Following the excitement of our first artist announcement for Crossing Border 2023 last month, we are thrilled to be following up with news of our first dedicated programme for children and teenagers and more.
Find out more in this festival newsletter about...
- the Crossing Border Kids' Programme
- artists joining You'll have to scream LOUDER 2023
- the return of The Chronicles, with four authors confirmed
The festival will take place from 1 - 4 November in beautiful venues across the centre of The Hague. Tickets are on sale now: see programme and ticketing info below, and stay tuned for more announcements soon!
The Crossing Border Kids’ Programme will feature a selection of authors and illustrators of children’s literature that showcase the best artistic and literary quality in books for pre-readers (0-4), early readers (4-8), and middle-grade (8-12), as well as events for teenagers.
You can expect hands-on workshops, interviews on the creative and artistic process behind the stories, and of course story time from the authors themselves.
In our selection of authors and illustrators we have tried to bring a diversity of voices, languages, and life-experiences. So far, confirmed artists and authors include Lucie Felix, who has won multiple awards for her quirky and colourful books; French graphic novelist Nicoby; and Lawrence Schimel and Alba Marina Rivera, whose collaboration on Let’s Go See Papa gives a child's perspective on the complex issue of migration.
Date: 4 November
Time: Events throughout the day
Location: Zaal 3
Language: Dutch, English, French and others! Please check the programme page for details.
The 2023 edition of You'll have to scream LOUDER focuses on Dutch-speaking talent from contemporary literature. Join us for an intimate evening in Zaal 3 and NEST, where they will share their literary, poetic, and musical tales.
Prepare for thought-provoking discussions with soon-to-be-published novelists Falun Ellie Koos and Safae el Shayeb, moderated by Oscar Kocken. Additionally, we'll explore the world of multidisciplinary spoken word with performers Sjaan Flikweert and Moze Naél. The evening will also feature captivating musical performances by, among others, the new hiphop duo Vudu Cru, comprised of Joost Hoekaf and Dean Bowen. Other confirmed artists include Sunni Lamin Barrow, Dominique de Groen, and Thom Wijenberg.
Date: 2 November
Time: 19h00
Location: Zaal 3 and NEST
Language: Dutch only
The Chronicles is Crossing Border’s unique annual residency project for talented authors and translators. Each day of the festival, an up-and-coming writer works on a blog of that day’s events, capturing their insights and experiences of the artists performing on the Crossing Border stage.
At the same time, translators get to work and offer the audience a near-simultaneous translation. The translators are at the start of their literary careers, and the aim is to showcase the skill and talent of both the writer and translator and show how the process works.
So far, four authors have been confirmed: Claire Baglin, whose debut En Salle (Werken voor de kost) explores the French working-class experience via the kitchens of a fast food restaurant; hotly-tipped Dutch author Dario Goldbach, who skewers the tech industry in The Man Who Had it All (De man die alles had) ; Dutch writer and lecturer Safae el Shayeb, who examines the paradoxical existence of the migrant; and C. Buddingh Prize-winning poet, Alara Adilow. The translators will be announced in September
Music and Literature Programme
We are already delighted to have confirmed a host of top authors and musicians who will be joining us for Crossing Border 2023. Authors include Zadie Smith, Teju Cole, and Max Porter, while musicians taking to the stage include Youth Lagoon, muva of Earth, Naaz, Leyla McCalla, Jim White.
Stay tuned for more exciting announcements coming in September!
Ticketing and Programme information
Tickets for the evening programme on 2, 3 and 4 November and day programme and kids' programme on 4 November are now on sale.
The evening programme will be held once again in the Korzo Theater, while a new venue (to be announced) will be added for the literary evening programme.
The exact locations of the day programme will all be in the centre of The Hague, and will be announced in September. Venues include: The Royal Theater, KABK, Theater aan het Spui, Zaal 3, Het Mauritshuis and BorderKitchen.
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