Date:
The following activities will be carried out during the first mobility period in Beirut:
· A cycle of public lectures on the theme of memory, violence and collective trauma in the Lebanese and Italian context, organised by Act for the disappeared and held by USJ and UniBo professors and complementary to the cycle of lectures held in the following mobility period (by Act, USJ and UniBo).
· Commented visit of the two project units to the places of political violence and its memory in and around Beirut (by Act).
· Public screening and round table discussion starting with the The Soil and the Sea by D. Rugo, co-produced by C. A. Jaoude (2023) (by Act) https://www.soilandseafilm.com/about
· Theatre workshop (Part I, by Laban; by Unibo-EDU + Krila Teatro dell'Oppresso).
Programme
Beirut 22 - 26 may
Monday 22 may
9:00-9:10 Welcoming note, presentation of the visit program and logistics.
9:10-10:30 Overview of Lebanon history and political regime, followed by a discussion.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:30 Dealing with the past and the issue of the missing in Lebanon followed by a discussion.
12:30-13:30 Lunch break
14:00-15:30 Visit to Basmeh & Zeitouneh
16:00-18:00 Guided tour with Fighters for Peace (Green Line App)
Tuesday 23 may
09:30-10:30 UNESCO visit
11:00-11:30 Presentation of Act for the Disappeared
11:30-12:30 Act documentation and practical exercise
12:30-13:30 Lunch break (Antwork Garden)
13:30-15:30 Screening of The Sea and the Soil followed by a discussion
16:00-18:00 Guided visit of Beit Beirut and Allo Beirut Exhibit
Wednesday 24 may
10:00-11:00 Presentation of Laban
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-13:30 Applied Theater workshop
13:30-14:30 Lunch Break
14:30-15:00 Showcase of Laban project
15:00-15:30 Informal chat and coffee break
15:30-17:00 Playback performance (in English)
17:00-18:00 Discussion with Ziko
Meeting with the Italian Embassy
Thursday 25 may
8:45-9:00 Departure from Beirut to Keserwan- Byblos
9:30-11:00 Visit to Jeita Grotto
12:30-14:30 Visit and Lunch in Byblos
14:30-15:00 Visit of the Armenian Genocide Orphans’ “Aram Bezikian” Museum
15:00-16:00 Simulation exercice of a truth commission
16:00-18:00 Free time (swiming or visit of the citadel and souks)
18:00-19:00 Return to Beirut
Friday 26 may
8:45-9:00 Departure from Beirut to South Lebanon
9:30-10:30 Breakfast and Discussion
11:00-12:30 Visit of Saida
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Trip to Mleeta (33 km)
16:00-17:30 Return to Beirut
19:00-21:00 Debreifing and Dinner