Riwaq Al Fikr / The Festival Debates 10th – 27th March, 2013
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H.E. Hoda Al Khamis-Kanoo Founder & Artistic Director Abu Dhabi Festival Over the last 10 years, Abu Dhabi Festival has become one of the most prominent arts festivals in the Arab world, and a key player on the festival circuit worldwide. For an entire decade, this annual symphony of cultures has celebrated the spirit of ‘Bilad Al Khayr’ (The Land of Blessings), the legacy of the founding Father of the Nation, the late Sheikh Zayed Al Nahyan. It has welcomed artists from the four corners of the world and engaged the people of the UAE through unique performances, concerts, exhibitions, workshops and talks. The 2013 edition celebrates this ‘Decade of Distinction’ in style with a breathtaking main programme featuring the legendary Plácido Domingo, as tribute to this year’s Country of Honour, Spain. Proud of its role as a ‘Festival of Firsts’, Abu Dhabi Festival 2013 adds to its impressive roster of 7 commissions, 4 world premieres, and 13 Arab premieres. The world premieres ‘Poème Orientale’ by Bechara El Khoury and ‘The Rahbani Legacy’ by Oussama & Ghadi Rahbani, mark the birth of two significant new creations for Arab artistic expression. We are also proud to present two new
commissioned sculptures by Mattar bin Lahej and Jalal Luqman as well as a commemorative coin by Hassan Massoudy. And for the first time in the UAE, the Festival is delighted to welcome the Mariinsky Ballet and Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic, Gilberto Gil, YUNDI, Joshua Bell, and Bryn Terfel. Each year, the Abu Dhabi Festival takes children and young people on a voyage of discovery. In addition to the ticketed performances, it welcomes thousands of students and the general public to free concerts, performances and workshops, many of which pay homage to the UAE’s rich cultural heritage. In 2013, the Festival presents innovative initiatives including the nationwide tour of Habib Ghuloom Al Attar’s latest production ‘Bil Arabi’ as well as the tantalizing trail of traditional tales by the students of Zayed University developed under the guidance of master storyteller, Abdul Aziz Al Musallem. The Abu Dhabi Festival is a unique and unforgettable experience. Join us in celebrating the UAE as a capital of culture. Join us in marking a Decade of Distinction!
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Acknowledgements Honourable Patrons H.H. Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan Al Nahyan - H.H. Sheikha Sheikha bint Saif Al Nahyan
Abu Dhabi Festival Founder & Artistic Director
H.E. Hoda Al Khamis-Kanoo ADMAF Advisors H.E. Saqr Ghobash Saeed Ghobash H.E. Khaldoon Al Mubarak H.E. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh H.E. Mohammed Khalaf Al Mazrouei H.E. Noura Al Kaabi H.E. Razan Al Mubarak H.E. Reem Al Shemari
H.E. Dr. Maha Taysir Barakat Sheikha Noor Fahim Al Qasimi Princess Irina zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg Ian Stoutzker OBE Terence D. Allen Saeed Al Balushi
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Investing in the local community Everything Mubadala undertakes ties back to supporting the economic diversification of Abu Dhabi, from developing key sectors of the economy to creating vital social infrastructure. The common thread that runs through all Mubadala investments is opportunity, for current and future generations. That includes employment in entirely new sectors to educational and healthcare infrastructure to support the nation’s advancement. Building on this core mandate, Mubadala supports a number of initiatives with a focus on education, wellbeing and culture, all designed to engage and inspire younger generations. These three pillars underpin future workforce development and make for well-rounded individuals. As main sponsor of the Abu Dhabi Festival 2013, Mubadala is proud to play its part in bringing internationally renowned artists and musicians to the UAE. Congratulations to the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation on its efforts to nurture arts, culture and creativity.
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Foreword Mubadala is delighted to support the Abu Dhabi Festival 2013 as we celebrate its 10th year as the UAE’s premier music and arts showcase. It is a privilege to be part of a world-class event that encourages artistic discovery and cultural learning in Abu Dhabi. As the UAE forges ahead with its economic vision, it is essential that we continue to preserve our region’s heritage and foster an appreciation of art from around the world.
As part of our mandate to deliver social returns to Abu Dhabi and its citizens, Mubadala is committed to developing cultural understanding among Emirati youth and the wider UAE community as a whole. Working alongside the Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation, we will continue to support the development of programs that cultivate and celebrate regional talent as well as programs that will drive interest in the arts. In that spirit, please enjoy the Abu Dhabi Festival 2013.
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Creating Opportunities: Mubadala in the community Everything Mubadala does links back to supporting the diversification of Abu Dhabi. This includes developing key sectors of the economy which will establish the UAE as a global center of excellence in multiple industries to creating key social infrastructure in sectors such as healthcare and education. Generating opportunities for current and future generations is a common thread that runs through all Mubadala activities. Mubadala leads and supports a number of initiatives designed to engage and inspire younger generations to participate in these opportunities, while also encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle for all.
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The Trinidadian-German singer, real name Nestor Alexander Haddaway, explains the chart-buster arrived in the middle of the night during a recording session. “We just used ideas that were fresh at that time and tried to make something that nobody else had,” he says. “The song came really fast. I had the idea for the melodies in about 45 minutes and the total structure of the song was done in a day and a half.”
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Carlos Santana is ready for the ultimate riff: a memoir. The Grammywinning superstar, 65, has an agreement with Little, Brown and Co to tell his life story, with anecdotes of friends such as Miles Davis, Eric Clapton and Herbie Hancock. The book be will out in 2014
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Release date: Friday What they say: “It feels like it’s time to move on and do something radically different,” said Muse’s bassist Christopher Wolstenholme. What we say: Arguably this year’s most-anticipated rock release, the record’s lead single Madness finds the British trio embracing a more subtle pop sound, while the Olympic theme song Survival is suitably epic.
