أجندة هذا الأسبوع مميزة في الجانب الموسيقي، مع عرض لفرقة أوركسترا عمان السيمفونية التابعة للمعهد الوطني، وعرض لعازفة البيانو زينة عصفور في بيت الموسيقى، وأمسية مع موسيقى الجاز بصبغة شرقية مع فرقة يعقوب أبو غوش في كانفاس، وأداء لطارق أبو كويك (الفرعي) مع دي جاي صوتوصورة، وليلة من موسيقى الراب العربي والكوميديا مع سام وشادي [...]

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 [...]

Music events dominate Amman’s arts and culture agenda this week, with some great concerts scheduled every single day. After a week of very successful and eclectic shows, Al Balad Music Festival concludes tonight with a performance by French/Algerian musician Suad Massi at the Roman Amphitheater. Word has it tickets are almost out. Dozan wa Awtar [...]

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 agenda has a high dosage of local young artists with two collective exhibitions opening; an Urban Art exhibition at Foresight32 featuring works by 22 artists, and a fashion art exhibition at Cafe des Artistes with works by 19 artists. Makan Art Space is screening Banksy’s film “Exit through the Gift Shop” on Monday [...]

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 [...]

October just keeps getting better with a busy and eclectic cultural agenda. The New York Tap Ensemble comes to Amman with a unique dance performance following a successful show here two years ago, Zara Gallery hosts a very special exhibition of the private collection of Syrian Artist Sabhan Adam, and the Sufi Dance and Music [...]

This week is packed with an exciting variety of cultural events; the Amman Summer Festival brings you daily performances by local artists in the beautiful outdoor theater of the Hussein Park. The Jordan Festival features the Palestine Youth Orchestra on Wednesday, and battle of the Bands continues at the Crown Plaza with some new faces [...]

There’s lots of great music coming to Amman this week. Jazz lovers are in for a treat, with a group from Berlin playing at Al-Balad Theater tomorrow and a trio from Switzerland playing at Blue Fig on Tuesday. A special concert is taking place on Thursday as the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature, [...]