Ammon News - Events in Amman, March 13 – 19

From 7iber.com

The Land and Dignity Week, which kicked off yesterday with an exhibition at Darat al-Funun and an engaging talk by activist Hanin Zoubi, continues this week with daily activities that include film screenings, seminars, exhibitions in different galleries across town, and a concert on Friday by Tareq Abu Kwaik (El Far3i), Sahar Khalifeh, and Welaat group from Akka.

KazaMada, [translated to: multiple dimensions] is a band made up of independent artists from Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan, and Palestine. It mixes Zeid’s advanced electronic sounds with Donia’s deep-rooted Egyptian voice, Mahmoud’s rock guitar vibes, and Tamer’s progressive Oud & Buzuq plucks, with inputs from each of the artists’ diverse musical backgrounds. They’re in Amman this week, performing at the 10th anniversary of the Community Media Network at Zara Expo on Thursday and then at Blue Fig on Saturday.

There’s plenty more; a spanish dance performance, poetry and oud at Cafes des Artistes, concert by the Amman Symphony Orchestra, talk on constitutional monarchy and the 1952 constitution, screenings of French, Serbian, and Italian films, exhibitions, and more. Read on for details.

7iber’s calendar is compiled in collaboration with Waw al Balad Magazine.


Sunday March 13, 2011

Land and Dignity Week

Book of the Week, presentation and discussion, department of the National Library, 6:00 pm.

Film Screening: Testimonials of the local and International Solidarity Movement with Palestine, followed by a talk with Palestinian activists Yafa Malki & Samia Batma | Al-Balad Theater, 6:30 pm.

Exhibition Opening
“The People Want” at the Studio – Prince Mohammad Street, 5:00 pm.

Seminar: 1948 Palestinians – Reality & Future, with Haneed Zubi, Irbid/Al-Hosson Camp, 6:00 pm.



Monday March 14, 2011

Land & Dignity Week

Film Screening: Wadi Araba, followed by a discussion, Al-Balad Theater, 6:30 pm

Lecture, Shoman Cultural Forum, Abdel Hamid Shoman Foundation, 6:30 pm.

Lecture: Constitutional Monarchy and the 1952 Constitution, at the Community Party Headquarters/Rainbow street, 7:00 pm.

Tango Night, Cafe Paris, Jabal al Waibdeh-Paris Circle, 9:00pm. For more information: 0779279095.

French Film “Fanfan La Tulipe”, at the French Cultural Center, 5:00 pm then 7:00 pm.



Tuesday March 15, 2011

Dance: Mudéjar by Miguel Ángel Berna Dance Company, Al Hussein Cultural Centre-Ras Al Ein, 7:30 pm.

Live Music:Yacoub Abu Ghosh and the Stage Heroes, post-modern funk fusion, Canvas-Jabal Al Weibdeh, 9:00pm. For more information: 06 4632211.

Film: Matrimoni e altri disastri (Italy), directed by Nina Di Majo, Al Hussein Cultural Centre-Ras Al Ein, 7:00pm. For more information: 06 4640350.

Film: The Tour (Serbia), Director: Goran Markovic, Abdel Hamid Shoman Foundation, 6:30 pm.

Exhibition Opening
People and Places, Darat Al Tasweer. Until April 20.

Land &Dignity Week
Seminar: Palestinian State and Right of Return, speaker: Bishop Atallah Hanna, at Landmark Hotel, 7:00 pm.

Film Screening: Palestine, the Experimental film, Darat al-Funun, 6:00 pm.


Wednesday March 16, 2011

Music: Amman Symphony Orchestra (Mohammed Uthman Sidiq, conductor), Daniel Radu, clarinet (Romania), Al Hussein Cultural Center-Ras Al-Ain, 7:30pm. Tickets price (10/20 JD). For more information: 06 4746222.

Bayt al-Ruwwad group led by Sakher Hattar, Al Hussein Cultural Centre-Ras Al Ein, 7:30 pm.

Exhibition Opening
In and Out “Fashion, Music & Lives Backstage”, Dar Al Anda. Until 16 March.

A Pottery Exhibition by Sheniar Abdullah, Orfali Gallery, 6:30 pm.

Land &Dignity Week
Short Films on Palestinian Reality, Al-Balad Theater, 6:00 pm.

Poetry by Mohammad Ma’aita, accompanied with Oud by Alaa Yousef, at Cafes des Artistes – Rainbow street, 7:00 pm.


Thursday March 17, 2011

Concert by KazaMada on the 10th Anniversary of the Community Media Network, Zara Expo, 7:00 pm. For information and RSVP 064645487

Land & Dignity Week
Film: Have you Heard from Johannesburg (Documentary), Al-Balad Theater, 6:00 pm.

Lecture: A Reading in Hawking’s, “The Grand Design” (Part 3/3), Lecturer: Dr. Hanna A. Sabat, JAS Cultural Forum-The Jordanian Writers Association/ Shmeisani, 6:30pm.



Friday March 18, 2011

Land & Dignity Week
Musical Evening with Sahar Khalifeh and Tareq Abu Kwaik from Jordan, and Wela’at group from Akka-Palestine, Al-Balad Theater, 7:00 pm.



Saturday March 19, 2011

Live Music: KazaMada live at Blue Fig/Abdoun, 9:00 pm.

* List from 7iber.com @ http://www.7iber.com/2011/03/events-in-amman-march-13-19/a