La Bouche
The dance group scored hits with Sweet Dreams (1994) and Be My Lover (1995). The group were an international operation with the Americans Melanie Thornton and Lance McRay contributing vocals over beats by the German producer Frank Farian of Boney M fame. Thornton tragically died in 2001 in a plane crash. McRay still tours under the name La Bouche with another female vocalist.
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‘I was offered everything I’d ever wanted at exactly the same time. I thought I’d be able to do it all to a high standard, and have a personal life, and obviously that wasn’t realistic,’ says the British rapper Plan B. ‘I’m going to have to be very careful about what to do next’
Taylor Swift Red Release date: October 22 What she says: “From intense love, intense frustration, jealousy, confusion, all of that, in my mind, all those emotions are red. There’s nothing beige about any of those feelings.” What we say: Swift promises a warts-and-all outlook with her fourth album. We wonder if any of these songs contain another kissoff to John Mayer.
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Robbie Williams Take the Crown Release date: November 5 What he says: Announcing the album on his website, Williams says his “main priority was to write what I consider, and hopefully what the world would consider, to be hits. I’m very excited.” What we say: Williams hopes this album will be his big comeback after his 2009 lacklustre effort Reality Killed the Video Star. His recent Take That reunion is already paying off, with his fellow member Gary Barlow producing this album’s summery lead single Candy.
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What they say: “He’s taking it back to the old 50,” Hitboy, 50 Cent’s producer, told MTV. “And he had some new records that were some different-sounding stuff, too. I’m excited to see how people react to it.” What we say: 50 Cent experienced a flop record in 2009. With the hip-hop game generally moving so fast, it will be interesting to see if fans will still be interested in what Fiddy has to say.
The end of the year is traditionally the time record labels unleash some of their major releases. Saeed Saeed looks at some of the biggest albums on the way
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Release date: November 13
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Saeed Saeed counts down the top highlights from the F1 concert weekend
It may have been billed as a solo Eminem show, but hip-hop heads took further pleasure in seeing the superstar rapper joined on stage by Royce Da 5’9”. Eminem credits his fellow rhymer as an influence and they presently work together as a duo under the Bad Meets Evil moniker. 5’9” continued to party after Sunday’s performance with an extra set at Étoiles at Emirates Palace alongside Eminem’s tour DJ Alchemist and the hip-hop producer Fredwreck.
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Wyclef Jean can’t get enough out of the Abu Dhabi racing season. After headlining last year’s Beats on the Beach at the Corniche, the rapper and failed Haitian presidential candidate returned to the capital to perform as part of Movida Abu Dhabi at the Radisson Blu Hotel on Yas Island.
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And the award for the most colourful outfit goes to ... Cee Lo Green. The soul star and The Voice mentor dressed in what appeared to be a red dashiki with leopardprint robes.
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Now you see him, now you don’t. The young rapper Tyga made a lightning quick visit to Abu Dhabi on Sunday night to perform at Movida Abu Dhabi. According to sources, the rapper behind the hit club-rap track Rack City stayed fewer than 24 hours in Abu Dhabi and returned to the US hours after his performance.
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Two dresses belonging to Amy Winehouse have been discovered missing from the late singer’s London home. It includes the dress from her 2007 Miami wedding to Blake Fielder-Civil. The dresses were to be auctioned off to benefit the substance abuse prevention charity set up by her father Mitch
Melanie Chisholm was perhaps the fittest performer on the Beats on the Beach bill. She describes a typical performance day as “waking up, having a good healthy breakfast and going to the gym”. The regime worked – her energy didn’t let up throughout her set.
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Eminem at the du Arena on Yas Island as part of the F1 weekend entertainment.
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Kylie Minogue reminded us that pop music is first and foremost about having fun. The Aussie pop princess’s colourful hit-filled show cast out the images of Britney Spears’s mime-heavy set last year and Madonna’s bleak performance in June.
bill and kept the crowd clapping along throughout his hour-long set. “To hear them sing along is really humbling,” he said backstage. “This is a great way to finish the year.”
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Amber Lounge reaffirmed itself as the best place to party. The weekend saw Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Natasha Bedingfield and Eva Simons make appearances, plus the grand prix winner Kimi Räikkönen and his fellow F1 drivers Jenson Button and Michael Schumacher. Music was care of Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas who got the well-heeled crowd dancing, but his Friday night invitation to the ladies to join him on stage was apparently expected to be extended on Sunday night by one lass. She jumped on stage to bust some moves, only to be coaxed down by security. Nonplussed, she made a beeline for the stage a few more times before Taboo’s platform was taken over by guests.
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Eminem’s thrilling set at du Arena confirmed his status as a pop phenomenon and was a great illustration of hip-hop’s growth from street corners to stadium-filling spectaculars. Saeed Saeed reports
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Mansour Zayed has done the local music scene proud with an engaging performance during Thursday night’s Beats on the Beach. The Abu Dhabi croon-
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Étoiles had once again became a favourite place to chill for many celebrities and artists during the F1 weekend. The Emirates Palace club welcomed Nickelback and Leona Lewis who all enjoyed separate post-event nights out.
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Release date: mid-October What he says: “I think it’s time to take it to that next level and make it even bigger and better.” What we say: So far, the signs are good. Tempah already recorded collaborations with Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris. Sadly, a hookup with Adele was quashed after the soul singer suffered vocal problems.
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What they say: the band’s lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong declared the album as “the best music we’ve ever written, and the songs just keep coming”. What we say: This is the first of a trio of albums to be released over the next three months. Judging by the tracks Kill the DJ and Let Yourself Go, the group ditched their rock-opera vibe for a punchier sound.
What she says: “The album represents a new me in every way,” Keys told CNN. What we say: Keys will talk about being a new mother, but the album is not full of sleepy ballads – we think the R&B star is too classy for that.
