Saturday Night Wintercafé

The Wintercafé is the meeting point of the festival, where writers and the audience come together, welcomed by MC Francis Broekhuijsen. Also at the Wintercafé: refreshments, book sales and booksigning at the Paagman book stall, music by DJ Socrates and Ud player Mohamed Ahaddaf, and more.



Booksigning sessions at the Paagman bookstall
21:00 – 21:20
Louise O. Fresco & Stefan Hertmans

21:30 – 21:45
Leela Corman & Dominique Goblet

22:00 – 22:20
Reggie Baay & Karen Armstrong

23:00 – 23:20
Bas Heijne & Ian Buruma

Information

Date and time Saturday 17 January 2015 21:00 tot 23:50 uur
Location Theater aan het Spui - foyer

The Wintercafé is the meeting point of the festival, where writers and the audience come together, welcomed by MC Francis Broekhuijsen. Also at the Wintercafé: refreshments, book sales and booksigning at the Paagman book stall, music by Ud player Mohamed Ahaddaf and DJ Socrates, and more.

Booksigning sessions at the Paagman bookstall
21:00 – 21:20 Louise O. Fresco & Stefan Hertmans
21:30 – 21:45 Leela Corman & Dominique Goblet
22:00 – 22:20 Reggie Baay & Karen Armstrong
23:00 – 23:20 Bas Heijne & Ian Buruma

Line-up

Francis Broekhuijsen

(The Netherlands, 1970) is a presenter, producer, actor and voice-over artist specializing in music, literature, arts and culture. After graduating as actor from the Toneelschool Amsterdam he was a member, among others, of the ensemble of the Nationale Toneel. He was a presenter at Amsterdam-based broadcaster AT5 and a radio producer with the KRO on national network NPO Radio 1. He narrates audio books, and was shortlisted for the Storytel Award 2019 for Best Audio Book with his reading of Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer's novel Grand Hotel Europa. Until last year, he presented on radio station Sublime the daily morning show Sublime Sunrise, the Instagram poetry programme Sublime Smooth and evening show The Sublime Experience. In 2025 he wrote and hosted the tv-series Kringlopen met Francis on regional Dutch broadcaster NH. Broekhuijsen works for Writers Unlimited as festival curator and presenter.

Go to the website of Francis Broekhuijsen
Instagram: @francisbroekhuijsen
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Mohamed Ahaddaf

is an accomplished ud and andalousian musician originally from Tetouan, Morocco. At a young age, Mohamed was spotted by the famous Moroccan conductor Mohamed Ben Larbi Temsamani, who asked him to join his orchestra. This encounter prompted Mohamed to tour through Europe in 1997 where he fell in love with Amsterdam. Here, he made a name for himself ever since and Amsterdam is his muse for his growing repertoire. Mohamed surrounds himself with musicians who contribute to his vision of Arabic music combined with jazz and Latin sound. Mohamed stands out in the Amsterdam landscape of international music thanks to his deep sound and lyrical melodies.
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DJ Socrates

(UK, 1980), like the philosopher, remains curious about new things. Always pushing boundaries and incorporating fresh music. He approaches each set as a unique road trip with a wide range of styles and countries passing by. His kaleidoscopic sound includes global reggae, trippy cumbia, UK bass, slow rave & African acid. With 20 years of experience under his belt, Socrates has matured like a good wine to celebrate life with. During Writers Unlimited Festival, he will provide a swinging Silent Disco in the foyer of Theater aan het Spui during Friday and Saturday Night Unlimited from 23:15 hours onwards.
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