THE 5th SPRING OF CULTURE 2010 

Dear Friends, We celebrate with you our fifth edition of Spring of Culture; an event that has developed itself through the past five years to be a vision for culture and art in the kingdom.

Diana Krall will be the highlight of the Arad events in her first performance in the Gulf bringing the best of Jazz to Bahrain. Balé de Rua takes Arad by storm in two unforgettable nights where the 16 amazing dancers and singer create a blaze of percussion and songs. Also, not to be missed is the funky interpretation of Mozart’s Magic Flute by Italy’s most culturally diverse group, Orchestra Di Piazza Vittorio and closing with the voice of the “Artist of Arabs” Mohammed Abdo.

The Culture Hall and Shaikh Ebrahim Center bring Tarab and Arabic music to the top of the agenda with voices like Dorsaf Hamdani from Tunisia, the Trio Tomb from Lebanon and musician Omar Bashir from Iraq.

Performance arts will also be staged at the Culture Hall with the China Disabled People’s Performing Art Troupe and Samaia’s Georgian Legend dance spectacular. Visual arts and design have a strong contemporary presence through renowned artists like Zaha Hadid and Faisal Samra in addition to unique projects by curator November Paynter and Waheeda Malullah. Our young fans have a date with Afro Moses in an afternoon of Afro Beats at Arad in addition to exciting shows like Animalia, Jungle Book and Galumpha.

This year, we are proud to introduce the Talent Programme which is just a modest beginning of our promise to encourage and develop local talent. Look out for our Talent Champions performing and exhibiting next to international artists in the festival. Our Education Programme continues with an even stronger agenda through dedicated workshops and close encounters with the groups. So check the details in this calendar and on our website in order to register in time for these free experiences.

Finally, our Community Programme grows this year to more performances at centres for special needs children, and inviting other societies that provide care for children to enjoy our events.

Spring of Culture 2010 is more than just a festival.

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