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The Scottish singer Susan Boyle is in talks to turn her life story into a film. ‘My story will make a great film and there’s only one person I’d love to play me – and that’s Julie Walters. You just know she would do my story justice,’ Boyle told the Daily Mirror
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What they say: “It reestablishes that we still rock, we’re still heavy, and we’re still a little weird,” stated the band’s guitarist Kim Thayil to Rolling Stone magazine. What we say: The reformed Seattle grunge legends recently released a 37-second snippet of the lead track Worse Dreams, and it sounds poppy and polished. Here’s hoping their music hasn’t lost all its sludgy beauty.
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The former Ace of Base singer, now performing solo, says the song sounded initially upbeat before her sister and fellow Ace of Base bandmate Linn Berggren suggested a change to a darker sound. “The story is about a woman who is always leaving and that is because the woman is not whole in herself,” she says. “I think by changing to minor [chords] people can hear that sadness and relate to that song. “I really believe the most beautiful songs are sad sounding. The album Happy Nation was actually built from the material of All That She Wants – that’s why the album is darker as well. It all fed from each other.”
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The singer Marty Cintron, who is performing solo under the No Mercy tag, explains that Where Do You Go was born from the leftover production work from the group’s previous single, a cover of Everything But the Girl’s Missing. “The song was written around the formula of Missing,” he says. “We got a team together, a couple of German authors wrote the lyrics and it was my idea to put Spanish guitars on it.” Cintron, who is based in Miami, says he still gets a thrill when hearing Where Do You Go on the radio. “I was driving in Poland the other day and the song came on, like, three times in the car,” he says. “In Miami people still play the Spanish version of it. It’s amazing.”
Biggest hit song: All That She Wants Album: Happy Nation/The Sign (1992) Chart performance: No 1 in at least 10 territories including the US, the UK, Australia and Germany
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The guitarist Richard Drummie says the song was the first written for the group’s Indian Summer album. His enthusiasm for the track initially diminished when the record company asked the duo to contribute it to the film Pretty Woman, starring the up-and-comer Julia Roberts. “I was dead against it. I didn’t know who Julia Roberts was and Richard Gere’s career was kind of over by then and it just sounded like another Valley Girl film to me,” recalls Drummie. “We did meet Julia Roberts eventually and she did say: ‘Hey, you guys have a song in my film.’ And we said: ‘Yes we do,’ and then Keifer Sutherland appeared and whisked her away pretty quickly. I think he thought one of us was trying to take a run at her or something.”
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Helmed by the German producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti, Snap! reached their peak when their hard dance beats were matched with the American rapper Turbo B. Their collaboration resulted in the hits I Got the Power (1990) and Rhythm Is a Dancer (1992). Turbo B quit in 1992 before rejoining the group for another limited spell in 2000.
Biggest hit song: Where Do You Go Album: No Mercy (1996) Chart performance: No 1 in Ireland, Denmark and Canada; No 2 in the UK; No 3 in the US
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The Mixtape Rewind concert on Friday promises to be a trip down memory lane. With several artists performing their 1990s hits, the night is set to relive memories both fond and – for some – best forgotten. Saeed Saeed talks to the headliners
Biggest hit song: King of Wishful Thinking Album: Pretty Woman soundtrack (1990) and Indian Summer (1992) Chart performance: No 8 in the US; No 6 in Australia
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Biggest hit song: What Is Love? Album: Haddaway (1993) Chart performance: A big success in Europe, topping the charts in nine countries including Spain, Italy and France
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‘You can’t tire a man out who’s already tired. Sometimes you’ve just got to step up to the plate to learn something new. The artists I admire are those who continue to go through evolutions’ – Billy Ray Cyrus, 51, on making his stage debut in the Broadway musical Chicago
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The Flight of the Conchords co-creator Bret McKenzie, who took home an Oscar for the song Man or Muppet, has confirmed he is returning to write songs for the sequel of The Muppets. The movie is scheduled to begin production in London in January
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If there was ever a rapper big enough to fill such a prized slot as the race-day concert, it would have to be Eminem. However, he did have his work cut out for him on Sunday night. For one thing, the mixed crowd was very unlike the audiences at the music festivals he’s used to headlining. Youths, families and petrol heads don’t normally get along when it comes to musical tastes, hence previous race concerts – from Paul McCartney and Prince to Beyoncé – were big enough to bridge the divide. After a long day watching the race, the 20,000-strong crowd needed relief in the form of a few big singalongs. Eminem once again showed his deft command of both the hip-hop and pop worlds with a greatest-hits
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set full of anthems, but with enough space to display his gritty rap skills. Backed by an eight-piece band and his hype man Mr Porter (also known as the Kon Artist from the rap collective D12), Eminem stepped on to the stage to the urgent riffs of Won’t Back Down before launching into the forceful 3AM. The crowd well and truly warmed up with Square Dance. Backed by its stonking beat, everyone had their hands in the air as Em tore through defiant couplets such as “a pit-bull off his leash/ All this peace talk can cease”. The energy was maintained with the trunk rattlers So Bad and White Trash Party. Eminem acknowledged the crowd constantly, mentioning Abu Dhabi dozens of time on stage. In song, however, he was in his own space.
He marauded across the stage, spitting lyrics while looking down at the floor. Each verse seemed excavated rather than resting on the tip of his tongue. It was left to Mr Porter to make up the on-stage grin shortage. However, a steady supply of levity eventually surfaced with the big anthems I Need a Doctor and Love the Way You Lie. Hip-hop heads received a real treat when his fellow Detroit native Royce Da 5’9” joined Eminem on stage as the duo Bad Meets Evil. The fiery performance of Fast Lane was utterly brilliant. It was the essence of hip-hop: two dope MCs trading rhyme after rhyme over a bass-heavy beat. Perhaps thanking the audience for this spot of indulgence, Em-
inem quickly followed it up with Stan which, a decade on, remains a high watermark for the genre. A Dr Dre-produced medley of My Name Is and The Real Slim Shady was performed before the set was rounded off with Without Me, Not Afraid and the encore Lose Yourself – the latter cementing itself as the Eye of the Tiger for this generation. The hip-hop party continued late into the night with the Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco taking to the Skybar stage at the du Forum and Royce Da 5’9” and Eminem’s tour DJ The Alchemist playing their own show at Étoiles at Emirates Place. But t he n ight belonged to Eminem. His performance may have not been to everyone’s taste, yet it thrilled, challenged and remained compelling throughout – increasingly rare qualities to find in to day’s popular music. sasaeed@thenational.ae
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Riwaq Al Fikr / The Festival Debates Abu Dhabi Festival Lecture: Sir Clive Gillinson CBE Sunday, 10th March, 12:00 - 1:00pm Zayed University, College of Communications & Media Sciences Exclusively for students. Closed to the public.
