Events in Amman, October 2 – 8 - 7iber

It’s the first week of a new month, and if you’ve been following Amman’s calendar for the past 18 months you know what that means: a new edition of Amman Tech Tuesdays. This month the guest is HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal, who will be talking about innovation and change. (More details on the event’s facebook page).

A new theater season kicks off today at the Royal Cultural Center, and continues for 18 days with newly produced plays from local and international scripts. The opening show tonight is “The Incident” by Sawsan Darwazeh and Saba Mubarak.

On Friday, Bandoora – a website for alternative Arabic music, in collaboration with Al-Balad Theater, present “4×4”, a concert featuring four local bands: El Morabba3 with Sahar Khalifeh, Kazdara, Torabeyeh, and Tareq Al-Jundi’s band. Don’t miss this eclectic concert of oriental music, Arabic rap, and rock.

The Center for Strategic Studies is hosting Dr Abdel Razzaq Takriti from Oxford University this afternoon for a very interesting lecture on Dhufar Revolution, which took place in Oman between 1962 and 1975 (to be followed by a film screening on Dhufar later this month, keep an eye on 7iber’s calendar for details).

Read on for details on these events and more concerts, plays, exhibitions, and talks.

Sunday October 2, 2011

“Dhufar Revolution in Oman, 1962 – 1975”, a lecture by Dr. Abdel Razzaq Al-Takriti, at the Center for Strategic Studies/University of Jordan, 3:00 pm.

Symposium on European Languages and Linguistics, at Wadi Rum Auditorium/University of Jordan, 9:00 am – 4:30 pm (full schedule here).

Play: The Incident, by Sawsan Darwazeh and Saba Mubarak, at the Royal Cultural Center, 8:00 pm.

Exhibition Opening: Ecology. Design. Synergy, at the National Gallery of Fine Arts, 6:00 pm. (Exhibition continues until October 25th)

Monday October 3, 2011

Play: The Incident, by Sawsan Darwazeh and Saba Mubarak, at the Royal Cultural Center, 8:00 pm.

An evening with Theater Foratt in Amman, a collage of monologues performed by Eleanora DeLoughery Nordin (Sweden) and Donia Massoud (Egypt), at Al-Balad Theater, 7:00 pm

Tuesday October 4, 2011

Play: “Opening Music”, directed by Zaid Qudah and written by Margaret Dora, at the Royal Cultural Center, 8:00 pm

Amman Tech Tuesdays: Prince Hassan talks about Innovation, Change, & Sustainability, at the Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al Ain, 7:00 pm

Wednesday October 5, 2011

Concert: Bayt Al-Ruwad group led by Sakher Hattar, at the Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al Ain, 8:00 pm

Play: “Opening Music”, directed by Zaid Qudah and written by Margaret Dora, at the Royal Cultural Center, 8:00 pm

Exhibition Opening: Palestine through my Eyes (Photography), at the Hussein Cultural Center/Ras al Ain, 7:00 pm. (Exhibition continues until October 10)