The events will be held on April 12 to 14 in a custom square space designed by Lebanese architect Carl Gerges, and will include a film screening, musical performances, storytelling, poetry and cuisine.
The events will take place during the holy month of Ramadan for the local community, press and top clients after sundown.green, has elements from a traditional conversation pit, blended with contemporary design, integrating a green square — inside the cubic venue — emphasizing the square-within-a-square structure and creating a subtle arabesque pattern.
It will host poets, artists and intellectuals from eclectic backgrounds and the space will be brought to life with instrumental music, live poetry and a gastronomy chef.The goal is to foster the local creative community, reaching new audiences, creating a platform for emerging talent from the Middle East.
Guests will be local figures from the art, music and fashion spaces, invited to attend in small groups for one night along the three evenings, with 26 guests per night. “My input entails linking architecture, space, music and gatherings as a means to push forward a community of artists and thinkers in an architectural intervention,” said Gerges. “A space for wonderment, dialogue and meaningful connection.”
Collaborators and performers include, in addition to Gerges: Soleman Haddad, a Syrian Dubai-based chef who has created small bites to be passed around for guests; Shaima Al Tamimi, a Yemeni East-African visual story-teller who will screen her short film “Don’t get too comfortable,” a poetic letter of sorts to her late grandfather contemplating their pasts and future as Arabs in diaspora, which was screened at La Biennale di Venezia, nominated for the Orrizonti Award for Best Short Film; Asma Al...
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