BEIRUT: Among the many performance venues struggling to make ends meet, Dawar al-SHAMS theater space has been using its downtime to think on how to stay...
BEIRUT: From the Oct. 17 protests, the downward economic spiral and a pandemic lockdown, Metro al-Madina has had many a muse for its latest musical projects....
BEIRUT: As the lockdown continues, ever-increasing numbers of artists and cultural institutions are looking at ways to take their content online. Lebanese...
BEIRUT: A new online platform for the alternative music scene in the MENA region launched Friday.Cube Sessions offers performances and interviews with...
BEIRUT: Usually busy bringing joy to marginalized communities through clowning and theatrical performances, Clown Me In has been rethinking ways to bring...
BEIRUT: As lockdown continues to plague the culture sector’s ability to present and practice, many groups have turned to the internet to keep spirits high,...
BEIRUT: The Sheikh Zayed Book Awards have had to rethink their 14th edition ceremony this year, due to global pandemic lockdown. Held during the Abu Dhabi...
BEIRUT: The 5th edition of the annual Mahmoud Kahil Awards, which celebrates cartoons, comics and graphic illustrations created by MENA artists, announced its...
BEIRUT: With the coronavirus lockdown forcing many businesses to shut, bookshops are among the few outlets still allowed to open a few hours a day.Battling...
BEIRUT: With Lebanon, and much of the world, at a standstill under COVID-19 lockdown, cultural institutions have had to cancel events and exhibitions to help...
BEIRUT: “I spend most of the year in self-isolation composing but this time is a little special and we have an opportunity to think and reflect,”...
BEIRUT: Global music streaming service Spotify is turning its gaze to the talents of the MENA region, with the recent launch of RADAR. This new program...
BEIRUT: “How to Make a Human Pattern,” the latest show at ARTLAB by Lebanese-Armenian artist Jacques Vartabedian, highlights people’s...
BEIRUT: Following a successful run as the first Lebanese Pavilion at the 16th Venice Biennale of Architecture in 2018, “The Place That Remains:...
BEIRUT: Back for its second edition, the Consortium Commissions program has disbursed grants to eight new artists from across the Arab world. Organized by...
BEIRUT: The Beirut and Beyond International Music Festival is back this weekend for their seventh edition, after postponing their December dates due to the...
Joe Kodeih makes an excellent old lady. The Lebanese actor/director responsible for “The Middle Beast” has returned to Beirut with his new play “Em el-Kel,”...
BEIRUT: Iraqi artist Serwan Baran’s latest show “A Harsh Beauty,” showing at the Saleh Barakat Gallery, retells his experience in Iraq’s history, this time...
BEIRUT: Dar El-Nimer officially launched its community outreach program “Awafi” this month, seeking to take cultural initiatives outside the walls of their...
BEIRUT: As versions of the world appear online, more people are seeking ways to stay connected with their histories and turn something old into something...
BEIRUT: Gathering the best of Arabic comics and caricatures from 2019, Tosh Fesh has released its eighth anthology, alongside two newly commissioned...
BEIRUT: Combining whimsical fantasy with real social commentary, Syrian illustrator Mamer Talostan’s “Torn Pages” are more than just pretty...
BEIRUT: Nestled away in Zouqaq al-Blat sits a sunny yellow 20th century villa. For the past eight years it’s been home to the cultural co-working space...
BEIRUT: Lebanese photographer Houda Kassatly has been documenting Lebanon’s battered culture, environment and heritage for decades. Honoring her dedication to...
BEIRUT: Galerie Tanit’s latest offering, “Old Friends,” gathers the works of French photographer Frank Christen, who’s fascination with Lebanese trees keeps...