FROM JULY 6 TO AUGUST 2, 2021
IVA BRDAR (SERBIA) - THEATER, FILM, TRANSLATION
Iva Brdar is a playwright. She studied Dramaturgy at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade and a Master's degree in Theatre Studies at Paris 3 - Sorbonne Nouvelle. Among her texts, Thumbs Up received Brücke Berlin Preis and Sterijino Pozorje prize, Geraniums Never Die received the prize for best committed drama text from Heartefact Foundation and Tomorrow is (for now) still here was in the shortlist of Theatertreffen Stückemarkt. She is a recipient of the Beaumarchais-SACD, CNL and Odyssée grants. Her plays have been staged and read in Germany (Schauspiel Stuttgart, Deutsches Theater), USA (Cherry Arts, New York Public Library), France (Théâtre du Nord), Austria (Kosmos Theater) and have been translated into English, German, French, Italian and Czech. In Germany, his plays are represented by Rowohlt Verlag.
This residency is supported by S. Fischer Stiftung and Mobility grant of the Ministry of Republic of Serbia.
EZZ DARWIESH (EGYPT) - THEATER, FICTION, NON-FICTION, POETRY
Ezz Darwiesh is a Freelancer Writer, visual artist and activist. He writes theatre plays, 14 performances Thoughts in my mind, The mice room, Time of shadow, The dreamers’ revolution and others. His plays participated in many international festivals and awarded to a few awards. In 2011, he started blogging about the revolutions in the middle east and many other public events. He wrote a novel Searching for the lost and a collection of poetry. He started publishing his work on the internet as an alternative to deal with the publishing problems in Egypt and for issues related to freedom of expression and the censorship. In 2017, he got a grant from Al Mawred organization in their program Kon Ma3 El Fann as artist at risk. Ezz Darwiesh is also a painter. In 2019 he organized his first installation exhibition Universal breathing for painting, photography and written thoughts.
This residency is supported by ProtectDefenders.eu, Fondation Jan Michalski, Artlink SüdKulturFonds
TAREQ SAMIN (BANGLADESH) - POETRY, FICTION, NON-FICTION
Tareq Samin is a Poet, Writer and Editor of the bilingual literary journal Sahitto. He is author of six books, include two poetry collections, three Short Stories collections and a Novel. Some of his poems are translated in English, Spanish, German, Slovak, Portuguese, French, Italian and Hungarian Languages. Tareq Samin is a Martin Roth Initiative Scholarship alumni (joint program of Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen and the Goethe-Institut). His poetry has the theme of secularism, calling for people of different faiths to stand united, admonishing religious extremism and violence, and speaking of the power of poetry to bring about change; he talks of the pressures of writing in a stifling social climate. He is an important voice in the literary world working against violence and extremism and in favour of peace and free speech.
This residency is supported by ProtectDefenders.eu, Fondation Jan Michalski, Artlink SüdKulturFonds
EVA TIND (DENMARK) - FICTION, POETRY
Being born in Korea and brought up in Denmark, her work reflects on the concept of cultural identity, through verse, prose, documentary material and pictures in the intricate interplay between the personal and the universal. Her books often highlight how the world can seem very different depending on who is looking at it and from where. Her last novel Kvinden der samlede verden (The woman who unitied the world) was published in 2021 by Gyldendal.
This residency is supported by The Danish Arts Council
FELICIA YAP (MALAYSIA) - FICTION
Felicia Yap is the author of the speculative literary thrillers Future Perfect and Yesterday. She read biochemistry at Imperial College London, followed by a doctorate in history (and a half-blue in competitive ballroom dancing) at Cambridge University. Felicia grew up in Kuala Lumpur. She has worked as a cell biologist, a war historian, a university lecturer, a technology journalist, a theatre critic, a flea-market trader and a catwalk model. @FeliciaMYap
