Qalandiya International Beirut Edition Opening

About Qalandiya: 
Qalandiya International (Qi) was founded in 2012 as a joint contemporary art event that takes place every two years across Palestinian cities and villages.
Qi aims to place Palestine on the world’s cultural map by producing a series of exhibitions displaying works of art, architecture, spatial design as well as performances, talks, film screenings, workshops and tours, that open up channels for dialogue and exchange, both locally and internationally. 
The upcoming edition ‘This Sea is Mine’ will cross the borders of Palestine to Amman, Beirut and London, contemplating return and refuge for Palestine and the region. Qi 2016 will run between 5 - 31 October in  Haifa, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Gaza, Beirut, Amman, and London

About Sea of Stories: 
Where should the ships sail after the last shore? ‘Sea of Stories’ explores the displacements and imagined returns of the Palestinian community in Lebanon throughout the Mediterranean Sea. The exhibition seeks to explore those journeys and trace these routes, opening a space for conversation on what return means for today’s Palestinian community in Lebanon.
Curated by Rasha Salah.

THE MAIN EXHIBITION PROJECTS
SEA OF STORIES: Voyages of the Palestinian Archives | Ahmad Barclay & Hana Sleiman
THE WAVE | Abdulrahman Katanani
RECOLLECTION | Kamal Aljafari
CAMP PAUSE | Dictaphone Group

PROGRAM
 
RECOLLECTION | The screening will be followed by a conversation between Kamal Aljafari and Akram Zaatari.
Kamal Aljafari
FRI 07 OCT 6:30pm

TALK | SEA OF STORIES: VOYAGES OF THE  PALESTINIAN ARCHIVES 
Ahmad Barclay, Hana Sleiman 
TUE 11 OCT 6:30pm

PERFORMANCE | A PERFORMANCE DESPERATELY IN NEED FOR AN AUDIENCE 
Arab Puppet Theater Foundation
THU 13 OCT 6:30pm

MY LOVE AWAITS ME BY THE SEA | The screening will be followed by a conversation between Mais Darwazah and Rima Mismar.
Mais Darwazah 
FRI 14 OCT 6:30pm

TALK | OFF FRAME: A JOURNEY THROUGH MILITANT CINEMA
Mohanad Yaqubi
TUE 18 OCT 6:30pm

PERFORMANCE | STEPS, RHYTHMS AND A CAMP 
AJIAL - The Little Lantern Dance and Theatre Workshop
THU 20 OCT    6:30pm

TALK | THE SEA IS THIS WAY
Dictaphone Group 
TUE 25 OCT    6:30pm

AUDIO TOUR | THIS SEA IS MINE 
Dictaphone Group 
SAT 29 OCT   11:00am - 12:00pm . Ain El-Mreisse Port

REFLECTIONS | The screening will be followed by a discussion with the director.
Sarah Zeryab 
SAT 29 OCT   5:30pm

HAMULE | The screening will be followed by a lecture with the researcher Geraldo Adriano
Mauricio Misle 
SAT 29 OCT   6:30pm