Culture

The Documentary 'Zyara' Opens the Beirut Spring Festival
The Documentary 'Zyara' Opens the Beirut Spring Festival

  On May 30, 2024, the Beirut Spring Festival, organized by the Samir Kassir Foundation, was inaugurated. During this opening, the premiere of the eighth season of the documentary series Zyara was screened. The event took place before an audience of journalists, artists, and an audience passionate about the golden era. The 16th edition of ...

The Sistine Chapel Choir Enchants Abu Dhabi
The Sistine Chapel Choir Enchants Abu Dhabi

On May 30, 2024, the Abu Dhabi Festival and the Apostolic Nunciature to the United Arab Emirates offered the public a memorable evening with the Arab premiere of the prestigious Sistine Chapel Choir at St. Francis Church in the Abrahamic Family House. On May 30, a musical event of historical significance took place under the benevolent gaze of ...

Joy-Spreading Vagabond, Manu Chao Releases 'Viva Tu'
Joy-Spreading Vagabond, Manu Chao Releases 'Viva Tu'

Manu Chao has recently released Viva Tu, a music video that heralds his new album with Because Music, his first in 17 years. The album is expected this autumn and will be accompanied by a tour. After selling millions of albums worldwide and with a career spanning over three decades, Franco-Spanish singer Manu Chao, the "desaparecido" (the ...

Palme d’or for ‘Anora’… No Wonder it Won
Palme d’or for ‘Anora’… No Wonder it Won

The 77th Cannes Film Festival awarded its Palme d’Or to Anora, an independent American film written and directed by Sean Baker, starring Mikey Madison and Mark Eydelshteyn. “This film is full of humanity; it enchanted us, made us laugh, hope beyond hope, and broke our hearts,” said Greta Gerwig, the president of the Cannes jury, as she ...

'Saving Private Ryan' Returns to French Cinemas for D-Day 80th Anniversary
'Saving Private Ryan' Returns to French Cinemas for D-Day 80th Anniversary

Steven Spielberg's epic war film Saving Private Ryan will be re-released in 300 French cinemas on June 6, 2024, to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, offering viewers a powerful and immersive experience of this pivotal moment in history. Steven Spielberg's critically acclaimed World War II epic Saving Private Ryan is set to ...

‘Micro-Organisms’: Edouard Souhaid's Exploration at Chaos Art Gallery
‘Micro-Organisms’: Edouard Souhaid's Exploration at Chaos Art Gallery

Chaos Art Gallery has recently announced the opening of Micro-Organisms, Edouard Souhaid's first solo exhibition in Beirut, from June 6 until June 20. The artwork explores biomorphic aesthetics and colorful compositions, merging art and science in a vivid display of rhythm and movement. Micro-organisms, Edouard Souhaid’s solo exhibition at ...

'Shou Ya Ashta': A Dark Comedy on Gender-Based Violence
'Shou Ya Ashta': A Dark Comedy on Gender-Based Violence

Shou Ya Ashta is a dark comedy in Lebanese Arabic that explores gender-based violence. The play will premiere on May 30, 2024, at Le Monnot theater, offering a bold perspective on taboo subjects. Shou Ya Ashta is a play written by Wafa’a Halawi and Riad Chirazi, produced by Michèle Fenianos and Wafa’a Halawi and directed by Riad Chirazi. ...

Clarice Lispector's 'Near to the Wild Heart' Translation Launch
Clarice Lispector's 'Near to the Wild Heart' Translation Launch

On Thursday, May 30, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, the Arabic publication of Clarice Lispector’s Near to the Wild Heart, translated by Safa Jubran, will be celebrated at the Guimarães Rosa Institute in Beirut, located on Mar Mitr Street, Ashrafieh. To mark the Arabic publication of Near to the Wild Heart by Brazilian writer Clarice Lispector ...

Freud: 'Happiness Is a Child’s Dream Realized in Adulthood'
Freud: 'Happiness Is a Child’s Dream Realized in Adulthood'

Every week, we invite you to explore a striking quote from a great psychoanalyst to reveal 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 psychoanalytic ...

'Brotherland' by Georges Melhem : A Cry for Peace
'Brotherland' by Georges Melhem : A Cry for Peace

Fifteen years after its first publication, the novel Brotherland by Georges Melhem is back in the spotlight, revamped and more relevant than ever. Through the poignant story of twins separated by the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the author issues a heartfelt call for empathy and reconciliation. Fate has a strange way of bringing people together. ...

Cannes: The Revolutionary Feminine Smoking on the Red Carpet
Cannes: The Revolutionary Feminine Smoking on the Red Carpet

  At the Cannes Film Festival 2024, actresses defied conventions by adopting a masculine style, transforming the red carpet into a manifesto of power and emancipation. During the Cannes Film Festival, the red carpet became the stage for a bold and striking trend: feminized masculine fashion. Several actresses chose to defy conventions by ...

Lost Caravaggio Masterpiece Resurfaces
Lost Caravaggio Masterpiece Resurfaces

  A long-lost Caravaggio painting, once mistakenly undervalued, has been rediscovered and authenticated, causing a sensation in the art world and beyond. A painting by the Italian master Caravaggio, previously believed to be the work of an unknown artist, has been unveiled at Madrid’s Prado Museum. The canvas, entitled Ecce Homo, depicts ...