invitation china, secret stories

China, Secret Stories Invitation — Sunday, 22 January 2017 Story-Line Maastricht and Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht are honored to invite you to the second edition of Storytellers on Stage. China, Secret Stories is part of (Un)seen worlds, a series of Story-Line events. We bring Storytellers on Stage who are from and talk about countries with remarkable stories but limited freedom of speech. It will be a Sunday afternoon filled with moving and enlightening stories, interviews, discussion and film. Program 13h00 Prior to the event the doors are open to the exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang: My stories of Painting 14h00 Start event 16h30 End of official program Lijia Zhang will read from and talk about her upcoming debut novel Lotus. It is the story of a young migrant woman who gets entangled in the Chinese sex industry. Alice Wong is a young designer and filmmaker. She will present her prize winning short film Reconstructing Reality, about the violent death of her father. Journalist and writer of the book De Rode Miljonair, Hans Moleman will show and analyze the work of the razor-sharp Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke and his strategies in managing the Chinese censors. Sinologist, journalist and researcher Garrie van Pinxteren will moderate the event and discuss her research of media and journalists in China. She is the writer of the book China, Centrum van de Wereld. Storytellers on Stage Lijia Zhang Beijing Alice Wong Hong Kong/Amsterdam Hans Moleman Maastricht Garrie van Pinxteren Amsterdam And more In addition to our guests we will also get to know Gouming Martens from Maastricht. He is searching for his biological parents in China. He discovers that in his country of birth many children were stolen from their parents. They were sold to childless couples and orphanages. His astonishing story is told in the remarkable documentary The Lost Son, by Sigrid Deters. We will present parts of a story that is not to be missed. To stimulate dialogue between the storytellers and the visitors creative producer Leana Bekker organizes an out of the ordinary prelude and ending experience. Look out for the red envelope! Story-Line We bring storytellers on stage, multi disciplinary and international: writers, journalists, filmmakers, photographers and artists. By giving insight in storytelling we aim to contribute to valuing books, films, art and quality journalism. In this way, Story-Line contributes to a better understanding of our complex world. More information Petra Quaedvlieg +31 6 12 32 33 40 / [email protected] Facebook.com/StoryLineMaastricht Details Sunday, 22 January 2017 Bonnefantenmuseum Avenue Ceramique 250, Maastricht Doors open 13h00 Start event 14h00 Tickets* Normal price 15 euros Students 8 euros Reservation [email protected] Limited seats Indicate whether you’re a student * Tickets include access to Storytellers on Stage, the exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang and 1 drink. Source: Reconstructing Reality (Alice Wong, 2015) Partners Graphic design: Studio Noto

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China, Secret Stories

Invitation — Sunday, 22 January 2017Story-Line Maastricht and Bonnefantenmuseum Maastricht are honored to invite you to the second edition of Storytellers on Stage.

China, Secret Stories is part of (Un)seen worlds, a series of Story-Line events. We bring

Storytellers on Stage who are from and talk about countries with remarkable stories but

limited freedom of speech. It will be a Sunday afternoon filled with moving and enlightening

stories, interviews, discussion and film.

Program

13h00 Prior to the event the doors are open to the exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang: My stories of Painting

14h00 Start event16h30 End of official program

Lijia Zhang will read from and talk about her upcoming debut novel Lotus. It is the story of a young migrant woman who gets entangled in the Chinese sex industry.

Alice Wong is a young designer and filmmaker. She will present her prize winning short film Reconstructing Reality, about the violent death of her father.

Journalist and writer of the book De Rode Miljonair, Hans Moleman will show and analyze the work of the razor-sharp Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke and his strategies in managing the Chinese censors.

Sinologist, journalist and researcher Garrie van Pinxteren will moderate the event and discuss her research of media and journalists in China. She is the writer of the book China, Centrum van de Wereld.

Storytellers on Stage

Lijia Zhang Beijing

Alice Wong Hong Kong/Amsterdam

Hans Moleman Maastricht

Garrie van Pinxteren Amsterdam

And more

In addition to our guests we will also get to know Gouming Martens from Maastricht. He is searching for his biological parents in China. He discovers that in his country of birth many children were stolen from their parents. They were sold to childless couples and orphanages. His astonishing story is told in the remarkable documentary The Lost Son, by Sigrid Deters. We will present parts of a story that is not to be missed.

To stimulate dialogue between the storytellers and the visitors creative producer Leana Bekker organizes an out of the ordinary prelude and ending experience.

Look out for the red envelope!

Story-Line

We bring storytellers on stage, multi disciplinary and international: writers, journalists, filmmakers, photographers and artists. By giving insight in storytelling we aim to contribute to valuing books, films, art and quality journalism. In this way, Story-Line contributes to a better understanding of our complex world.

More informationPetra Quaedvlieg +31 6 12 32 33 40 / [email protected] Facebook.com/StoryLineMaastricht

DetailsSunday, 22 January 2017Bonnefantenmuseum Avenue Ceramique 250, Maastricht

Doors open 13h00Start event 14h00

Tickets* Normal price 15 eurosStudents 8 euros

[email protected] seatsIndicate whether you’re a student

* Tickets include access to Storytellers on Stage, the exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang and 1 drink. Source: Reconstructing Reality (Alice Wong, 2015)

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