Culture & Identity* Sunday, 10th March, 6:30 - 8:00pm New York University Abu Dhabi Downtown Campus Open to the public. Free admission. Simply register at education@admaf.org
Arts & Audiences Monday, 25th March, 10:00am -12:00pm Zayed University, College of Arts and Creative Enterprises Exclusively for students. Closed to the public.
The Rahbani Legacy: A Path of Bees* Wednesday, 27th March, 6:30 - 8:00pm New York University Abu Dhabi Downtown Campus Open to the public. Free admission. Simply register at education@admaf.org
*Simultaneous translation (Arabic/English) is provided. Please ensure that all mobile phones and electronic devices are switched off. The use of cameras, video and tape recorders is forbidden. The opinions voiced during Riwaq Al Fikr do not necessarily reflect those of the Abu Dhabi Festival or ADMAF. Schedule and speakers are subject to change.
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The History of Riwaq Al Fikr The annual discussion series returns for the fourth consecutive year, offering insightful dialogue between leading intellectuals, experts, practitioners and the general public. Highlighting ADMAF’s commitment to life- back in 2010 brought together four pioneers long learning, Riwaq Al Fikr has become an from Abu Dhabi, the UK and Poland to integral part of the Abu Dhabi Festival. Since discuss the importance of festivals. Two its launch in 2010, the Festival has staged 9 years later, ‘A Creative Education’ featuring sessions, hosted 40 panellists, welcomed a distinguished panel from the UAE, USA over 500 audience members, and provided and Switzerland, explored the social value of arts education and its impact on nurturing over 14 hours of intellectual discourse. Each session has provided the unique tomorrow’s citizens. opportunity for public and professionals The relationship between the arts and to engage in fascinating discussions international diplomacy has generated around specially selected topics of cultural significant interest, earning Riwaq Al Fikr relevance. Curated by the Festival, Riwaq Al a great deal of recognition. In 2011, Martin Fikr explores numerous fields including the Newman, Editorial Director of The National legacies of the region’s cultural pioneers. newspaper, moderated a lively discussion So far, guests and audience have discussed between the Ambassador of Belgium to the the life and work of the eminent composer, UAE, the Cultural Advisor to the President of academic and conductor Dr European Commission, the Walid Gholmieh (1938-2011); Distinguished Professor of A platform for as well as one of the greatest Diplomacy from Georgetown eminent minds to modern artists of Iraq, University and HE Zaki Mohamed Ghani Hikmat deliberate issues that Nusseibeh, UAE Presidential (1929-2011). Advisor. The subject was affect the way we Only through history can we re-examined in 2012 by an learn the lessons of the past experience the arts. eminent panel chaired by to inform the present and the The Rt Hon David Mellor future. The Arab-speaking (former UK Cabinet Minister) region of North Africa, the Levant and Gulf and including the United Nations Special has an extraordinary intellectual history. Representative to Syria, HE Lakhdar As the region experiences a resurgence of Brahimi. During the discussions around cultural awareness, identity and reinvention how arts and culture can lead to greater in the 21st century, Riwaq Al Fikr explores understanding between countries and their these roots. In the 2012 edition, the Festival people, Brahimi said, “Shouldn’t we think of paid homage to the great ninth century the Arab World in these terms: converging musician, composer and intellectual streams of history, culture and identity? Ziryab and explored how Arab culture has … Those streams will also contribute to influenced the West. Looking ahead to the the common Civilization of Humankind. future, the series has also investigated the Year after year, this is what the Abu Dhabi potential paths of development for art forms Festival has been aiming to achieve.” such as opera and the visual arts. The conversations continue in the 2013 As Abu Dhabi moves towards becoming series, as Riwaq Al Fikr upholds its mandate a global cultural capital, Riwaq Al Fikr has to provide a platform for eminent minds to been generating discourse around the role deliberate important issues that affect the of arts in society. The inaugural discussion way we experience the arts. Visit www.abudhabifestival.ae
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Abu Dhabi Festival Lecture: Sir Clive Gillinson CBE Sunday, 10th March, 12:00 -1:00pm Zayed University, College of Communications & Media Sciences Exclusively for students. Closed to the public.
Sir Clive Gillinson CBE, Executive & Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall of New York City, USA, gives the 2013 Abu Dhabi Festival Lecture. Best known for his long tenure as the Managing Director of the London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Clive has played a vital role in the international strategic cultural partnership between ADMAF and Carnegie Hall since 2011. In this fascinating lecture to students of Zayed University, he shall explore the role music plays in society and inspiring the next generation
Sir Clive Gillinson CBE went to London University to study mathematics. Realising he wanted to make music his life, he studied cello at the Royal Academy of Music. In 1970 he joined the London Symphony Orchestra in the cello section, where he served on the Board of Directors (1976-79 & 1983). In 1984, he became Acting Managing Director, and Managing Director later that year. In August 2004, Gillinson was offered the post of Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall in New York, which he took up in July 2005, having been appointed the previous season. He is responsible for developing the artistic concepts for Carnegie Hall presentations in its three halls, representing approximately 180 performances each season, ranging from orchestral concerts, chamber music, solo recitals, and chamber music to jazz, world, and popular music. Gillinson also oversees the management of all aspects of the world-renowned venue. Under his leadership, Carnegie Hall has embarked upon a bold new direction in its programming. As a demonstration of his strong belief that the arts should be central to society and accessible to all, Gillinson also conceptualized and helped implement The Academy - a programme of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and the Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education. Most recently, Carnegie Hall unveiled plans for a new major initiative for young musicians: The National Youth Orchestra of the United States. Gillinson is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music. He was awarded a CBE in 1999 and was knighted in 2005.
