Dear friends: Here is the latest Nobel-Myanmar Literary Festival program (in English). The program for the local sessions (1-5 pm every day) is published on the festival´s FB page and elsewhere. Please join and please share. Venue: National Theatre, Yangon. Free entrance. 17 January 2015 (Saturday) 08:00-08:30 Opening ceremony in front of the National Theater Hall 08:40-08:50 Message from U Thein Sein, President of the Union of Republic of Myanmar, presented by Union Minister U Aung Min. 08:50:09:00 Message from Thura U Shwe Man, Speaker of Pyidaungsu Hluttaw. 09:00-09:10 Opening speech, U Khin Aung Myint, Speaker of Amyothar Hluttaw. 09:10-09:15 Message from Daw Aung Suu Kyi, Video message. 09:15-09:25 Opening speech in honor of the Festival, Union Minister U Ye Htut. 09:25-09:30 Linkage between Nobel, Norway and Myanmar, and between literature and peace, Mr. Audun Aagre, International Coordinator of the Festival. 09:30-09:40 Opening remarks: Background on the first Nobel Myanmar Literary Festival, U Pe Myint. 09:40-09:50 Presentation about Nobel Literature Prize, H.E Johan Hallenborg, Swedish Embassy, Yangon. 09:50-10:40 Presentation about House of Literature, Mr. Jorgen Lorentzen, HEDDA. 11:10-12:00 Literature and Peace: Personal Account, Mr. Pascal Khoo Thwe 13:00-17:00 Myanmar sessions in parallel (in Myanmar language). 19:00-23:00 Entertainment (traditional dance, puppet show, opera, theater show, comedian show). 18 January (Sunday) 09:00-09:50 Account on the Nobel Peace Prize nomination process for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Mr. Harald Bockman, Chairman of NBK 09:50-10:40 The Female Voices of Myanmar: A research on some Myanmar female writers, Ms. Nilanjana Sengupta 11:10-12:00 Literature for Peace, Peace for Literature, Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, leaders of 88 Generation Peace and Open Society. 13:00-17:00 Myanmar sessions in parallel (in Myanmar language) 19:00-23:00 Entertainment (traditional dance, opera, theater show, comedian show etc.) 19 January (Sunday) 09:00-09:50 The Work of Nobel Peace Committee: Importance of Peace and Reconciliation, Mr. Gunnar Stalsett, Norwegian Nobel Peace Committee 09:50-10:40 Late UN General Secretary U Thant and His Works for Peace, Than Myint U, Grandson of U Thant and Yangon Heritage Trust 11:10-12:00 Importance of Youth Literature, Mr. Arne Svingen, Writer and member of PEN Norway 13:00-17:00 Myanmar sessions in parallel (in Myanmar language) 19:00-23:00 Entertainment (traditional dance, puppet show, opera, theater show, comedian show).
Posted on: Thu, 15 Jan 2015 10:26:58 +0000
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