AMMAN —
The 36th Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts kicks off on July 27, offering
various cultural and artistic activities with wide local, Arab, and
international participation, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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The festival,
which will launch under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah, will open
with a musical celebration by Jordanian musician, composer, and arranger Tareq
Al-Nasser, accompanied by dance performances by a group of Jordanian artists.
The musical is inspired by Jordan’s history and heritage and reflects the
cultural diversity of the Jordanian identity.
The festival’s
executive director, Mazen Kawar, said that this year’s program includes 250
artistic, cultural, and craft activities, featuring 1,500 artists and
performers from Jordan, the region, and the world. He added that there will be
performances by 25 bands in the Oval Plaza-Main Square, which represents the
“heart of the festival”.
Events in the
Main Square will include a large variety of artistic programs designed in
cooperation with the Jordanian Artists Association, where more than 500
Jordanian artists and craftspeople will take part, Kawar said. Furthermore, at
least 80 local, Arab, and foreign artistic folk troupes will be taking part.
Countries participating include Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, Kuwait, the
UAE, Egypt, Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria,
Mexico, South Korea, India, and Sweden.
Kawar also
revealed the names of the Arab singers who will be performing at the festival’s
South Theater. They include: Lebanon’s Assi Al-Hallani, Egypt’s Tamer Hosny,
Saudi Arabia’s Rabeh Sager, Lebanon’s Marwan Khoury, Iraq’s Mahmoud Al-Turky,
Saudi Arabia’s Majid Al-Raslani, and Lebanon’s Ziad Bourji. Jordan’s Al-Jeel
Club Group will also participate.
Those planning to attend
the festival’s activities, Kawar said that shuttle buses will be running from
the Seventh Circle and Abdali.
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