Š Peter Murphy,2008
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Culture & Identity Sunday, 10th March, 6:30-8:00pm New York University Abu Dhabi Downtown Campus
The duality of the arts is intriguing. It is both a unifying force and a source of differentiation and distinctiveness. How do forms of visual art, music, theatre and dance address the idea of identity? What role does cultural expression play in defining who we are as individuals as well as communities? The discussion shall explore these questions and discuss how contemporary artists are dealing with the issue of identity today. The Panel: H.E. Jose Eugenio Salarich, Ambassador of Spain to the UAE Salem Brahimi, Filmmaker (moderator) Sultan Al Amimi, Poetry Academy Abu Dhabi Dr Aisha Bilkhair, Centre for Documentation & Research Manish Pandey, Filmmaker Mohamed Abdul Latif Kanoo, Businessman, Artist, Gallerist (rapporteur)
H.E. Jose Eugenio Salarich The Ambassador to the UAE was born in Madrid and studied law prior to entering the diplomatic service. He previously served in the Spanish Embassy in Cameroon, as well as the Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations and the Holy See. He was Deputy Director of European Political Cooperation and Common Foreign and Security Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1997, he was appointed Spain's Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique and Swaziland and in 2001 Spain's Ambassador to Thailand. In 2004, he was appointed Director General of Foreign Policy for Asia and Pacific, and in 2010 he assumed the post of Director General of International Economic Relations and Energy Affairs.
Salem Brahimi Born in London, Salem Brahimi is a filmmaker, based in France and Algeria where he runs two production companies (Wamip Films, Paris – France / Battam Films, Algiers – Algeria). As a director, he made the feature length documentary ‘Africa is Back’ about the Panafrican Festival of Algiers of 2009. He is currently directing and producing a feature length documentary about the Emir Abdelkader, mixing live action and animation. His next project as a director will be the adaptation of ‘Now Let Them Come’, co-written with the novel’s author Arezki Mellal. As a producer, he also made, among others, ‘Selves and Others - A portrait of Edward Said’ by Emmanuel Hamon (broadcast on TV5, Al Jazeera, RTBF and SVT), ‘The Colonel’ by L. Herbiet and ‘Cartouches Gauloises’ by Mehdi Charef (Official Selection of the 2007 Cannes Film Festival). Brahimi is married, with two children.
Sultan Al Amimi The critic, poet, researcher and storyteller is the Director of the Poetry Academy, an Abu Dhabi Authority for Tourism and Culture initiative, and the first specialist centre of its kind in the Arab world. Al Amimi has been a jury member of ‘Million’s Poet’ since its first season in 2006/7 and is the Editor-in-Chief of the competition’s magazine. He has published 12 books, including ‘Salem Al Jamri - His Life and His Poems’, ‘Salem bin Ali Al Owais - His Life and His Nabati Poems’, ‘Al Majidi bin Zahir - His Life and His Poems’, ‘50 Poets of the UAE’ and ‘Poems of Mohammed Matrooshi’. He recently released ‘Apple to Enter Paradise’, an anthology of short stories.
Aisha Bilkhair, PhD. Director of Research & Knowledge Services, National Center for Documentation & Research at the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Dr Bilkhair is a Fulbright Fellow and holds degrees in Filmmaking, Ethnic Studies and a Doctorate in Arab Gulf Studies. She is a board member of the Dubai Culture & Arts Authority, and is a Member of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Preservation Committee, among others. Her research interests include cross-cultural studies, women, youth and the transformation of identity. She is a field expert in Oral History, Ethnographic studies, African Diaspora, and has consulted on many documentaries.
Manish Pandey Manish Pandey was born in India and moved to London at the age of four. He studied Medicine at Cambridge University, then switched from Orthopaedic Surgery to screenwriting and film producing, although he still holds a weekly orthopaedic clinic. Manish wrote several romantic comedies for Working Title Films then embarked on a six-year odyssey to bring the film 'Senna' to the big screen. Currently, he is working on 'Ferrari - La Scuderia', an evocative drama set in the late 1950's; and 'Jamie James and The Curse of the Black Lion', a magical children's adventure, set in an African game reserve. Manish is married with a young son and lives in London.
Mohamed Abdul Latif Kanoo Mohamed Abdul Latif Kanoo is a member of one of the GCC’s most prominent business families, who have had a profound interest in the arts for generations. His father, Dr. Abdul Latif Jassim Kanoo, founded Beit Al Quran in Bahrain, a museum of Islamic and Quranic manuscripts and art. Mohamed Kanoo is an Advisor to the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation; Co-Founder of Ghaf Gallery, Abu Dhabi’s first private art gallery; and is an internationally noted visual artist in his own right. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, and a postgraduate of the American University, Washington DC. Based in Abu Dhabi, he oversees the operations of the family business,The Kanoo Group.
