MASNAÂ. Factory. Site of fabrication, transformation, production. The école de littérature proposes a week of workshops, conferences, expositions and performances in Casablanca, within the sphere of literary creation. The program concerns processes of fabrication, the most contemporary and diverse literary forms, those emerging right now in France, Marocco, in the United States, across the Arab world and in Spain. It brings together cross sections of cultures and disciplines, medias and spaces of diffusion. Over the course of this week, writes, artists, researchers and students from different countries will gather together to create forms and knowledges to be shown and discussed in public. Particular focus is placed on exploring intersections between literature and other disciplines (dance, music, visual arts, journalism), different gestures and spaces. The event will unfurl throughout different sites in Casablanca: cinemas, cultural centers, artist studios and workshops and public spaces. A rich program of encounters, conferences, shows, performances will be offered up to viewers each night. The workshops will take place during the day and require applicant enrollment. The program and a call for applications will appear on the blog in the near future (http://ecoledelitterature.blogspot.com), and will be dispersed widely. <br /><br />With Mustapha Benfodil, Kacem Basfao, Ambrose Bye, Hassan Darsi, Jérôme Game, Mohamed Hmoudane, Laird Hunt, Meryem Jazouli, Mazen Kerbaj, Géhanne Amira Khalfallah, Driss Ksikès, Joris Lacoste, Hicham Lasri, Vicente Luis Mora, Olivier Peigné, Emmanuelle Pireyre, Zahia Rahmani, Lily Robert-Folley, Lionel Ruffel, Heta Rundgren, Eleni Sikelianos, Karim Troussi, Anne Waldman, Abdallah Zrika. <br /><br />MASNAÂ - LITTERATURE IN THE MAKING is the 2nd session of a program of residencies organized by the école de littérature in France, Morocco and the United States, during which writers, artists, researchers and students work together, speaking Arab, English and French. The first installation, TRANSLATIONS took place in Lagrasse, France, 7-14 July 2012, and dealt with translation. The 3rd installation will take place in New York in 2014.
