Concert: Dozan Wa Awtar
The all-new, all-female
vocal ensemble Awtar and the somewhat less new, less female men's ensemble,
Dozan will each perform from varied repertoire that includes classical,
Broadway, pop, Arabic and more. Shireen Abu Khader of the National Music
Conservatory directs both. The craziest men and the hottest women sing
together for the first time during the Spring Season organized by the National
Music Conservatory. Crusaders Hall, Bethlehem 1 May 20:00 YMCA Jerusalem
7 May 20:00
Concert: The Oriental Music Ensemble
An ensemble of five
professional musicians of the National Conservatory of Music perform oriental
music of the late 19th and 20th century on traditional Arabic instruments.
The members of the Ensemble are Khalid Jubran on Oud and Buzuq, Suheil
Khoury on Nay and Clarinet, Ibrahim Attari on qanoun, Samer Totah on Oud
and Yousef Hbeish on Percussion. The ensemble has brought their spirit
and virtuosity to audiences in various Palestinian cities as well as to
music festivals in Jerusalem, Greece, and Belgium. Kamal Nasser Hall, Birzeit
University, Birzeit 15 May 17:00
Concert: Jamil Sayeh
Jamil has performed
both locally and in festivals in Italy, France, Morocco and Tunisia. He
also composes extensively, including writing scores for plays such as Ramzi
Abu Al Majd. His musical style reveals many influences; the most important
of which is the Sufi influence. He has delved into his own childhood to
depict religious celebrations, songs, and images of whirling dervishes.
In this season he is going to present some of his songs and others by Sayyed
Darwish and Ziad Rahbani, as well as some improvisations. YMCA, Jerusalem
13 May 20:00
Concert: Transit
This Jazz trio with
Tareq Abboushi on piano, Grant Chamberlain on saxophone and Rudy Felder
on double bass are enjoying the short time they have left together - Tareq
hopes to be in New York starting his jazz studies this summer. Currently,
the trio plays to regular audiences in nightspots in Ramallah and Jericho.
This season, in addition
to jazz standards, they will be blending some traditional oriental music
with jazz and experimenting with additional instruments, including guitar,
percussion, didgerido, voice, and strings. Orthodox Club, Beit Jala 15
May 20:00
Art Exhibit: New Faces for Catherine
Deneuve Gazan Artist,
Mohammad al Hawajri, lets his imagination add a thousand and one touches
to the printed image of Catherine Deneuve with an astounding result. French
Cultural Center, Gaza 29 April - 19 May
Photo Exhibition: Wadi Slaleib in
9 volumes by Ahlam
Shibli
Nine books exhibited
on stands are more like a photographic inventory of the memory of Wadi
Saleib. Ahlam Shibli speaks the language of disposessino when the victims
- inhabitants of the village were forced to an indefinite displacement
in 1961 into apartments in Haifa and its suburbs, and all the village houses
were totally shut down. French Cultural Center, Ramallah
15 April - 19 May
Deep Shit: A multimedia project
by Sobhi Zobaidi
A multimedia installation
derived from the artist's experience of living in a refugee camp. The "innocence"
transformed into "shit" is depicted in a very personal and intimate presentation.
" how can I speak when blood, smell, and memory penetrate my every word?
I want to tell my story, the story of a street boy, s refugee, a ghetto
kid who's never belonged. What marked me? Who chose my body for this malicious
battle? My voice in this story comes straight from within me; my senses
take over. Sounds and images crowd around me, repeating themselves endlessly,
as if to reaffirm their existence." Where do these experiences come from?
Where do they take him? The artist explains: " A refugee camp, after all,
is a transitional thing. In political discourse it is mentioned only in
terms of its eventual disappearance. It seems almost pointless to adore,
nurture, or invest in the place where you live when it is not your home.
Because however long you live there, it will never be home." Khalil Sakakini
Center, Ramallah 08 May - 13 May from 14:00 - 19:00
Concert: Giuliana Mettini Soprano
A soprano from Italy,
Giuliana has sung different roles in opera by Mozart, Puccini, Offenbach
and others. Giuliana has also sung in many concerts accompanied by the
piano, orchestra or chamber music ensembles. She has recorded some of the
Rai music as well. Giuliana will be performing in Palestine for the first
time in the Spring season of concerts with the National Conservatory of
Music. Friends Girls School, Ramallah 08 May 20:00
Film: Jerusalem:
Occupation until when?
Director, Camera, and
Editor: Marty Rosenbloth Incitement video productions Documentary, 55 minutes
Arabic, English, French, and Hebrew Copyright: The Palestinian movement
for the right to habitat The film focuses on Palestinians in East Jerusalem,
and other thousands of Palestinians who have been deprived of the right
to reach their families and friends and get access to vital services in
the city. These people speak about the destructive impact of Israel's attempts
to extract the Palestinian existence from the city. They also speak about
the Palestinian hopes for peace and security in their capital, Jerusalem.
The film depicts the main strategies that the Israeli occupation used to
deprive the Palestinians from reaching their city, Jerusalem, since 1967.
Ramallah, Popular Art Center Saturday 15 May 19:00
Film: Tension
Director: Rashid Mashharawin
Documentary, 26 min.
Palestine 1998 The words in this film are colored images charged with emotions
and subtle patterns of behaviour engulfed in silence. Details in the depth
appearing on the surface. Language is impotent, and a socio-economic-political
crisis is unfolding in the form of suffocating, small, intense details.
Ramallah, Popular Art center Saturday 15 May 19:00.
Film: Aleppo: maqamat
of pleasure
Director: Mohammad Malas
Documentary, 52 minutes Arabic, English subtitles Syria
This film is based on
documenting and presenting the works of Sheikh Sabri Modallal who spent
his life as Muezzin in the mosques of Aleppo. He depicted the enchantment
and creativity that can be reached through an amalgamation between spiritual
and terrestrial love in song and music. It is a portrait of this great
Sheikh, through which we are introduced to the city of Aleppo and the Aleppo
school of chanting established by the first teachers Omar Batsh and Bakri
Kurdi and Ali Darwish. We are also introduced to the music and dance methods
of this school through the "Turath" group established by Sheikh Sabri Mudallal.
Ramallah, Popular Art Center, Wednesday 12 May 19:00.