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Arts & Audiences Monday, 25th March, 10:00am-12:00pm Zayed University, College of Arts and Creative Enterprises
How do audiences grow, both from within a country and from beyond its borders? As Abu Dhabi emerges as a cultural capital, representatives from a cross-section of the cultural sector discuss how audiences can be nurtured through meaningful artistic experiences that excite, engage and inspire. Panellists shall share their own experiences in growing audience engagement. The Panel:
Lisa Ball-Lechgar, ADMAF (moderator) Hoor Al Qasimi, Sharjah Art Foundation Jonathan Mills, Edinburgh International Festival Ruth MacKenzie, London 2012 Cultural Olympiad Jalal Luqman, Artist (rapporteur)
Hoor Al Qasimi Hoor Al Qasimi, President and Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation, is a practicing artist who received her BFA from Slade School of Fine Art (2002), a Diploma in Painting from the Royal Academy of Arts (2005) and an MA in Curating Contemporary Art from the Royal College of Art, London (2008). She is Chair of the Advisory Board for the College of Art and Design, University of Sharjah; Member of Advisory Board, Khoj International Artists’ Association, India; and serves on the Board of Directors for MoMA PS1, New York, and Ashkal Alwan, Beirut. She was on the curatorial selection committee of the 2012 Berlin Biennale and is a Visiting Lecturer at Slade School of Fine Art. Her solo exhibition ‘Off Road’ recently opened at Nevada Museum of Art, USA.
Jonathan Mills Jonathan Mills has been Festival Director and Chief Executive of the Edinburgh International Festival since 2006. One of Australia’s most experienced festival directors, his previous posts have included Artistic Director of the Melbourne International Arts Festival, the Melbourne Federation Festival, the Melbourne Millennium Eve celebrations and the Brisbane Biennial International Music Festival. As a composer he is regularly commissioned in Australia and increasingly in Europe and the UK. His composition ‘Sandakan Threnody’ won the Prix Italia in 2005. He is a visiting Professor at the universities of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Napier, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Chair of the British Councils’ Advisory Board. He was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2011.
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Arts & Audiences Ruth Mackenzie CBE Director of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, Ruth curated its finale, the London 2012 Festival with over 25,000 artists from every country participating in the Olympic Games. With a budget of £63 million, over 200 commissions and attendances of more than 19 million, it is the UK’s largest festival. Previously, Ruth was General Director of Scottish Opera and Manchester International Festival, Artistic Director of Chichester Festival Theatre, Consultant Dramaturg to Vienna Festival, Consultant to Tate, BBC, Barbican, LSO and Expert Advisor on Culture & Media to the UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport. In 2012, she was awarded a CBE and the Peter Brook Empty Space Outstanding Achievement Award for the London 2012 Festival.
Jalal Luqman Jalal Luqman has been a pioneering UAE artist for over 2 decades. He introduced digital art to the UAE in 1996, swiftly moving to mixed media. His work is limitless in both meaning and material; transforming metals, wood and other materials into works that transcend the limits of the frame. A significant name on the Emirati art scene as well as internationally, he has exhibited in USA, Kuwait, Japan, Egypt, Morocco, China and the Czech Republic. His unflinching approach has landed him many career firsts; first Emirati digital artist, first freelance graphic designer, and the first contracted Emirati website designer.Today, his contribution has expanded to include advocacy of Emirati artists and art practice. He conducts seminars and workshops in schools, colleges and universities nationally and internationally. A frequent public speaker, he participates in UAE delegations to international art events.
Lisa Ball-Lechgar Lisa is a Fellow of the University of Glasgow and worked as an actress before entering theatre and festival management in Scotland and Morocco. In 1996, she joined NGO Arts & Business, where she advised arts organisations, corporates, the World Bank, European Commission and the UK Government. After a stint at the European Cultural Foundation, she moved to Beirut, combining arts consultancy with journalism and the management of Ashkal Alwan. Lisa served as Editor of Canvas magazine (2005-2008) and Bahrain Clientele (2008-2009). She served as Strategic Advisor for ADMAF (2009-2012), and is currently responsible for publications. Lisa co-hosted Dubai Eye’s weekly show ‘The Edge’ (2007-2008). She has lectured widely across Europe, the Middle East and South Africa and moderates events including The British Museum’s ‘Word into Art’, Abu Dhabi Festival’s ‘Riwaq Al Fikr’, and The 85Broads Global Network Forum.
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The Rahbani Legacy: A Path of Bees Wednesday, 27th March, 6:30-8:00pm New York University Abu Dhabi Downtown Campus
To accompany the world premiere of the Abu Dhabi Festival commission, ‘The Rahbani Legacy’, eminent experts discuss the influence of the Rahbani brothers, Assi and Mansour, and the work of the second generation who continue to uphold the family’s musical reputation. The discussion shares its name with a beloved Rahbani song, reflecting the brothers’ diligence, patience and commitment to their art. Rahbani creations have been captivating audiences of theatre, film, television and radio across Lebanon and the world since the early 1950s. The passing of brothers Assi and Mansour did not affect the popularity of their works, as they continued to be broadcasted and performed. Today, the second generation upholds the family name through the creation of innovative, new work that builds upon the past, adding to the Rahbani catalogue.
Henri Zoghaib
Dr. Ghazi Kahwaji
Lebanese poet, writer and critic, Henri Zoghaib is a leading literary and cultural figure. Founder of the poetry magazine, ‘Odyssée’, he is the author of several books of poetry and prose, many of which have been translated into French, English, Spanish and Russian. Zoghaib served as Cultural Affairs Advisor to the President of Lebanon (1984).Today, he holds several positions including President, Lebanese Council of Composers & Librettists; Director, Centre for Lebanese Heritage, Lebanese American University; Director, American University for Science & Technology Press; and Editor-inChief, ‘Cedar Wings’. Since 1985, An Nahar readers enjoy his weekly column. Since 2004, Voix Du Liban listeners relish his programme ‘Dot the Letter’. Zoghaib is a founding member of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures. He was Vice President, Lebanese National Committee for UNESCO; and committee member, UNESCO Forum of Mediterranean Poetry Festivals.
