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Anbara is Superb in Wrestling with Social Conventions, Religion and Bitterness of Colonial Legacy

Nélida Nassar   05.26.2016 This astonishing play has been assembled, principally by Lebanese-Palestinian playwright and director Aliya Khalidi from the autobiography, speeches, photographs and arch…

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Entre Nostalgie et Modernité: La Trame Narrative, Visuelle et Emotive du 9ème Art Libanais Emerge Timidement

Nélida Nassar   05.17.2016 L’exposition “Young Talents Visionary Artists,” organisée par Fransabank vient d’ouvrir avec beaucoup de fanfare et de couverture médiatique au Ya…

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Can the President Bechara el-Khoury Prize for Democratic Awareness Modify Lebanon’s Educational Landscape and Foster National Unity?

Can the President Bechara el-Khoury Prize for Democratic Awareness Modify Lebanon’s Educational Landscape and Foster National Unity?

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Simon Ghraichy Reveals Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No. 5 Dubbed “Egyptian”

Nélida Nassar   05.17.2016 Each return of pianist Simon Ghraichy to his native Lebanon is an awaited event; but hearing him perform the exotic and sparkling Concerto No. 5 dubbed “Egyptian” by Sain…

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Marie Traboulsi Marinier Figurative Portraits of Hidden Meaning

Nélida Nassar   03.13.2016 With 9 artists on show at the Yacht Club Gallery – Zaitounay Bay there’s much to see, within a vast, raw, unfinished space. The work can be enthralling, stodgy and some o…

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Raoul Rifaï Strikes Poetic Notes at Beirut Exhibition Center

Nélida Nassar   03.14.2016 The Beirut Exhibition Center (BEC) in collaboration with curator Razan Chatti of Afaak gallery is presenting from April 8 to April 15 an exhaustive retrospective devoted …

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Sideways Rains Existentialist and Hypnotic Performance

Nélida Nassar   04.28.2016 Maqamat Dance Theatre have bold instincts when selecting work for their festival Bipod, and when their choice pay off, as they do in this triple bill, they can feel inspi…

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Countertenor Matteo El-Khodr Weaves Artfully the Sacred and the Profane

Nélida Nassar   04.29.2016 Matteo El-Khodr was back in his native town Beirut to serve up a selection of arias dubbed as a lyrical musical journey. It started with 17th century Neopolitan airs inte…

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Kassh Riveting Epic Journey of Enigmatic Beauty

Nélida Nassar   04.24.2014 Beirut International Platform of Dance (Bipod) with the support from the British Council in Lebanon presented for two consecutive evenings Akram Khan, British choreograph…

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The Paintings of Chirine Sayegh Make a Mark and Reconfigure the Lebanese Landscape

Nélida Nassar   04.24.2016 Chirine Sayegh is a trained architect and a talented furniture designer. To these unique abilities, she adds a love of painting, in fact, she cannot live without it. A sl…

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