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The New York Times featured the following article, "Ensemble Ambitions in a World Divided," by Daniel J. Wakin regarding a quartet of Palestinian musicians who call themselves the Oriental Music Ensemble.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/21/arts/music/21wakin.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1

 

Artwork: Daughters of Palestine
Personal narratives from the young women of the Dheisheh refugee camp
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by The 6+ Art Collective


Najib Shaheen, New York City

Wall Street Journal article on Najib Shaheen here.

The Tamer Institute, Ramallah



The Tamer Institute for Community Education has been awarded the 2009 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award for children's literature.  Article by Bloggin' Banat here.

New film on Hind Al Husseini, "Miral" to be released in 2010. 

Article by Bloggin' Banat here.


Popular Theatre, Cultural Palace, Ramallah

"War on Gaza Relived on Stage" 18 March 2009 (Al Jazeera report)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOkToJCBwfQ

Beit Al Musica, Haifa

"Wa Hanin" (Nostalgia)
Beit Al Musica Eastern Ensemble
28 March 2009

Beit Al Musica will kick off its spring season with the premiere performance of the Beit Al Musica Eastern Ensemble, performing a new piece "Wa Hanin" (Nostalgia)." 
For more information:
www.beit-almusica.org/eng/

Al Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque, Ramallah

Syrian Film Week
23-30 March
Jerusalem, the 2009 capital of Arab culture, honors Damascus, the 2008 capital of Arab culture, by hosting 16 new feature and documentary films from Syria.

Opening of Drama Academy in Ramallah
September 2009
The Drama Academy will grant students a BA in Theatre Arts; it will be the first institution in Palestine to do so.
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Washington Post article: Kennedy Center Welcomes 'Alive From Palestine'

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/24/AR2009022403635.html?hpid=features1&hpv=national

 



Sharjah Biennial 9

19 March - 16 May 2009 
Sharjah, UAE
http://www.sharjahbiennial.org
Sharjah's Department of Culture and Information will host the 9th Sharjah Biennial from March 19 until May 16 2009. Amongst the more than 50 artists participating in the Biennal are Doris Bitar, Nida Sinnokrot and Sharif Waked.


Doris Bitar's "Root/Route Patterns of Sharjah"

Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World
February 23-March 15, 2009
Kennedy Center, Washington DC

Representing all 22 Arab nations, the 3-week festival of the Arab world will feature music, dance, cinema, literature, visual and culinary arts.  Including Marcel Khalife, Al Kasaba Theatre, Oriental Music Ensemble of the Edward Said National Conservatory, Nathalie Handal, Tamim Al-Barghouti, Suheir Hammad and a new film by Najwa Najjar, Pomegranates and Myrhh.

For more information, click here.


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