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Trip to Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
The DAI sent a cultural expedition to Jeddah, KSA 8 – 9 March to attend the Islamic Art Biennale. Themed Hawwal Bayt – First House, the biennale was the first of its kind and the most significant showcase of contemporary Islamic art (including works of young Kuwaiti artists) and historical artefacts held in the region.…
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Jamshid (Jamie) Tehrani
Stories Without Borders: Following the tracks of international folktales
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Piano 4 Hands
“Piano 4 Hands” presented by the Maxime Zecchini and David Bismuth in collaboration with the French Embassy. Born in Paris, Maxime Zecchini has played in the Carnegie Hall of New York in 2022. Maxime Zecchini is the first French pianist to receive a degree from the prestigious “Incontri col Maestro Academy” in Imola (Italy). Maxime…
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Faisal al-Bahairi
Glimpses from “Beethoven and Chopin” presented by Faisal al-Bahairi at Yarmouk Cultural Centre.
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“Silence is a Sense”
The group was small, at this month’s DAI book club meeting, but the discussion was grand. “Silence is a Sense” sparked conversations on what it means to be voiceless, what it means to overcome being voiceless, and how both states impact a community of strangers.
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One Small Visit
“One Small Visit” with Dr Anisha Abraham. This is a story of Anisha’s family and their visit with Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s family, shortly after his historic moon walk. One Small Visit is an award-winning short film (30 minutes) that tells the “true story of an immigrant Indian family who unexpectedly passes through the tiny Ohio…
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Stefano Ionescu
Recent Studies on the ‘Transylvanian’ Rug Group
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February 19th, 2023
Dr Anisha Abraham, in Kuwait for a showing of “One Small Visit” on Tuesday, 21 February at 7 PM at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre. She visited the Amricani Cultural Centre to explore the exhibitions. Dr Anisha is the toddler in the screened film, a true story of her family’s experience in astronaut Neil Armstrong’s hometown…
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Hussah al-Humaidhi
The Sununu Project: Electric Textures” performed by Hussa al-Humaidhi with The Sununu Project. Hussa al-Humaidhi is Partner and Knoweldge Director of Nuqat, Managing Partner/ Brand Strategist of Raw Design Studio Kuwait, and Founding Member of “Sout Al Kuwait” The Sununu Project is a music band experimenting with the fusion of traditional Khaleeji music with jazz,…
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Art & Diplomacy
Under the patronage of HH. Prime Minister, Sheikh Ahmad Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, and in the presence of HH. Representative, HE. Sheikh Salem Abdullah al-Jaber al-Sabah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah opens the conference “Art & Diplomacy: Kuwait’s Shared Language” at the Amricani Cultural Centre