A NATIONAL MONUMENT
VISUALIZING PALESTINE & MARWAN RECHMAOUI
10/1 - 24/1/2019
The main installation recreates a 3-dimensional snapshot of the major cities and towns of Palestine circa 1947
THE WALL / BEIRUT
JOSEF KOUDELKA
13/9 - 22/12/2018
An exhibition displaying two of the Czech photographer’s extensive photo series
Book Signing . 15 November 2016, 5:30 PM - 7 PM
APOLLO ON GAZA SHORE
HOODA SHAWA
A book signing followed by a conversation with Hooda Shawa
Concert . 15 November 2016, 7 PM - 9 PM
AMAL KAWASH AND WESSAM ELALI
"QALANDIYA INTERNATIONAL" CLOSING
A music performance by Amal Kawash (vocals) accompanied by Wissam Elali (Oud)
Performance . 24 November 2016, 8 PM - 9:15 PM
WHERE CAN I FIND SOMEONE LIKE YOU, ALI?
RAEDA TAHA
Written, produced and performed by Raeda Taha | Directed by Lina Abyad | Duration: 75 minutes | All proceeds of the play go to support the Ghassan Kanafani Cultural Foundation
Talking Music . 7 December 2016, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
KAMILYA JUBRAN
MEET THE ARTIST
A conversation with the artist moderated by Khyam Allami
Talk . 9 December 2016, 4 PM - 5:30 PM
BEIRUT & BEYOND INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
PANELS
Two panels organized by the Beirut & Beyond International Music Festival
Talking Music . 20 November 2017, 7 PM - 8:30 PM
DHAFER YOUSSEF
MEET THE ARTIST
A conversation between Dhafer Youssef and Pierre Abi Saab
Screening . 28 November 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
3000 NIGHTS | MAI MASRI
The 1987 Intifada
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, followed by a discussion with director Mai Masri, moderated by Leila Shahid
Screening . 29 November 2017, 6:30 PM - 8 PM
THE WANTED 18 | AMER SHOMALI
THE 1987 INTIFADA
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, followed by a discussion with director Amer Shomali, moderated by Rima Mismar, Executive Director of the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture - AFAC
Conference . 30 November 2017, 9 AM - 2:15 PM
CONFERENCE | THE 1987 INTIFADA
THE 1987 INTIFADA: HISTORY AND MEMORY
In collaboration with the Institute for Palestine Studies, a conference day that aims to examine cultural production during and about the Intifada, with contributions by researchers, writers, artists, and filmmakers
Talking Music . 8 December 2017, 6 PM - 7 PM
YASMINE HAMDAN
MEET THE ARTIST
A conversation with Yasmine Hamdan moderated by Pierre Abi Saab
Screening . 13 December 2017, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
MACAM AT DAR
SHORTS SCREENING
In collaboration with the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum — MACAM: Screening of short films, followed by a discussion with Philip Joa
Beirut Art Film Festival . 3 November 2018, 6 PM - 6:30 PM
THE PIANIST OF YARMOUK
GÜNTER ATTELN AND CARMEN BELASCHK
Ayham Ahmad sings accompanied by an out-of-tune piano about migration, hunger, and death
Film Tuesday . 6 November 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
LEBANON IN TURMOIL
JOCELYNE SAAB
This film recounts the origins of the Lebanese conflict
Beirut Art Film Festival . 10 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
GRAFFITI MEN BEYROUTH
SARAH CLAUX
In the country of cedar trees, this new movement in street art gives a fresh voice to a youth who has long been ignored by its nation
Film Tuesday . 13 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
BEIRUT, NEVER AGAIN & FOR A FEW LIVES
JOCELYNE SAAB
Two short films from 1976
Album Signing . 14 November 2018, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
LAMMA TGHIBI
AHMAD KAABOUR
New album of the Lebanese singer
Beirut Art Film Festival . 17 November 2018, 6 PM - 7:15 PM
UN CERTAIN NASSER
BADIH MASSAAD AND ANTOINE WAKED
Georges Nasser tells his own story of unprecedented success, struggles and disappointments
Film Tuesday . 20 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
LETTER FROM BEIRUT
JOCELYNE SAAB
Saab is like a character in her own story, returning to a country and a city that she no longer recognises
Beirut Art Film Festival . 24 November 2018, 6 PM - 7 PM
MAY ZIADE: THE LIFE OF AN ARAB FEMINIST WRITER
MOHSEN ABD EL-GHANI
She firmly established herself as a vibrant female voice in what was clearly a man's world at the time
Film Tuesday . 27 November 2018, 6 PM - 7:30 PM
A SUSPENDED LIFE
JOCELYNE SAAB
A tale of poetic truth, the film examines the ways in which war brings people together
Tribute . 5 December 2018, 6 PM - 8 PM
IBRAHIM NASRALLAH
AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE POET AND NOVELIST
Moderated by Dr Ghada Sabih
There are no events scheduled for this month yet.