Rencontres Internationales de la Photo de Fès 2012

6 12 2012

 

The French Institute in Fez presents the 6th edition of

Rencontres Internationales de la Photo de Fès 2012

Maroc: in and out

The show opens at Dar Batha 5.30 pm Saturday 8th of December.  All venues will inaugurate their photo exhibits that day and will run until the 31st of December.

 

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Curator of the event Simon Edwards writes

In a world where it is very rare to find even hidden or secret places, photography can play a role of revealer.

This year, the Rencontres Internationales de la Photo of Fez reflects the need of the photographer to push the doors,  going further to discover the hidden side of things or beings.

Scarlett Coten, flamboyant personality, a European woman who landed the aircraft shoulder, a vision of Morocco unexpected – That the world of men.

Jean-Christophe Ballot –  after years of photographic trips around the world, Ballot looks through the city of Fez with the eyes of a poet. His work penetrates the intimacy of the medieval town and offers us a reflection on the connections that can maintain the image and writing.  Much like “Fez Invisible” by Omar Chennafi  who reveals the double identity of this mysterious city, with such a sober view of the street and such colorful doors once stepped into.

Finally, explore the creation of video art today wandering the streets of the medina is a way of linking history and modernity. Faced with the memory of places, the choice of videos made ​​in the collection of the Maison Européenne de la Photographie illustrates the most current themes: the role of women in society, violent conflict or the human dream and an irrationality that sometimes arise in everyday life.

Venues

Galerie de l’Institut – Galerie Kacimi -Musée Batha – Dar Batha – Le Jardin des Biehn - Complexe Culturel Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef

Participants

Jean-Luc Monterosso Parrain
Simon Edwards Curator

Jean-Christophe Ballot Photographer
Scarlett Coten Photographer
Megumi Matsubara Photographer
Omar Chennafi Photographer

 

For the full program consult – http://institutfrancaisfes.com/programme-rip-finale.pdf


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Like Me, Like You F7ALI F7ALEK فحالي فحالك Cross cultural theatre comes to Fez………For one night only!

5 12 2012

The world’s most tragic love story finds a new life in modern-day Tangier, inspired by the classic American musical, West Side Story.

like you like me

Cultural Complex Sidi Mohammed ben Youssef, Fez medina.  

Saturday 8th December 2012. 8.15 pm

Free entrance

Some stories transcend space and time. From Romeo and Juliet to West Side Story, classic stories of love, loss and reconciliation make up part of the human narrative.

In Tangier, theater director and Fulbright scholar George Bajalia is adapting this narrative, Moroccan style. His original musical “F7ali F7alek” (Like me, like you) inspired by West Side Story brings the Sharks and Jets, and classics like Bernstein’s “Somewhere” from the West Side to contemporary Tangier. Here, Tony (who is “really called Kerim”) and Maria get tangled in a fight for neighborhood dominance between their families, one from Tangier and the other from the provinces.

Produced by Tony Award nominated producer Tom Casserly, the show sponsored by the AmericanLanguageCenter through a grant from the US Embassy in Rabat to the American Cultural Association proved a rare cultural experience in Morocco. Though the classic dance-off and story structure are true to West Side Story, the musical offered young Moroccan actors, professional and amateur, a chance to communicate about their culture and the issues most relevant to their lives. To reach local audiences, Bajalia worked with local Tangier translator Zakaria Alilech to script the show in Moroccan dialect, a departure from the norm in a country where most theater is performed in classical Arabic or French. Casserly admits the challenges of working across cultures and language barriers, but emphasizes the learning experience had by everyone involved in the show.

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A mash-up of timeless songs from West Side Story, contemporary pop, and classical Andalousian accompaniment performed live by the local ensemble Abnae wa Binat Zaryab; the soundtrack of F7ali F7alek echoed the cultural dialogue that Bajalia and his sponsors at the embassy hoped to foster.

After four standing-room only nights in Tangier, F7ali F7alek begins its tour of Morocco with tentative dates through December in Rabat, Fez, and Oujda. Returning to the United States, Bajalia will bring his talent back to Chicago to continue directing and to help Chicago students collaborate on theater pieces with students from Egypt and Morocco.

Written by Joe Lukawski

http://joelukawski.wordpress.com

http://f7alif7alek.com/


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Hindi Mood for Marrakech Film Festival

29 11 2012

FIFM 2012

Indian cinema is celebrating its centenary next year and the Marrakech International Film Festival will be the first to celebrate with a special tribute paid to Hindi cinema.  For its 12th edition, the Festival will welcome the largest Indian delegation ever assembled at an international festival, and screen a great number of Hindi films throughout the week, including every night at the open-air screenings on the famous Jemaa El Fna Square, with some of Bollywood’s greatest stars and filmmakers presenting their films to Moroccan audiences who are long-time Bollywood fans.

Following the sudden death of director and producer Yash Chopra, the Marrakech International Film Festival will also pay tribute to this icon of Indian cinema, whose films include such classics as DEEWAAR (1975) – film that revealed actor Shah Rukh Khan; SILSILA (1981); LAMHE (1991); and more recently VEER-ZAARA (2004). In the words of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Yash Chopra “entertained many generations with his rare creativity and established the popularity of Indian cinema internationally.”

