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Living Books

4 May 2024 - 30 June 2024

EVENT DESCRIPTION

The Living Books project returns to Hong Kong. Inspired by Fahrenheit 451, a time when books disappeared, volunteers become a living book, and share their book with you, in an intimate moment.

Against the possibility of a dystopian future where happiness is equated to the absence of knowledge and books become forbidden, the global initiative ”time has fallen asleep in the afternoon sunshine” is born.

Launched more than 10 years ago by performance artist Mette Edvardsen, whose work has gone international between Paris, Oslo, Brussels, Sydney and Barcelona, it aims to form a library collection of living books.

A group of volunteers memorize a passage of a book of their choice before awaiting to be consulted by a visitor, ready to recount their story. This initiative is on a 1-1 half an hour long appointment basis, with reservations scheduled through the calendar of l’Alliance Française found before.

Original languages recited: French, English, Cantonese, German.

Length: Each recitation/performance is about 30mn.

Suitable for ages 12 and above (children between 6 and 11 have to be accompanied by an adult).

Readers: Heidi Baron-Jiang, Naomi Benhamou, Daniel Cabane, Nil Charbonneau, Rose Chupin, Svetlana Bouev Dombre, Suzanne Doumenc, Emilie Foster, Caroline Ha Thuc, Joel Kwong, Marc Laurent, Noémie Petitpierre, JC Koum, Alice Rensy.

Saturdays and Sundays of May and June 2024
12pm-6 pm

Details

Start:
4 May 2024
End:
30 June 2024
Event Category:
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Organiser

Alliance Francaise Hong Kong
Phone
28234921
Email
communication@afhongkong.org