De kunst van het herinneren

100 jaar Armeense genocide

9 jun 2015

This year it has been exactly a 100 years ago that the Armenian genocide took place. De Balie and Holland Festival look back on the events of 1915 and start a conversation about the significance and impact of the genocide nowadays.

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How do the horrors of 1915 influence contemporary (Armenian) culture? What is the role of art in the remembrance of the genocide and how can it offer an alternative narrative to overcome this collective trauma?

Dr. Ton Zwaan, emeritus professor Genocidestudies and Anthropology (UvA) and author at the NIOD (Institute for War-, Holocaust- and Genocidestudies), will give an introductory lecture.
Participating artists:
- Krikor Momdjian: Visual artist en poet
- Tina Bastajian: Media artist and researcher
- Levon Eskenian: Composer and pianist