Specialist in scenography for theatre, film and television, costume and interior design, Ghazi Kahwaji worked with the Rahbanis and Fairouz for over 20 years. His creations have appeared in fairs, exhibitions and events including the festivals of Baalbeck, Carthage, Saida,Tyre and Jerash. He is Professor of Scenography & Audio-Visual Arts and Costume Design History at the Lebanese University. He is Advisor to the Ministers of Tourism and Social Affairs, and served as Artistic Coordinator for the 2000 Asian Games Opening Ceremony in Beirut. He was Member of the Higher Committee of Beirut Cultural Capital 1999; VicePresident of the Cultural Movement in L ebanon; and Member of the Lebanese Syndicate of Writers. In 1998-1999, he sat on the Higher Committee of the Institut du Monde Arabe. Today, Kahwaji lectures at the Lebanese University, Saint Joseph University and Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK). He is a recipient of the Lebanese Order of Merit and the Makhzoumi Foundation for Culture Creativity Award.
The Panel: Henri Zoghaib, poet (moderator) Dr. Ghazi Kahwaji, scenographer: ‘The Perception of Places in Rahbani Plays’ Hala Nohra, journalist: ‘The New Rahbani Generation’ Oussama Rahbani, composer: ‘New Rahbani Themes & Approach’ (rapporteur)
Hala Nohra
Oussama Rahbani
Hala Nohra is based in Beirut, Lebanon. Recipient of the first prize in the Catholic Schools of Lebanon Musical Baccalaureate 2000, she holds degrees in Musicology from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) and Antoine University. Since 2008, she has been undertaking studies in the oud at the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music. Nohra is a music critic and journalist and writes for titles such as As Safir, Al Akhbar, At Tariq and Al Hasnaa.
The son of Mansour Rahbani, Oussama Rahbani grew up in a family where music played a major influence. He contributed in in composition, orchestration as well as the overall artistic nature to many of his father’s works. Oussama has produced several musical plays, including ‘Wa kama fil yawm al thaleth’ (He Rose on The Third Day), 2000; ‘Akher yom’ (The Last Day), 2004; ‘Gibran wal nabi’ (Gibran and The Prophet), 2008; and ‘3awdat al finiq’ (The Return of the Phoenix), 2009, which he also composed and orchestrated. He has successfully released several songs, including ‘Lazem ghayyir al nizâm’ (I’ve Got to Change the System) in 1995, which he conceived, composed and produced.The music video received the MCM Prix La Nuit des Clips Méditerranéens. His compositions, an elegant blend of occidental and oriental styles, require advanced vocal and technical ability. In addition to his works, Oussama has introduced many talented vocalists, such as Carole Samaha, Hiba Tawaji, Rudy Dagher, Wadih Abi Raad,Youssef El Khal, and Laurette Helou, among others.
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`Romeo & Juliet’: Globe Education Shakespeare’s Globe
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Abu Dhabi Festival 2013 Commissions Abu Dhabi Festival adds to its existing roll call of seven commissions with an additional five to commemorate the historic 10th anniversary edition.
‘Poème Orientale’ by Bechara El Khoury World Premiere: Tuesday, 26th March 2013
‘Rhapsody of Culture’ by Mattar bin Lahej Exhibited in the Emirates Palace Auditorium Foyer, 14th to 31st March 2013
‘Point of View’ by Jalal Luqman Exhibited in the Emirates Palace Auditorium Foyer, 14th to 31st March 2013
Abu Dhabi Festival Commemorative Coin design by Hassan Massoudy Presented to attending dignitaries and distinguished guests of Abu Dhabi Festival 2013
‘The Rahbani Legacy’ by Ghadi & Oussama Rahbani World Premiere: Monday, 25th March 2013
Jalal Luqman. ‘Point of View’. 2013. Powder coated aluminium. 400(L) x 200(H) x 200(W) cm with base, 15 cm (H). An Abu Dhabi Festival Commission.
،جالل لقمان
2013 ،""وجهة نظر
ألمنيوم مصبوغ ، سم400x200x200 سم15 مع قاعدة بارتفاع 2013 بتكليف حصري من مهرجان أبوظبي
أعمال التكليف الحصري من مهرجان أبوظبي 2013 احتفا ًء بعقدٍ من التم ّيز ،يقدّم مهرجان �أبوظبي� ،إ�ضاف ًة �إلى �أعمال التكليف احل�صري ال�سبعة خالل الأعوام ال�سابقة ،خم�س َة �أعمال جديدة ،تعزز التزام املهرجان بخدمة الفنون واحت�ضان منجز الفنانني املبدعني ،وحتفيز الإبداع. “القصيدة الشرقية” للمؤلف الموسيقي بشارة الخوري ألول مرة عالميًا ،الثالثاء 26مارس 2013 “طرب الثقافة” للفنان التشكيلي اإلماراتي مطر بن الحج. يُعرض في بهو قاعة مسرح قصر اإلمارات 31 – 14 ،مارس .2013 “وجهة نظر” للفنان التشكيلي اإلماراتي جالل لقمان يُعرض في بهو قاعة مسرح قصر اإلمارات 31 – 14 ،مارس .2013 “الهدية التذكارية” بمناسبة الذكرى العاشرة لتأسيس مهرجان أبوظبي، تصميم الفنان التشكيلي حسن المسعود يتم تقديمها لكبار الشخصيات وضيوف شرف مهرجان أبوظبي 2013 “اإلرث الرحباني” إعداد غدي وأسامة الرحباني ألول مرة عالميًا ،االثنين 25مارس 2013
مطر بن الحج،
“طرب الثقافة”2013 ،
ستانليس ستيل 300x200x200سم بتكليف حصري من مهرجان أبوظبي 2013
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Mattar bin Lahej. ‘Rhapsody of Culture’. 2013. Stainless steel. 200(W) x 200(L) x 300(H) cm. An Abu Dhabi Festival Commission.
قصر اإلمارات
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املحا�ضرون:
هرني زغيب� ،شاعر (رئي�س اجلل�سة) د .غازي قهوجي ،مهند�س ديكور – �سينوغراف" :ثيمة املكان يف م�سرحيات الرحابنة". هالة نهرا� ،إعالمية" :اجليل الثاين من الرحابنة". �أ�سامة الرحباين ،م�ؤلف مو�سيقي" :النهج والثيمات اجلديدة لفن الرحابنة".
