This week Dar Al-Anda hosts a series of events in commemoration of the 63rd anniversary of Al-Nakbeh, starting with a joint poetry and music performance tonight by Najwan Darwish and Zina Asfour and an exhibition of works by Naji Al-Ali, to film screenings, readings, and a performance by Al-Hannouneh group for folklore.
Combining storytelling, photo-art, and movement, “Live from the Dead Sea” is a performance taking place at Al-Balad theater on Tuesday, in which artists Lana Nasser (Jordan) and Kristof Persyn (Netherlands) examine the question “If the Dead Sea could speak, what would it say?”, and create a new mythology that serves as an ecological awareness campaign.
This week’s calendar also includes a number of film screenings: German and Jordanian animated shorts, and Belgian, French, and Italian features. You have some great live music options, with Macadi Nahhas performing at Souk Jara, Tareq Abu Kwaik/El Far3i, performing at Al-Balad theater, the Amman Symphony Orchestra, and of course Amman’s weekly concert of classical Arabic music by Bayt Al-Ruwwad.
In other highlights, 7iber is organizing a Hashtag Debate on Saturday, details will be announced very soon so stay tuned. We also have our monthly Inkitab book club meeting on Tuesday, discussing a book about a Syrian’s experience as a political prisoner.
Read on for details on these events and more.
Poet Najwan Darwish
Sunday May 15, 2011
Book of the week, presentation and discussion, at the department of the National Library, 6:00 pm
“Jerash by Night”, photo exhibition by Fadi Haddad, at the Royal Cultural Center, 6:00 pm. Until May 19.
The 63 Anniversary of Al Nakbeh
Joint Poetry and Musical Event by: Najwan Darwish (Poet) and Zina Asfour (Pianist), at Dar Al-Anda Gallery/Jabal Luweibdeh, 6:00-8:30pm
Naji El-Ali ArtWorks: Hanthala 2011 Exhibition, at Dar Al-Anda Gallery/Jabal Luweibdeh, 4:00 – 8:30 pm. Exhibition runs until May 21.
Monday May 16, 2011
Italian Film “Happy Family”, Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al-Ain, 7:00 pm. Free entry. For more information call: 064640350 / 0796345129 / 0777225611
French Film Jeanne d’Arc by Luc Besson, at the French Institute (French Cultural Center/Jabal Al-Weibdeh), at 3:00 pm and at 6:00 pm.
Munir Fasheh shares inspiring stories, at Ruwwad/Jabal A-Natheef, 3:00 – 4:30 pm. Organized in collaboration with the Arab Education Forum (Al-Moultaqa)
German and Jordanian Short Animation Films, at the Royal Film Commission (organized in collaboration with the Goethe Institute), 7:00 pm
Tuesday May 17, 2011
German and Jordanian Short Animation Films, at the Royal Film Commission (organized in collaboration with the Goethe Institute), 7:00 pm
The 63 Anniversary of Al Nakbeh
Documentary Film (30 minutes): Our Nakba will be our Return | نكبـتنا،عودتنـا Directed by Anas Abu Hamra, at Dar Al-Anda Gallery/Jabal Luweibdeh, 6:30- 7:00
Reading Event: Migration Script by Ibrahem Jaber Ibrahem, at Dar Al-Anda, 7:00- 7:30pm
Music Performance by: Al-Hannounah Society for Popular Culture, at Dar al-Anda, 7:30 – 8:30 pm.
Inkitab, 7iber’s Book Club discusses Mustafa Khalifah’s “the Shell” القوقعة, at Makan Art Space/Jabal Luweibdeh, 7:00 pm
Belgian Film “Illégal” (2010), at the Shoman Foundation (between 1st and 2nd Circles), 7:00 pm.
Holland Festival
Imaginative theater and photographic project: LIVE! from DEAD SEA, by Lana Nasser & Kristof Persyn, at Al-Balad Theater, 8:00 – 9:30 pm.
Live from the Dead Sea
Wednesday May 18, 2011
Concert by the Amman Symphony Orchestra, Fouad Fakhouri, visiting conductor Laith Sidiq, violin solo, at the Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al-Ain. 7:30 pm. Tickets 20 JDs
Concert: Bayt al-Ruwwad, led by Sakher Hattar, at the Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al-Ain, 8:00 pm. Free entry.
Holland Festival
Imaginative theater and photographic project: LIVE! from DEAD SEA, by Lana Nasser & Kristof Persyn, at Al-Balad Theater, 8:00 – 9:30 pm.
Thursday May 19, 2011
Ongoing Exhibition
Naji El-Ali ArtWorks: Hanthala 2011 Exhibition, at Dar Al-Anda Gallery/Jabal Luweibdeh, 4:00 – 8:30 pm. Exhibition runs until May 21.
Friday May 20, 2011
Black Iris Festival, family activities, market, and live entertainment, at Exit Club, 10 am – 7:00 pm. For info contact [email protected]
Souk Jara, summer street market, Fawzi Maalouf street/Jabal Amman, 10 am – 10 pm.
Macadi Nahhas Live at Souk Jara Storytellers, Jara Theater, 7:00 pm
El Far3i (Tareq Abu Kwaik) Live, at Al-Balad Theater, 6:00 pm
Saturday May 21, 2011
Hashtag Debates on Jordan’s Economic Policies and the Public Debt, venue and more details to be announced soon.
Masri, Egyptian Designer and Artisans Exhibition, at QYard – AlQasr Hotel/Shmeisani, 11:00 am.
The 63 Anniversary of Al Nakbeh
Documentary Film: “This is my picture when I was dead”, starring: Bashir Mraish, directed By: Al Massad, at Dar Al-Anda Gallery, 6:00-7:30pm
