The Arab Theater Festival kicks off this week, with 14 plays from different Arab countries, as well as seminars and a specialized book exhibition at the Royal Cultural Center. (Details of the seminars have not been announced yet, keep an eye on this space and we’ll update you as soon as we have the info). [...]

This week’s agenda includes a number of concerts that cater to different tastes, from classical music celebrating Franz Liszt’s bicentennial, to jazz with Yacoub Abu Ghosh Quartet at Canvas, to an evening with Ala Shahin at Music House, and an evening with different Jordanian bands and musicians at the Culture Palace. Tonight in the park [...]

Monday marks the International and European Day against capital punishment, and on this occasion the French Cultural Center is hosting a number of activities; a documentary film screening, a reading of Victor Hugo’s “the Last Day of the Condemned Man”, and a talk by Jordanian human rights activist Suleiman Sweis. This week the Royal Film [...]

Hakaya Storytelling festival continues this week with diverse theater and storytelling performances and readings at Al-Balad Theater, the Duke’s Diwan, and other venues. The festival closes with “Dhikra”, play/readings inspired by a 2008 Belgian play based on the testimonies of three women connected to three PLO leaders assassinated in the 70s. Another highlight this week [...]

You’re going to have to make some tough choices this week as Amman’s arts and culture agenda is packed with some pretty cool events. The highlight is the Hakaya Festival, which returns in its fourth edition with diverse theater performances and storytelling activities from Jordan, the region, and abroad. Following their successful performance at the [...]

This week, the Jordan Media Institute has its open day featuring a round table discussion with Zaven kouyoumjian from Future TV) and Caroline faraj from CNN Arabic. The day is also an excellent opportunity for those interested in the Institute’s Masters program in journalism and new media to find out more before the application deadline. [...]

This week, don’t miss the screening of Mahmoud Al-Massad’s documentary “This is My Picture When I was Dead,” which premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam in 2010 and then won the Muhr Award for best documentary at the Dubai International Film Festival. It’s Al-Massad’s third feature-length documentary, and his previous documentary “Recycle” [...]

This week’s highlight is the Festival of Alternative Arts, organized by the Swedish Embassy in close cooperation with Jordanian and International institutions and independent artists, to showcase and discuss graffiti and other urban alternative art expressions. It will continue through January and February. This week’s program includes a concert by El Morabba3, Hana Malhas, and [...]

This week features lots of interesting music; Canadian rock group “The Last Supper” are performing tonight and tomorrow, after they cancelled their show in West Jerusalem which was scheduled for later this week (join the discussion on cultural boycott here). American folk/rock group the Fuuls are playing at Zara Expo on Wednesday. Jazz/Funk nights continue [...]

Join 7iber at Makan this Wednesday for a screening and discussion of the film “10 Tactics for Turning Information into Action,” which documents stories from around the world on original and artful ways for rights advocates to capture attention and communicate a cause. This week also features two film festivals, Korean films at the Hussein [...]