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Friday, October 3 – Evening as part of the SABAM Meetings in Avignon, in partnership with Théâtre Transversal and Utopia Cinema

• 6:30 PM – Screening of the short film A Happy Marriage at Utopia, in the presence of director Aurélie Wijnants.

• 8:00 PM – Live reading of Dounia by Taha Adnan at Théâtre des Doms, in the presence of the author.

The SABAM Meetings are dedicated to Belgian authors and their works in French and Dutch. Each reading is an opportunity to meet an author and discuss their work over a drink.
Free entry with reservation via Théâtre Transversal at 04 90 86 17 12.

Wednesday, October 7 & Thursday, October 8 – Slam Workshop with Mel Moya

• Wednesday, October 7: 2 PM – 6 PM

• Thursday, October 8: 5 PM – 9 PM, followed by an open mic

Led by Mel Moya, a Belgian-Mediterranean poet, feminist activist, and member of the L-SLAM collective. Two sessions to transform personal and collective stories into poetic power.

Focus on the guest: Mel Moya, a slam artist from Seraing in the Liège region, discovered slam through her first trembling performance on crumpled paper—a revelation marked by urgency and rage. Energized, she performed on open-mic stages in Belgium, France, and Switzerland, sharing texts long nurtured in her notebooks. Active in writing workshops and artistic creation, she has won several literary awards and now performs internationally.

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Thursday, October 8 & Friday, October 9 – FLE Workshop at Collège Gérard Philippe with Nicolas Ancion

With Belgian author Nicolas Ancion, the French language becomes a playground and a space for freedom. Reading, Q&A, and collective writing: students explore French as a tool for creativity and enjoyment.

Focus on the guest: Nicolas Ancion, a writer from Liège, has explored all literary genres for over 30 years: novels, poetry, theatre, serials, and comic chronicles. Winner of multiple awards, his works have traveled worldwide and form a prolific oeuvre, translated and adapted. Coming from a theatrical background, he also writes collaboratively with his wife, translating from English and Spanish.

Wednesday, October 8 – 7 PM – Label Chartreuse Evening

The Label Chartreuse evening offers a glimpse into the universe of two authors, exploring the “kitchen” of writing, listening to them read their texts and the works that inspire them. One hour in total, a dive into the daily life of the Chartreuse residency, its support for writing, and the joyful discovery of artists’ struggles and commitments.

• Luc Tartar & Jeannette Mogoun, Les ways de Jeannette: between Douala and Paris

• Ian De Toffoli, La Disruption du monde: a satirical road movie in the heart of Silicon Valley

Saturday, October 11 – 2 PM – Meeting with Rebecca Chaillon

As part of the 10th edition of Autumn in Bookstores, in partnership with the bookstore La Comédie Humaine, Éditions de l’Arche, and Libraires du Sud.

Meeting, reading, and signing with author, director, performer, and actress Rébecca Chaillon around her book Boudin Biguine Best of Banane (Éditions de l’Arche, 2023), moderated by La Comédie Humaine. In the presence of Claire Stavaux, editor at Éditions de l’Arche.

Focus on the guest: Rébecca Chaillon, a Martiniquais author, director, and performer, blends theatre, performance, artistic self-makeup, and obsession with food into an engaged and impactful body of work. Founder of the company Dans le Ventre, she has been creating powerful performances since 2012, including Carte Noire nommée Désir, staged in the Cour d’Honneur at Festival 2023, and Plutôt Vomir que Faillir, acclaimed by critics. Associated with major institutions, she is a key voice in contemporary performing arts.