This Is Beirut 14/06 10:21 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
From June 14 to 16, the Bekaa Valley will buzz with a vibrant artistic festival. Organized by the Institut français du Liban in the Bekaa, the happening will offer free performances spanning theater, music, dance, and storytelling to a broad audience. The "Encounter in the Bekaa" festival will take place in Zahlé, Baalbeck, and Hermel. ...
Béatrice Moreau 13/06 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As an unprecedented June heatwave grips Greece, the famed Acropolis in Athens has been forced to close during peak hours to protect tourists from dangerous temperatures. Greece is known for its scorching summer heat, but this year, the country is facing its earliest recorded heatwave in history. Temperatures are expected to soar to a blistering ...
This Is Beirut 13/06 15:11 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
As part of the “collective exhibitions” presented by Lorraine Ouaiss, Galerie Jacques Ouaiss is hosting five talented artists on a creative journey through painting, photography, sculpture, and ceramics from June 13 to June 29, 2024. From June 13 to June 29, 2024, Galerie Jacques Ouaiss, under the direction of Lorraine Ouaiss, will host a ...
Béatrice Moreau 13/06 10:37 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
From July 3 to 6, 2024, Lebanon will vibrate to the rhythm of Beirut Art Days, an unprecedented cultural event that will bring together 70 artists and offer more than 130 free events across the entire country. Supported by the Cultural Agenda and the Beirut Art Days Committee, this ambitious initiative aims to celebrate the extraordinary ...
Fabienne Touma 12/06 17:57 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Lebanese rock band Adonis, known for its emotive lyrics and catchy melodies in the Lebanese dialect, is set to ignite European stages with a series of three highly anticipated concerts in Utrecht (Netherlands), London, and Paris from June 14 to 16. Formed in 2011 by Anthony Adonis (vocals, keyboard) and Joey Abou Jawdeh (guitar), who were ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 12/06 17:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
She was the voice of our youth, of our loves, of our melancholies. Françoise Hardy, the one through whom French song took a new breath in the 60s, has left us at the age of 80, taking with her an entire piece of our collective history. Françoise Hardy was born on January 17, 1944, in occupied Paris, the daughter of an absent father and a ...
This Is Beirut 12/06 14:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
On Friday, June 14, 2024, the Saint Joseph Church in Monot, Beirut, will host an exceptional musical event themed around Destiny. Under the direction of Maestro Harout Fazlian, a renowned Lebanese conductor known for his passionate leadership and profound interpretation of classical works, the Lebanese Philharmonic Orchestra will perform two major ...
David Sahyoun 12/06 11:53 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
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 ...
Béatrice Moreau 11/06 18:23 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Ofentse Pitse, a trailblazing 31-year-old conductor from Mabopane, is the first black South African woman to own and run her own orchestra, fusing classical music with amapiano. In a dimly lit auditorium in Johannesburg, Ofentse Pitse passionately waves her conducting baton, embodying a fierce sense of fun and dedication to her craft. ...
Béatrice Moreau 11/06 13:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Picasso Museum in Paris has launched an online portal providing unprecedented access to the artist’s vast archives, alongside a new exhibition exploring his diverse influences and inspirations. The Picasso Museum in Paris has unveiled a comprehensive online portal that grants access to an extensive collection of rarely seen photographs, ...
Béatrice Moreau 11/06 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The remains of Guatemalan writer and Nobel laureate Miguel Angel Asturias will be exhumed from Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris and repatriated to Guatemala, his son announced on Sunday. In a significant decision that carries both emotional and political weight, the family of Miguel Angel Asturias, the Guatemalan writer who was awarded the Nobel ...
This Is Beirut 10/06 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Lebanese visual artist Dalia Baassiri presents her new exhibition “The Harvest” at Galerie Janine Rubeiz in Beirut. The exhibition opens on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, from 5 PM to 8 PM, and will be on view until July 12, 2024. Dalia Baassiri’s work has been showcased on both national and international platforms. Her first solo exhibition in ...