Alice Zeniter—writer, playwright, director, and actress—is the Mucem’s guest for a two-day program.

She chooses to take us on a journey that speaks to us as much about the past as it does about the present, to places where history and personal stories come alive and intertwine—through her voice, the voices of her characters, and the voices of her guests.
We’ll journey through novels, from 1980 to the present; we’ll visit the Casbah of Algiers in 1955; we’ll gain access to present-day Afghanistan, under Taliban control; we’ll explore the power of the arts to create characters and bring stories to life through video, theater, and the novel; and we’ll dance to the rhythms of Isam Elias, somewhere between haunting piano and electro-Oriental sounds.

Featuring Alice Zeniter and her guests: Alice Carré, Solène Chalvon-Fioriti, Isam Elias, Hassen Ferhani, and Elodie Karaki.