Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-05-10 15:27 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanese theater has lost one of its greatest names. Alain Plisson, actor, director and teacher, leaves behind an invaluable artistic and educational legacy. Alain Plisson, a towering figure in the Lebanese theater, passed away at the age of 94, after 48 hours in a coma. His loss leaves a vast void in the country’s cultural landscape, given his ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-05-10 10:58 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Netflix is investing in the African continent to nurture new talents and tell unique stories that often captivate local audiences before reaching global success. In recent years, Netflix has been making significant strides in its investment in the African continent, with the aim of bringing forth new talents and telling unique stories that ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-09 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
May promises to be a bustling period for the Beirut Art Film Festival (BAFF). A bouquet of events awaits the BAFF audience across Lebanon, ranging from screenings to panels and question-and-answer sessions, ensuring the attendance of culture and art aficionados. Despite the challenging conditions, the Beirut Art Film Festival is set to illuminate ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-05-09 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
French art collective achieves a groundbreaking feat, using AI to generate images from brain activity scans as one artist thinks of scenes inspired by text prompts. A French art collective called “Obvious” has used artificial intelligence to generate images directly from an artist’s brain activity. By having one of the artists, Pierre ...
Alain E. Andrea 2024-05-09 10:30 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
The classical music scene commemorates, on this May 7th, the bicentennial of two immortal works by Ludwig van Beethoven: the Missa Solemnis and the Ninth Symphony. In a world torn by bloody conflicts, this celebration offers an opportunity to reflect more deeply on the ideal of universal brotherhood instilled by the genius from Bonn. In 2020, the ...
This Is Beirut 2024-05-09 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) in the Middle East has inaugurated the Prix Dolla Karam Sarkis, an annual award established to commemorate the legacy of Professor Dolla Karam Sarkis by celebrating excellence in scientific research in Lebanon. This prize aims to honor her and recognize her active collaboration and substantial ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-05-08 18:01 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Marie Z. Munier, the renowned Lebanese jewelry designer, extends her artistic talent to the realm of luminous sculptures with the eagerly anticipated opening of her first showroom in Beirut. Located in the heart of the city, in the trendy Sodeco District, this space opens its doors to the public from May 24, inviting art lovers to explore the ...
David Sahyoun 2024-05-08 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote from a great psychoanalyst to reveal all its depth and richness. These lapidary, often provocative, formulas open up new perspectives on the intricacies of the human psyche. By deciphering these quotes with rigor and pedagogy, we invite you on a fascinating journey to the heart of ...
2024-05-08 11:03 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Met Gala 2024, a must-attend fashion event, was held on Monday, May 6 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, celebrating the theme "The Garden of Time." The Met Gala, often referred to as the "Oscars of Fashion," is an annual extravaganza that captivates the globe with its opulence and elegance. Orchestrated by Anna Wintour, Vogue’s ...
2024-05-07 17:54 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Janet Jackson, a global icon in the realms of pop and R&B, is set to electrify the Accor Arena in Paris on September 25, 2024. She will be joined by the esteemed Haitian artist Wyclef Jean as a special guest. This concert promises to be a highlight of her Together Again 2024 tour. Renowned for her prodigious talent and her seminal ...
2024-05-07 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The Janine Rubeiz Gallery, with its exhibition "Sagas of Painful Bodies," introduces us to the poignant and unique work of Manar Ali Hassan until May 31. This artist and curator, with a master's degree in visual arts from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA), showcased her paintings and installations in various galleries in Lebanon and ...
2024-05-06 18:03 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
This is the story of four generations of the Sader family, their hard work, and their honored commitment to preserving and developing this precious heritage, which they have enhanced with great success; the story of more than a century and a half of dedication to Belles-Lettres and legal publications. In the 1970s, Dar Sader, the oldest Lebanese ...