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a dreamer's night talks
by canan marasligil
Listen to unedited, stream of consciousness night talks of Canan Marasligil, a writer, artist, literary translator, curator of cultural programmes, editor and performer based in Amsterdam. In these nocturnal talks, Canan (first name pronounced Ja’anan) shares thoughts, reflections and emotions about things she cares about, on art, culture, books, music,…, and reflects on creativity and imagination, always from the point of view of the dreamer she is, and blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction.There is no music, no script, no edits… it’s just a dreamer welcoming you into her mind. Episodes are usually between 8 and 15 minutes in length. There is no schedule, the host picks up the mic when she feels like sharing things that move her.
Episodes
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a dreamer's night talks - final episode - to create or to not create
After a year of not recording for a Dreamer’s Night Talks, I am back speaking into the mic without a script, just sharing some unedited thoughts with you. Today’s improvised chatter is about making art while overwhelmed by the news and the reality of what is happening in our world. I hope it…
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 15 - on my divorced parents' wedding anniversary
Tonight’s episode was born out of a text message my mother sent to our family what’s app group, reminding us of her wedding anniversary. My parents have been separated for 30 years, and they are divorced. This episode is about love, about not having regrets, about hope… Happy anniversary to my...
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 14 - on being the agent of my own narrative
“I want to take agency over my own story”. In this episode, I share some thoughts on escape vs confrontation and being the agent of my own narrative. I dive into how writing, art-making, creativity, expressing myself help me go through pain and transform it into something beautiful, and being…
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 13 - on notebooks
“Did I really need another notebook?” The answer to this question is always yes! So, today I bought a new notebook, and I wanted to talk about the importance of notebooks in my creative practice, and in my life. Everything I do starts with writing in a notebook, and writing in notebooks has been…
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 12 - on the poetry of a phone call (and the moon)
Can a simple phone call become poetry? Well, tonight’s stream of consciousness has started because of that phone call, and it sure feels poetic to me. I am again taking you into my nocturnal mind, always unedited and raw… I am inviting you to reflect with me on topics such as the importance of...
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 11 - on self love
In this eleventh of my nocturnal stream of consciousness, I touch on the topic of self-love. What does it mean to love ourselves? How come some of us can do it and others don’t? It all comes back to our childhood and experiences. But there are many other layers. I try to find ways to share love,...
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 10 - on migraines
In this tenth episode of my nocturnal stream of consciousness, I talk about migraines. My most recent migraine attack lasted two days. I open with a poem by Emily Dickinson which serves as an epigraph to Siri Hustvedt’s book The Shaking Woman or A History of My Nerves, in which she writes about…
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 09 - on flowers and ideas
Tonight I dive into my creative process. As I am sitting in the middle of my living room, surrounded by all my art supplies: paper, paints, ink, books… I start by telling you about my "flowers of the revolution" which were seeds distributed at weekly protests in the former mining area in Northern...
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 08 - on storytelling and the rain
I got caught in the rain cycling home following a beautiful storytelling event… I share the warm feeling of experiencing culture collectively after months of lockdown. I hope you enjoy these few minutes of stream of consciousness… this time I am accompanied by the sound of rain.
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 07 - on friendship
In this seventh episode of my nocturnal thoughts, I read a poem by Egon Schiele, and take both our birthdays (of Schiele and mine) as a starting point to talk about friendship, freedom, and the generosity to love and be loved.
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 06 - on the generosity of the night
I was cycling back home through the night, I thought about a poem and what the night means to me. Here I share some thoughts, fairly quickly, read some poetry, all while a tiny bit tipsy. That's where these lazy rhymes come from, probably. Much love to you all and thank you for listening. I am...
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 05 - on bell hooks and turning thought into action
I am welcoming you again into my nocturnal mind to discuss the role and responsibility people, such as myself, working across the cultural sector, the arts and publishing in Western Europe, have to fight systemic racism in our societies. I start with a passage from All About Love: New Visions by...
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 04 - on the paradoxes of my memory
Welcome back in my nocturnal mind. In this fourth episode (which I start and end with poetry) I explore memory: what does it mean to forget or to remember? Is it an active choice? An effort? Why do I keep certain memories alive through writing, journaling, archiving my whole life through art and...
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 03 - on the paradoxes of online connections
In this third episode, I am reading a poem of mine about texting and the importance of nurturing our own imagination. Then I move onto the fatigue, yet necessity, for online connections, especially in these times of crisis when we still cannot see, hug and physically connect with our loved ones…
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 02 - on letter writing
In this second episode, I talk about letter writing, and my love for ink, fountain pens and paper. I mention two beautiful letter writing initiatives from literature organisations, Read My World and Perdu. "From Love" by Read My World festival: www.readmyworld.nl/youve-got-mail/ "Dear" by Perdu:...
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a dreamer's night talks - episode 01 - on Ibrahim Maalouf and process
In this first episode, I quote Vilèm Flusser, talk about Ibrahim Maalouf, about the importance of art, music and literature in my life and creative work, and I end with a focus on process and what it means to me. I link the personal to the act of writing and creating, and I end by telling you the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Listen to unedited, stream of consciousness night talks of Canan Marasligil, a writer, artist, literary translator, curator of cultural programmes, editor and performer based in Amsterdam.
In these nocturnal talks, Canan (first name pronounced Ja’anan) shares thoughts, reflections and emotions about things she cares about, on art, culture, books, music,…, and reflects on creativity and imagination, always from the point of view of the dreamer she is, and blurring the boundaries between reality and fiction.There is no music, no script, no edits… it’s just a dreamer welcoming you into her mind.
Episodes are usually between 8 and 15 minutes in length. There is no schedule, the host picks up the mic when she feels like sharing things that move her.
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canan marasligil
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Listen to unedited, stream of consciousness night talks of Canan Marasligil, a writer, artist, literary translator, curator of cultural programmes, editor and performer based in Amsterdam. In these nocturnal talks, Canan (first name pronounced Ja’anan) shares thoughts, reflections and emotions...
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