During this tribute to Indian cinema, the Festival will screen Yash Chopra’s last film, JAB TAK HAI JAAN staring Shah Rukh Khan, Katrina Kaif and Anushka Sharma, in the presence of Shah Rukh Khan.

For more information and the full program see http://en.festivalmarrakech.info


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Call for Nominations: Performing Arts Ensembles from Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Vietnam

16 10 2012

The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, in partnership with New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA), calls for nominations of performing arts ensembles from Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia, and Vietnam for the second round of Center StageSM.  By bringing international performing arts ensembles to tour the U.S., Center StageSM  builds cultural awareness, develops long-lasting relationships between people, and enhances mutual understanding.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Artist Selection Criteria:

  • Demonstrate high artistic quality and accomplishment.
  • Have an interest in engaging with U.S. communities, including youth, through public and in-school performances, workshops, discussions, artist-to-artist exchanges, and social events.
  • Are comprised of two to nine ensemble members (artists and staff) living in one of the countries listed above.
  • Have previous touring experience but have rarely been seen in the U.S.
  • Have an ability to communicate electronically via email and/or Skype, and a working knowledge of English and/or access to translators.

Nominations of ensembles working in contemporary forms are strongly encouraged.

Deadline: November 15, 2012 (tours will take place in 2014).
More information: www.centerstageUS.org.

Center StageSM is made possible by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations.  Additional funding for Round 1 tours in 2012 comes from the Asian Cultural Council, the Robert Sterling Clark Foundation, and the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. General management is provided by Lisa Booth Management, Inc.


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Aissawa Spirit to Overwhelm Meknes City

24 02 2012

The city of Meknes will host the first edition of the National Festival of Aissawa Art under the theme “Heritage as a Mainstay for Advanced Regionalization” on February 24-25 at Faqih Mohammed al-Manouni Hall of the Regional Directorate of Culture starting from 6:30 pm.

AIssawa in Meknes

The festival’s organizers revealed on Tuesday the rich program they set for the event. More than 30 Aissawa orders will participate, such as Ouald Sheikh Kamel from Meknes, Ahl Touat Dar Damana from Ouazzane and Taaifa al-Aissawia from Fez, in addition to the great artists Abderrahim Souiri and al-Asri Orchestra.

Under the framework of the festival, a seminar will be held on “Forms of Popular Expressions in the Issmaili City: Issawa Order as a Model,” with Prof. Mohammed Amine, Prof. Mostafa Benfaida, Prof. Muley al-Hassam al-Bouyahyaoui al-Idrissi, Prof. Mohammed Amine al-Alaoui. The seminar will take place on Saturday, February 25, at 3 pm, in the meeting hall of the headquarters of the Council of Meknes-Tafilalt region. At the same time, there will be an art gallery for the prominent artist M’hammad Jacky Belhaj at the gallery of al-Manouni Hall.

The festival comes as an occasion to introduce and celebrate Aissawa art in Meknes and shed light on the cultural diversity and artistic richness of the city. It’s a festival that celebrates the genuine heritage and history of the region. The festival aims to reposition Aissawa art as a unique authentic art form that should be preserved and cherished by honoring its pioneers and professionals. At the same time, it seeks to encourage creative youth who are interested in this ancient artistic heritage.

Aissawa heritage is considered as one the most important local popular art forms. It not only characterizes the cultural and civilization diversity of Meknes-Tafilalt region, but also marks the lives of Moroccans as a means of expression and a tool of communication that is loaded with values of co-existence and tolerance. This cultural heritage has been maintained and passed on by countless generations throughout history.

Morocco World News By Nidal Chebbak

Fez, February 24, 2012



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International artists wanted to link with Moroccan artists. mmmmmm

17 01 2012

And’Art Casablanca 2012 Callout

Terre Sans Frontière
Presents
And’Art 2012

a piece from AND'ART

And’Art (referring to views in Arabic) is an annual artistic cultural platform based in Morocco between International Artists, Film Makers and Musicians.

These events are held in different cities across Morocco to give our participants a chance to express their views and identities around the immediate environment.

They are looking for:

  • A range of International musicians to collaborate with Moroccan Musicians.
  • International artists to work on a collaborative project and to produce individual works for a final exhibition. Artists from different backgrounds are welcome to apply, i.e. Illustrators, textile artists, graphic designers as well as painters, wall-mural artists and sculptors.
  • Film makers and VJs to collaborate to produce a short film to coincide with the music on the day of the festival. This will be based on your views from the local environment.
  • Film makers/photographers to document the event. The photographers will also have the opportunity to collaborate to make a series of photographs for a final exhibition.
  • Sound and lighting engineers and technicians to collaborate with their equivalents.

Our fourth edition will take place in:

Casablanca, 20th – 31st March 2012

Deadline for all applications is: 27th January 2012 at 17:00

To find out more about  previous residencies/festivals please visit: http://www.terresansfrontiere.org

To apply please send your artist’s CV detailing instruments played or artistic practice with a short letter of interest and examples of work (websites, relevant links to works, mp3 or no more than 5 images) to terresansfrontiere@gmail.com. Please note that the programme of events will not be released until participants have been selected and notified. We only accept applications by email.

If you would like to receive further information about forthcoming events please join our mailing list atterresansfrontiere@gmail.com


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