BEIRUT, LEBANON: Friday 14th May 2010
Venue: SUNFLOWER THEATRE
Time: From 08.30 pm
Entrance: 10 000 LL
CAIRO, EGYPT: Saturday 15th May 2010
Venue: EL GENAINA THEATRE
Time: From 08.00 pm
Entrance: 10 EGP
Ras Nas' squad comprises of Uriel Seri (Ivory Coast, drums), Chuck Frazier (USA, lead guitar), Larry Skogheim (Norway, bass), Dag Pierre (Sweden, rhythm guitar) and Karlos Rotsen (Martinique, keyboards).
Other artists are dub poet and musician Benjamin Zephaniah (UK) and Thandiswa (South Africa) as well as Omar Sosa (Cuba/Spain).The program also includes many theatre performances such as "City of Mirrors" by the Lebanese Director Roger Assaf. The play is inspired by the paintings of the artist Paul Giragosian (1926 – 1993) and by the documents on Jerusalem before 1948. Ziya Azazi the famous Turkish dancer and choreographer will present contemporary dancing performance titled "Dervish" in Cairo and Beirut.
This year, the Spring Festival includes a sub- program, titled “Tomorrow”, which will be held at Le Veinnois Hotel and Rawabet Theatre in Down Town. The program includes theatrical performances, art exhibitions, literary readings and film screenings by a large group of young Arab artists who have received production support from Culture Resource.
“Tomorrow” will open on Sunday the 9th of May with the solo performance “Squeek” by Kholoud Nasser (Lebanon) followed by " Upstairs" by Jad Hakawati and Roaa Bzeih ( Lebanon) on the 10th of May. The program continues till the end of the festival on the 22nd of May.
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