I like to believe that someone out there actually relies on this list to find out about events in and around Amman (even though all the info is available through Facebook and email lists and other random places) :) So there you go:
Today, Monday July 7
Six Jordanian Documentaries (at the Franco Arab Film Festival), at Al Hussein Cultural Center in Ras Al Ein
- Torfa by Majida El Kabarity
(2007 – 54’) at 5 pm
- The Square by Sawsan Darwaza
(2003 – 27’) at 6 pm
- Full Bloom by Sandra Madi
(2006 – 46’) at 7 pm
- 7 professions… Lost homeland by Asma Bsieso
(2007 – 29’) at 8 pm
- Take me home by Mais Darwazah
(2008 – 54’) at 9 pm
- Placeless (With and on Palestinian Mourid Barghouti)
by Ayed Nabaa (2005 – 27’) at 10 pm
Also today, at 9:00pm, a new cultural café – Jafra style, is opening in Jabal Luweibdeh, on the Paris Circle (Daraghmeh building). There’ll be some live music by a band called Baladna, and two other Arabic music singers/musicians.
Tuesday July 8
Canadian Jazz singer Diana Krall is performing at the Citadel at 8:30 pm as part of the Jordan Festival.
Also part of the Jordan Festival, George Wassouf, Elissa, and Omar Abdallat (yes he retracted his decision to boycott) are performing at the South Amphitheatre in Jerash.
If you don’t want to pay for the expensive Jordan Festival tickets, you can listen to some American Folk Music at the Cultural Village of the Hussein Park, at 8:30pm. A band called Old Grey Goose will be performing live, and it’s free of charge.
Films:
Darat Al Funoun is screening an interview with writer Harold Pinter called: Art, Truth, and Politics
July 8th, at 8:00 pm
Screening of: “From Beirut… to those who love us”
At the Franco-Arab film festival, at al-Hussein Cultural Center in Ras Al Ein, at 8:30 pm
Wednesday July 9th
Franco-Arab Film Festival:
Slingshot Hip Hop by Jackie Reem Salloum
In presence of the director and the Palestinian Hip Hop band DAM / (USA / Palestine – 2008 –
1h25) at 5:30pm
The Aquarium by Yousry Nasrallah
In presence of the director, producer Layali Badr and actress Hend Sabry (Egypt / France / Germany - 2008) at 9 pm
Thursday July 10th,
Jordan Festival
Algerian Night at the South Theatre in Jerash with Cheb Khaled, Faudel, Biyouna, and the National Barbes Orchestra (more info)
Today, Monday July 7
Six Jordanian Documentaries (at the Franco Arab Film Festival), at Al Hussein Cultural Center in Ras Al Ein
- Torfa by Majida El Kabarity
(2007 – 54’) at 5 pm
- The Square by Sawsan Darwaza
(2003 – 27’) at 6 pm
- Full Bloom by Sandra Madi
(2006 – 46’) at 7 pm
- 7 professions… Lost homeland by Asma Bsieso
(2007 – 29’) at 8 pm
- Take me home by Mais Darwazah
(2008 – 54’) at 9 pm
- Placeless (With and on Palestinian Mourid Barghouti)
by Ayed Nabaa (2005 – 27’) at 10 pm
Also today, at 9:00pm, a new cultural café – Jafra style, is opening in Jabal Luweibdeh, on the Paris Circle (Daraghmeh building). There’ll be some live music by a band called Baladna, and two other Arabic music singers/musicians.
Tuesday July 8
Canadian Jazz singer Diana Krall is performing at the Citadel at 8:30 pm as part of the Jordan Festival.
Also part of the Jordan Festival, George Wassouf, Elissa, and Omar Abdallat (yes he retracted his decision to boycott) are performing at the South Amphitheatre in Jerash.
If you don’t want to pay for the expensive Jordan Festival tickets, you can listen to some American Folk Music at the Cultural Village of the Hussein Park, at 8:30pm. A band called Old Grey Goose will be performing live, and it’s free of charge.
Films:
Darat Al Funoun is screening an interview with writer Harold Pinter called: Art, Truth, and Politics
July 8th, at 8:00 pm
Screening of: “From Beirut… to those who love us”
At the Franco-Arab film festival, at al-Hussein Cultural Center in Ras Al Ein, at 8:30 pm
Wednesday July 9th
Franco-Arab Film Festival:
Slingshot Hip Hop by Jackie Reem Salloum
In presence of the director and the Palestinian Hip Hop band DAM / (USA / Palestine – 2008 –
1h25) at 5:30pm
The Aquarium by Yousry Nasrallah
In presence of the director, producer Layali Badr and actress Hend Sabry (Egypt / France / Germany - 2008) at 9 pm
Thursday July 10th,
Jordan Festival
Algerian Night at the South Theatre in Jerash with Cheb Khaled, Faudel, Biyouna, and the National Barbes Orchestra (more info)
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