All posts by Nélida Nassar

King Lear and The Noh Theatre Elusive Visual and Musical Beauty

Nélida Nassar   03.05.2016 Al Bustan Festival presents Noh master-performer Naohiko Umewaka in King Lear and the Death of a Pianist. Naohiko Umewaka writes, directs and reenacts his role as King Le…

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King Lear and The Noh Theatre Elusive Visual and Auditive Beauty

Nélida Nassar   03.05.2016 Al Bustan Festival presents Noh master-performer Naohiko Umewaka in King Lear and the Death of a Pianist. Naohiko Umewaka writes, directs and reenacts his role as King Le…

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A Tour de Force and a Triumph in Otello versus Otello at Al Bustan Festival

Nélida Nassar   03.01.2016 Al Bustan Festival brought a clever and unusual pairing that merit great praise to their current season, an astounding dual interpretation of Shakespeare’s Otello. It pre…

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Berlioz, Gounod and Prokofiev Take on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at 
Al Bustan Festival

Nélida Nassar   02.26.2016 The seven parts choral symphony Romeo and Juliet is a hybrid piece that was performed at the Al Bustan Festival yesterday evening. The University St Joseph Jesuit Church …

Source: Berlioz, Gounod and Prokofiev Take on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet at 
Al Bustan Festival

The Sursock Museum Store of Beirut: An Oasis of Beauty and Discovery

Nélida Nassar   02.25.2016    The Sursock Museum of Beirut has recently opened after a renovation and addition of exquisite building and finishing qualities. The museum’s store is among the best mu…

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Tamara al Samerraei Layers of Reading at Marfa’ Gallery

Nélida Nassar   02.24.2016 Marfa’a gallery the latest new comer to the Lebanese contemporary art scene is hosting its third show Let me Stay a Little Longer by Lebanese-Kuwaiti born art graduate an…

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Al Bustan’s 23rd Festival Opens with Great Fanfare as it Celebrates the 400th Anniversary of Shakespeare’s Death 

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Nada Kano: Things I’m Not an Outstanding Brainy Beauty and Body Fusion Performance

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Azzi and Osta: A Fresh and Experimental Young Fashion House

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Aziz and Osta: A Fresh and Experimental Young Fashion House

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