Between Two Shores at Ground Control: Cuisine, Poetry and Music Around the Mediterranean

Mediterranean cultures come together at Ground Control with Entre deux rives. The program brings together storytelling, music and food, with several offerings to discover practices and stories that travel between countries.

Meet at HQ opens the final part of the program with a debate hosted by Donia, a musical reading by poet Hasnia Silwane about her story between France and Algeria, followed by concerts.

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The Marseille festival Kouss·Kouss then stops off at the market hall. Farah Keram invites participants to work with semolina to make a durum wheat flatbread. She also joins chef Abdel Alaoui for a discussion and demonstration exploring the different traditions of couscous. The venue’s food stalls prepare their own recipes, and the Twerkistan collective keeps the evening going with music.

Finally, Bouillon Tempo brings together Nayra, Tayri as the opening act, and La Résidence de Refugee Food. This program extends the dialogue between musical creations and culinary heritage that runs throughout the series.

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