Forest Hymns - A Night of Stories, Music & Nature
Forest Hymns - A Night of Stories, Music & Nature
“We all have forests on our minds. Forests unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone.”
Mise en Abyme invites you to its very first one of a kind Spoken Poetry evening. A night of Stories, Music and Nature.
Join us on an ephemeral trip in the wild through the words and mind of Lisa Luxx accompanied by the enchanting music of Flugen on the 19th of May in At Lehfed Country Club
Maysan Nasser, from Sidewalk Beirut, will be the host of Forest Hymns and the open mic session that will follow!
Come hungry because Fitnomz will be there to satisfy your cravings with their guilt-free treats.
Doors open at 5:00 pm in order for you to set up camp and mingle with us and the artists.
Music Starts at 7:00 pm.
Performance starts at 8:00 pm.
This Event is a camp event so we would love it if you stayed after the show!
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Tickets sold on ihjoz.com and at the door:
$15 Entrance Fee + Camping
$20 Entrance Fee + Camping + Tent rental
*Limited tents are available for rent so please book your spots quickly.
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LISA LUXX
A writer, performer, philosopher, and activist of British Syrian heritage. Published internationally, and broadcast on BBC Radio 4, VICE, TEDx, BBC Radio Leeds, ITV. One of Diva Magazine's top queer poets to look out for. Winner of Outspoken's Prize for Performance Poetry 2018.
In 2017, Luxx released a collection of poems and essays called The 4th Brain; a journey back to nature through sisterhood, internet and revolution.
“Her poems are sensitive and revolutionary – always kind, always fierce.” – Dazed and Confused magazine
“This work will be remembered long after we are all gone.” - Salena Godden
www.lisaluxx.com
Instagram: @luxxy_luxx
Twitter: @lisaluxx_
Facebook.com/lisa.m.luxx
FLUGEN
Multi-instrumentalist and music composer, Maya started her career by launching her first pop alternative album "Endless Trail" in 2012. She launched Flugen in 2014 and spent a year performing around Beirut and collaborating with other musicians.
After a year of solo touring around Europe, Flugen composed the album "Lost Banjo" with the collaboration of French cellist Marie Caparros.
Her Newest Album "Ondes" is set to be released on the 9th of June at TAFLA
www.maya-aghniadis.com
Soundcloud.com/fl-gen
Instagram.com/flugen.music
Facebook.com/flugenmusic/
SIDEWALK BEIRUT
It is the first and only weekly Open Mic in the region. It was established in October 2017. Sidewalk Beirut is a sister initiative of Paris Lit Up a transnational Open Mic and literary organization. It aims to offer to Beirut, what PLU offers to Paris, a consistent and dependable space where you can be free, share and grow. We encourage all forms of self-expression, and welcome it to the stage. Let us explore and experiment and encourage!
MAYSAN NASSER (host)
A Syrian-Yemeni English poet, Maysan’s writing was heavily influenced by her ever changing environment and relationships. Maysan Nasser is a Psychology and Theater graduate. Last year she won Lebanon’s first Poetry Slam. She was a semi-finalist at the Roundhouse Poetry Slam 2017. She also enjoys playwriting and staged her original play, titled Deadline, last year in Paris. Paris/Paris Lit Up was also the birthplace of her Spoken-Word journey. She toured with Paris Lit Up through Italy in 2016 and through England in 2017 and 2018. She has been published in several journals, most recently in the Paris Atlantic. In October 2017 she successfully founded the first and only weekly Open Mic in the Middle East. She is also an interactive theater trainer with the Citizenship League, where she provides workshops in refugee camps in Bekaa. She also provides Creative Writing workshops at the Migrant Community Center in the aim of producing the first anthology in which migrants in Lebanon curate their own narratives.
FITNOMZ
Is a brand created to substitute processed and unhealthy treats, with homemade, organic and freshly cooked treats.
Their is to make Lebanon a healthier place with our highly affordable and low in calories products.