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The August issue of The Cultural Diary is out since the beginning of the month. You will find in it all the key cultural events taking place in Damascus including painting exhibitions, theatre plays, movies, music concerts, and conferences.
As usual you can collect a free copy at any of the cultural centres, galleries, Dar Al Assad or other locations.
The Cultural Diary is published both in English and Arabic.
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Below is a brief selection of activities for this month:
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Exhibition:
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24th Book Fair
The fair is accompanied by a series of lectures &
literary evenings with the contribution of many
Syrian, Arab & international writers.
Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture
Al Assad Library
1-15 August
10:00am -12:30pm & 06:00pm -11:00pm
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Music
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Ziad Al Rahbani in Damascus
(1956 - Antelias)
Ziad Al Rahbani is the son of the legendary Fairuz and the genius Assi Al Rahbani who marked the 20th century Lebanese music with his signature. Ziad learnt music at a young age and became a proficient European classical music pianist.
His first attempt at show business was in 1973 when he composed, directed, and wrote the scenario for a musical along the Rahbani genre, called «Sahriyé». Thereafter he moved directly to political satire in a series of 6 plays where he embedded his ideas of refusal and revolution: Nazl As-Sourour (1974), Bel Nisbi la Boukra Shou (1978), Film Americi Tawil (1980-1), Shi Fashel (1983), Bekhsous El Karameh Wel Sha’eb El Anid (1993) and Lawla Foushatil ‘Amali (1994).
Ziad’s first real appearance was in his Nazl As-Sourour, where he introduced many songs and musical pieces that are considered a treasure for the Lebanese and Arabic musical library, sang and performed by Joeph Sakr. Fairuz was impressed by his song «Ba’atelak» which she retaped with her voice after it was sang by another singer in the beginning of the seventies.
Between 1982 and 1990, he was the composer for Fairuz. Over the next 10 years he wrote 4 albums for Fairuz (Maarifti Fik, Wahdon, Fairuz at the Albert Hall, and Kifak Inta), followed by many other collaborations with Fairuz and other renowned artists including the famous Joseph Sakr.
During the 1980’s, Ziad also chose to sing his own songs and has produced the very successful album Ana Mosh Kafer on which he shows his brilliant Sharki music edge.
Ziad is considered a pioneer of his very own genre in music, and his very own distinguished impact as a theatre play writer.
For 4 concerts
Damascus Citadel
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Cinema:
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Two Moons and an Olive Tree
Directed by Abdullatif Abdulhamid (2001, 90m)
A dark comedy set in the villages of Northern Syria about a family whose father was paralyzed by the 1967 war.
Arab Cultural Centre – Al Adawi
Monday 4 August, 6:00pm
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Lecture:
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Ghassan Kanafani (1948 - 1972)
Ghassan Kanafani, Man, Writer, Activist
Seminar with Suleiman Hussein, Youssef Sami Al-Youssef, Adnan Kanafani, Mahmoud Al-Sarsawi, Fajr Ya’qoub, and Ghassan Al-Sa’di
Arab Cultural Centre – Yarmouk
Wednesday 13 August, 7:00pm
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