Tamim al-Barghouti's Epic of Gilgamesh - UK Premiere
For the first time in the United Kingdom: Tamim al-Barghouti will present his re-writing of the Epic of Gilgamesh in Arabic verse
In the face of the deluge of mass death in Palestine, and stemming from his own personal loss, the “Poet of Jerusalem”, Tamim al-Barghouti, presents his rewriting of the Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh in Arabic verse.
Tamim Al-Barghouti is one of the Arab world’s most renowned poets, his poems read and viewed by hundreds of millions across the region, recited by people rising up in the streets of Cairo in 2011 to those resisting the latest onslaught on Gaza.
“Of him who saw it all, sing!”
The Epic of Gilgamesh is the oldest poem known to man, the oldest piece of secular literature, and “a manifesto of rebellion against the gods”.
Join us in Oxford for this unmissable premiere, a single performance of an ancient epic, which will be followed by a Q&A with the poet.
The performance will be in Arabic, the discussion afterwards in both Arabic and English.
Ticket Information
- Full price tickets: £5, free for students
- Suitable for all ages.
- Doors open at 17:30
- This concert will be approximately 2 hours long with a Q&A
- Latecomers to be permitted until 18:30
- For ticketing queries, please contact Omar Robert Hamilton (omar@palfest.org)
