This is Beirut, 10/06 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jazz London Music Culture Art Fusion
Named Group of the Year at the 2025 Brit Awards, London-based quintet Ezra Collective has ignited a fresh wave of enthusiasm for jazz. Fusing it with Afrobeat and raw, contagious energy, the band proudly repeats its mantra: this music is for everyone. Set to play Glastonbury Festival at the end of the month, the band made history in under two ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 10/06 16:19 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Kieślowski Cinema Metropolis Beirut Culture Art
The Metropolis Cinema Association and the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Lebanon are currently hosting “Colours of Life,” a retrospective dedicated to the deeply human and emotionally rich films of one of Poland’s most revered filmmakers, Krzysztof Kieślowski. Running from June 10 to 15, 2025 at Metropolis Cinema in Mar Mikhaël, the ...
This is Beirut, 10/06 12:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Rodin Sculpture Art Culture Despair France
The owners thought the sculpture perched for years on the corner of a piano was a Rodin copy, but after being declared as the real thing, the small marble figure has now sold for one million dollars at auction, organizers said Monday. Described as an "extremely rare" find by auction organizer Aymeric Rouillac, the figure was in fact an 1892 work, ...
This is Beirut, 09/06 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Tony Awards NYC Cinema Awards Culture Art
Maybe Happy Ending, a South Korean musical adapted for Broadway about two robots who find connection, won big at Sunday’s Tony Awards, scooping up six prizes at the gala celebrating the best in American theater. Stars of the season Cole Escola and Nicole Scherzinger also won their first Tonys, on a night that celebrated Broadway’s revival ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 08/06 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Jane Birkin Fashion Culture Art Hermès Birkin bag
Created in 1984 by Hermès specifically for Jane Birkin, the very first Birkin bag will go up for auction in Paris on July 10 at Sotheby’s. This one-of-a-kind piece, crafted from black leather and engraved with the initials J.B., includes original features like a fixed shoulder strap, closed metal rings and even a built-in nail file. Born from a ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 07/06 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Vanessa Paradis Lili-Rose Depp Music Culture Art France
Vanessa Paradis dropped Bouquet final this Friday, June 6 — a song co-written by Étienne Daho and featured on a new album rooted in a pop/soul universe, expected this fall. For this project, she collaborated with her two children from her relationship with Johnny Depp: Lily-Rose and Jack Depp. Bouquet final was composed by Jean-Louis Piérot ...
This is Beirut, 06/06 14:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Desert Mauritania Manuscripts Culture Art Heritage
From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the mediaeval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands of the Mauritanian desert. "It's a magnificent, extraordinary town," said Sidiya, who is battling to preserve the place known as the "Shore of Eternity". Oualata is one of a UNESCO-listed quartet of ancient, fortified ...
This is Beirut, 06/06 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Ghibli Japan Animation Culture Art Drawing
Japan's Studio Ghibli turns 40 this month with two Oscars and legions of fans, young and old, won over by its complex plots and fantastical hand-drawn animation. But the future is uncertain, with the latest hit, The Boy and the Heron, likely — but not certainly — the final feature from celebrated co-founder Hayao Miyazaki, now 84. The studio ...
This is Beirut, 05/06 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Beirut Art Exhibition Culture Artists
From June 19 to 29, 2025, Un autre monde will take over Arthaus Beirut in the heart of Gemmayzeh for the sixth curated edition by Artists of Beirut. Known for spotlighting women artists from Lebanon, the platform returns with a powerful new theme: rebirth through art. The exhibition brings together emerging and established talents to reflect on ...
This is Beirut, 05/06 10:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cannes Marseille Cinema Movie Culture Art
Walked on for fifteen days by the biggest stars in global cinema, the iconic red carpet of the Cannes Film Festival is now getting a second life in Marseille. Designers, theater troupes, and fashion collectives are repurposing the material into new creative works. “We sell it as a basic fine red carpet, not as the Cannes red carpet,” said ...
This is Beirut, 04/06 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Festival France Music Culture Art Singer
While pop phenomenon Charli XCX headlines Paris’ We Love Green festival this weekend, a new generation of francophone artists is proving prolific, bold, and ready to shake things up — from Camille Yembe to Zamdane. The festival, held in the heart of the Bois de Vincennes, boasts a major draw: British pop rebel Charli XCX. Known as the ...
Marie-Christine Tayah, 03/06 17:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Theater Beirut Culture Art August Strindberg
Directed and adapted by Garcess Kanaan, The Father brings a contemporary lens to Strindberg’s intense drama. The play traces the emotional and mental unraveling of a father, caught in a home torn apart by mistrust and a battle over his daughter’s future. The cast includes Julien Chaaya, Joanna Toubia, Melissa Aziz, and Melissa Hjeij. The ...