The largest annual event organized by the
Popular Art Center, the Palestine International Festival was first organized
in 1993 and continues to be the most popular event in Palestine.
In addition to the regular program of music
and dance performances from all over the world performed in open air, the
festival also features a modern dance program to be performed at Kamal
Nasser Hall at the Birzeit University Campus, the first such program in
the country.
Main Stage program - Birzeit University Old Campus (all performances start at 20:30)
| Day | Time | Group | Ticket Price |
| Monday
|
28 June
|
Opening Cermony
'Aarass group |
NIS 40 |
| Tuesday
|
29 June
|
Saber Al Riba'i (Tunisia)
|
NIS 80 (1st class) NIS 50 (regular) |
| Wednesday
|
30 June
|
Music Ensemble (Morocco)
The Arabic Music Ensemble (Nazareth) |
NIs 80 (1st class) NIS 50 (regular
NIS 50 (1st class) NIS 30 (regular) |
| Thursday | 1 July | Turkish Erkoseler Ensemble | NIS 50 (1st class) NIS 30 (regular) |
| Friday
|
2 July
|
STOMP (Britain)
|
NIS 50 (1st class) NIS 30 (regular) |
| Saturday
|
3 July
|
Ali Abdul Sattar (Qatar)
|
NIS 50 (1st class) NIS 30 (regular) |
| Sunday
|
4 July
|
Ali Abdul Sattar (Qatar)
|
NIS 50 (1st class) NIS 30 (regular) |
| Monday
|
5 July
|
Celebraing the 20th anniversary of El Funoun ash Shaabiyyeh Palestinian Popular Dance troupe | NIS 40
|
(all performances start at 17:30)
| Tuesday | 29 June | Nomad Dance Theatre (Australia) |
| Wednesday
|
30 June
|
Nawal Skandarani (Tunisia)
Imen Smoui (Tunisia) |
| Thursday | 1 July | Nacera Belaza (Algiers) |
For more information contact: The Popular Art Center, Tel: 2403981; Fax: 2402851; email: pac@ palnet.com; http://www.popularatcenter.org