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Baalbeck Recounts... The Musical Chehabism of the Rahbani Brothers

Alain E. Andrea, 21/11 22:08 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Fayrouz Rahbani Baalbeck Festival Music

If a country had eyes, she would be its eyelids — fluttering like butterflies, grazing the dawn with their delicate wings to summon contemplation. A discreet yet all-consuming reflection on the landscape. The light awakens us, stirs us from lethargy, and intoxicates us. Beneath our hungry gaze, an idyllic land is instantly adorned with a ...

"Stop War": Beirut Art Film Festival Launches its 10th Edition Against All Odds

This is Beirut, 21/11 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Culture Cinema Festival Beirut

The Beirut Art Film Festival will run from November 25 to December 6 at the Bibliothèque Orientale, featuring 25 films, an exhibition, and conferences. This year’s event celebrates art as a powerful act of resilience and a universal call for peace under the theme Stop War. Having postponed the announcement of its program in October ...

Beirut Chants: Resilience Through Music and Community

This is Beirut, 19/11 16:30 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Beirut Chants Festival Culture

“No sound rises above the sound of music.”  “Beirut Chants has never been a ‘festival’ in the conventional sense. For us and our loyal fans, Beirut Chants has always been a shared space, a reflection of our diverse community's determination, solidarity, and authenticity. It is where all Lebanese come together, no matter how tough the ...

Glastonbury 2025 Tickets Sell Out in Record 35 Minutes

This is Beirut, 18/11 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

United Kingdom Festival Music

Tickets for next year’s Glastonbury Festival sold out in an astonishing 35 minutes on Sunday morning, marking yet another rapid sell-out for the globally celebrated event. More than 200,000 attendees are expected to descend upon Worthy Farm, the festival’s iconic site in rural southwest England, from June 25 to 29, 2025.  Sales began at 9:00 ...

Baalbeck Recounts... The Dawn of an Idyllic Lebanon

Alain E. Andrea, 17/11 18:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Baalbeck Festival History Art

Winter awakens early in Lebanon, shaken by the breath of time. Winds of violence reignite the embers of war, buried beneath the ashes of a peace that, alas, hangs by a thread. The rain turns furious, desperate, ashy and absurd. A snow of fire and blood falls, heavy and relentless. Its impudent crimson stains a humanity stripped from its soul. The ...

US Director Todd Haynes to Lead Berlinale Jury 2025

This is Beirut, 15/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Berlinale Festival Cinema Film

The acclaimed American writer and director Todd Haynes will head the jury of the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, scheduled for February 2025. This festival, Europe’s first major cinema event of the year, announced the news on Thursday, November 14. The Berlinale expressed its delight at having Haynes lead the panel responsible for ...

Cultural Dialogue at the Franco-Arab Film Festival in Paris

Fabienne Touma, 12/11 18:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Festival Filn Arab France Culture

The Franco-Arab Film Festival of Noisy-le-Sec (FFFA), held in Île-de-France, returns for its 13th edition from November 15 to 30. This year, the festival will take place both in Noisy-le-Sec and Paris, with part of the program dedicated to Gaza, featuring a special day of screenings, discussions, and short films that delve into the complex ...

Tumaini Festival in Africa: Unity Through Music

This is Beirut, 05/11 18:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Festival Music Africa

At the Tumaini Festival in Malawi, in East Africa, a 72-year-old singer, sporting tinted hair, oversized sunglasses, and a vibrant tracksuit, made her way onto the main stage, eliciting a wave of excitement from the crowd. “Who am I?” she asked the audience of approximately 12,000, who enthusiastically responded, “I am Jetu!” Tumaini, ...

Blitz: A Child's Journey Through War and Resilience

This is Beirut, 10/10 11:07 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Film Festival War

Steve McQueen's new film Blitz, which premiered at the London Film Festival, serves as a stark reminder of the harsh realities of war, especially as people increasingly tend to “look away.” The Oscar-winning director, who also penned the screenplay, focuses on the effects of the Nazis' relentless bombing of Britain during World War II through ...

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