th
25.10
20:00
2018
Nadah El Shazly + Bledarte dj set
concert, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Fr
26.10
12:00 - 22:00
2018
Tashweesh - From behind the screen
looped screenings
Fr
26.10
19:00
2018
MARGO VAN DE LINDE Improvised Feminism
lecture performance, discussion, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Fr
26.10
19:00
2018
Small Talk w/ Mounir Samuel & Maryam Kamal Hedayat
conversations, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Fr
26.10
20:30
2018
Amira Chebli A Ma Place
dance, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Fr
26.10
20:30
2018
Danya Hammoud O.T.
dance, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Fr
26.10
22:00
2018
Deena Abdelwahed live + SOUMAYA PHÉLINE dj set
TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
27.10
12:00
2018
Reading Group Saïda Menebhi w/ Saddie Choua
reading group, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
27.10
12:00 - 22:00
2018
Tashweesh - From behind the screen
looped screenings
Sa
27.10
19:00
2018
MARGO VAN DE LINDE Improvised Feminism
lecture performance, discussion, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
27.10
19:00
2018
Small Talk w/ Nadje Sadig Al-Ali & Rachida Aziz
conversations, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
27.10
20:30
2018
Antonia Baehr EXIT
performance, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
Sa
27.10
22:00
2018
Nur + Bosaina Tashweesh closing party
nightlife, TASHWEESH FESTIVAL
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