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). [...]

Compiled by Sierra West | تجميع سييرا وست This is a visual glimpse into some of last week’s cultural activities; Adel Abidin’s art exhibition at Darat al Funun, a short film screening by German Jordan University, shadow theater, and a poetry reading from the 17th Amman International Theater Festival. If you take photos at arts [...]

This week’s agenda is packed, thanks mainly to the the Jordan International Theater Festival, which kicks off tomorrow and features at least four different plays daily from Jordan and abroad. You also have the long-awaited ballet performance of Tchaikovsky’s Sleeping Beauty in its Russian version, starting on Saturday and showing for a week at the [...]

بقلم ريما الصيفي مقيدا بالأغلال يشكي ضيق حاله و يتساءل عن جدوى انسانيته ،أطيافا لمستقبل قد يكون يرقصون على موسيقى “عمر الفقير” الخلابة كحلم …يسمع سخسمندو “موسى السطري “الأمير المقيد  صوتا رؤوفا مؤونسه بوحدته ..يتمنى رؤيته . بعد تردد تريه نفسها كلتالديا”نهى سمارة” و تتنازع بين رأفتها به وولائها لسيدتها الكبرى “سوزان كساب “و ترحل [...]

This is an exciting week as far as Amman’s events calendar goes; one of Germany’s leading rock bands, Die Toten Hosen, are playing in Amman this Saturday, with an opening performance by El Morabba3. The European Film Festival, which started yesterday, offers two screenings daily of some highly acclaimed films, along with some Jordanian short [...]

مراجعة مسرحية: أوبرا بثلاث قروش – بروفة جنرال اخراج : زيد مصطفى تاليف و توزيع موسيقي : مراد دمرجيان بقلم ريما الصيفي، تصوير ياسمين دقة تمتلء القاعة بالحضور فاليوم هو يوم افتتاح موسم الصيف المسرحي وبعد المقدمات والترحيب بالمشاركين . و بالأذهان السؤال : كيف سيكون العرض ؟ تفتح الستارة و الأذهان متربصة … فلنحتفل [...]

بقلم: ريما الصيفي الفيديو تصوير: سمر سرحان، اعداد وانتاج: ريما الصيفي. مع انطلاق افتتاح  موسم الصيف للمسرحي الأردني اليوم ، تتسارع التحضيرات والاعادات والتدريب للمسرحيات القادمة . تضطرب  نبضات القلب، تتوالي فناجين القهوة، ويطول السهر، هناك شغف، قلق وتوتر … رغبة بتحقيق رؤية وضعها قائد العمل. هناك ايضا ثقة وعزم على اثبات الذات. كان لقاؤنا [...]

This week’s agenda features a storytelling and puppet show night, poetry reading at Mohtaraf Remal, live gigs by local musicians, Farida’s Iraqi Maqam ensemble, cycling nights, Ramadan comedy shows, and more. If you like local stand up comedy, you’re in for a treat, as comedians Nadim Masri, Mohammad Lahham, Fares Haddadeen and Nazeer Khawaldeh will [...]

When you’re not watching the World Cup semi finals this week, you have a range of interesting events to enjoy and help you deal with football withdrawal. This month’s concert by the Amman Arab Music Ensemble features compositions by Sabah Fakhri, the Jordan Festival brings you Il Divo and Pink Martini, and a special little [...]

The start of the World Cup this Friday will mean that Amman will see less concerts and cultural events than it normally would in June, but if you compare it to the 2006 World Cup, you’ll find that there’s a lot still going on in the arts and culture scene this month. This week Columbia [...]