This is Beirut 2024-12-13 20:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a video posted on YouTube, Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi appears in a traditional Iranian setting reminiscent of a caravanserai, dressed in a sleek black gown with her hair uncovered, performing for thirty minutes alongside her band. The performance, though devoid of a live audience, carried a powerful symbolic message. Through YouTube, she ...
Bélinda Ibrahim 2024-12-13 18:35 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
New York Manhattan Actress Fashion Icon Movie
A true tour de force both on and off the screen, Sarah Jessica Parker has never failed to astonish and captivate. Her role as a juror within the prestigious Booker Prize 2025 provides the perfect opportunity to revisit the extraordinary journey of this actress, producer and entrepreneur who has shaped an entire generation. From her early ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-13 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
French luxury brand Chanel on Thursday named former Bottega Veneta creative boss Matthieu Blazy as its new artistic director, one of the biggest jobs in fashion tasked with finally turning the page on the Karl Lagerfeld era. Chanel confirmed the appointment shortly after Bottega Veneta announced that the 40-year-old Blazy was leaving the Italian ...
Béatrice Moreau 2024-12-13 10:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Christmas Exhibition Theater Culture Events
Khyal Sahra returns to Casino du Liban for the holidays After captivating over 26,000 spectators last August, the play Khyal Sahra, written, directed and performed by Georges Khabbaz, alongside Adel Karam, makes a grand return to Casino du Liban for a limited series of performances from December 18, 2024, to January 19, 2025. This theatrical ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-12 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Nawaf Salam Film Art Cinema Culture
Oscar-winning director Barry Jenkins almost passed on the opportunity to direct Disney's latest blockbuster, Mufasa: The Lion King, a prequel to the iconic 1994 animated film. Initially hesitant, Jenkins changed his mind after his agents urged him to read the script. Upon doing so, he recognized that the film contained many of the themes that had ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-12 14:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
John Galliano announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down as creative director of Maison Margiela after a decade at the helm of the iconic French fashion house. In a heartfelt post on Instagram, the British designer, 64, reflected on his journey with the brand, thanking Renzo Rosso, the Italian mogul and owner of Margiela, for offering him a ...
Marie-Christine Tayah 2024-12-12 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
With The Room Next Door, Pedro Almodóvar delves into the complexities of friendship and life’s profound questions in an intimate and evocative film. The story follows two women, Ingrid (Julianne Moore), a renowned novelist, and Martha (Tilda Swinton), a seasoned war reporter. Once inseparable, the friends drifted apart over the years, each ...
David Sahyoun 2024-12-11 18:00 - Reading : 6 minute(s)
Syria Tyrants Fear Freedom Psychoanalysis
"Tyrants are great only because we are on our knees." This quote about individual and collective voluntary subjugation is attributed to Étienne de La Boétie, author of Discourse on Voluntary Servitude. Published in 1576, the text presents remarkably modern insights into the foundations of tyranny and the reasons for people's submission, ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 14:00 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
Lebanon Culture Concert Exhibition Christmas
Beirut Chants: A Celebration of Artistic and Cultural Resilience The Beirut Chants festival, held from December 4 to 23, 2024, provides a space for unity and togetherness through free concerts highlighting culture and prayer. Among the highlights already past are Mozart’s Coronation Mass, the Nativity Hymns, and various performances by local ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 13:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Award-winning US poet Nikki Giovanni, who was at the forefront of the Black Arts Movement, has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer, her friends and family said Tuesday. Widely regarded as one of the most prolific African-American poets, Giovanni received numerous awards and a Grammy nomination for her work on civil rights, gender, and ...
This is Beirut 2024-12-11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
In a striking reminder of Athens’ rich historical tapestry, laborers digging a trench for natural gas pipelines unearthed a marble statue and Roman-era artifacts near the Acropolis. Greece’s Culture Ministry announced the discovery on Tuesday, highlighting its significance to the country’s archaeological heritage. The centerpiece of the ...
Marie-Christine Tayah 2024-12-10 18:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Culture Art Cinema Festival Jeddah RedSea
The fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) opened on December 5, 2024, in the heart of Jeddah's UNESCO-listed Al-Balad district. Running until December 14, the festival features the Kingdom's growing presence in the global film industry while praising the variety of international cinema. Built around The New Home of Film ...