هالة نهرا
أسامة الرحباني
تقيم هالة نهرا يف العا�صمة اللبنانية بريوت ،وهي حائزة على اجلائزة الأوىل يف املدار�س الكاثوليكية اللبنانية عن مو�سيقى حفلة تخرج �شهادة البكالوريا يف العام ،2000وحا�صلة على �شهادات يف علم املو�سيقى من جامعة الروح القد�س يف الك�سليك، وجامعة �أنطوان. قامت ،منذ العام ،2008ب�إجراء درا�سات على �آلة العود يف املعهد الوطني العايل للمو�سيقى ،كما تعمل كناقدة مو�سيقية و�صحفية وكاتبة للعناوين الرئي�سية يف العديد من ال�صحف واملجالت مثل ال�سفري ،الأخبار ،الطريق وجملة احل�سناء.
وُلد املو�سيقار اللبناين �أ�سامة الرحباين ون�ش�أ يف كنف عائلة مو�سيقية عريقة ،فوالده من�صور الرحباين من �أ�ساطري الرواد يف جمال املو�سيقى و�صاحب ب�صمات خالدة يف الرتاث املو�سيقي العربي ،ومتكن �أ�سامة بف�ضل الهالة املو�سيقية املميزة التي �أحاطت به منذ �صغره ،وبف�ضل نبوغ موهبته منذ نعومة �أ�ضافره ودرا�سته املتخ�ص�صة يف املو�سيقى ،متكّن من ت�شكيل عامله املو�سيقي املبدع اخلا�ص ،وت�أثر �أ�سامة كثري ًا بالفن املو�سيقى الراقي يف �أعمال والده ،وكانت له م�ساهمات خمتلفة يف تلك الأعمال كم�ؤلف وعازف �أورك�سرتا �أو كم�ست�شار مو�سيقي ،كما عمل على �إنتاج العديد من الأعمال املو�سيقية اخلا�صة املبدعة والرائعة مثل "وكما يف اليوم الثالث" يف عام ،2000و"�آخر يوم" يف ،2004و"�أه ًال و�سهالً"، "جربان /النبي" يف عام ،2008و"عودة الفينيق" يف عام ،2009 حيث �أبدع تلك الأعمال كم�ؤلف وملحن وعازف مو�سيقى مُبهر. وكانت لأ�سامة كذلك م�ساهمات متعددة يف املجال املو�سيقي كمنتج وملحّ ن و�صاحب ر�ؤية مو�سيقية وتنفيذية فذة ،ومن �أعماله على �سبيل املثال ال احل�صر "الزم غري النظام" من �إنتاجه يف عام ،1995التي مت تكرميها بجائزة �أف�ضل كليب م�صوّر �ضمن جوائز القناة الفرن�سية "�إم �سي �إم"� ،إىل جانب �أعمال �أخرى كثرية.
اإلرث الرحباني :طريق النحل* الأربعاء 27مار�س ،ال�ساعة 8 – 6:30م�سا ًء مبنى جامعة نيويورك �أبوظبي بال�شراكة مع جامعة نيويورك �أبوظبي
بالتزامن مع العر�ض العاملي الأول لعمل "الإرث الرحباين" من �إعداد �أ�سامة وغدي الرحباين ،تنعقد الندوة احلوارية لتتناول الدور الرائد والكبري الذي �أداه الأخوان من�صور وعا�صي الرحباين ،ولت�ضيء على منجز اجليل الثاين ،ا�ستكما ًال للم�سرية الرائدة للرحابنة يف خدمة ال�شعر وامل�سرح واملو�سيقى يف امل�شرق العربي. ا�ستقطبت روائع �أعمال الأخوين الرحباين عا�صي ومن�صور ،اجلمهور اللبناين والعربي و�سحرته مبا قدّمته يف جماالت امل�سرح ،ال�سينما ،التلفزيون والإذاعة ،منذ بدايات اخلم�سينات من القرن املا�ضي ،ورغم رحيلهما ،ظلت �أعمالهما خالد ًة يف م�شهد الإبداع العربي ،واليوم يكمل الأبناء م�سرية الآباء ،ويخطون حكاية الإبداع الرحباين املتجدد بحروف من نور.
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الدكتور غازي قهوجي
�شاعر وكاتب وناقد لبناين ،يعد �شخ�صية بارزة على ال�صعيد الثقايف يف العامل العربي ،له العديد من امل�ؤلفات يف ال�شعر والنرث، ومنها "�إيقاعات"" ،لأنني املعبد والإلهة �أنت" ،و"ق�صائد حب يف الزمن املمنوع" ،وقد عمل زغيب كم�ست�شار لل�ش�ؤون الثقافية لرئي�س اجلمهورية اللبنانية ،وهو م�ؤ�س�س املجلة ال�شعرية "الأودي�سة". يتوىل زغيب حالي ًا العديد من املهام من بينها رئي�س مركز الرثاث اللبناين يف اجلامعة اللبنانية الأمريكية ،ورئي�س دائرة املن�شورات اجلامعية يف اجلامعة الأمريكية للعلوم والتكنولوجيا ،رئي�س اللجنة الثقافية ملبادرة "ذاكرة العامل" من اليون�سكو ،ورئي�س حترير جملة طريان ال�شرق الأو�سط "�أجنحة الأرز". ومنذ العام ،1985متتع قراء �صحيفة النهار بقراءة عموده الأ�سبوعي ،يف حني امل�ستمعني لإذاعة �صوت لبنان ا�ستمتعوا مبتابعة برناجمه "نقطة على احلرف" منذ العام .2004 زغيب هو ع�ضو م�ؤ�س�س يف اللجنة الوطنية اللبنانية مل�ؤ�س�سة �آنا ليند حلوار الثقافات التابعة لليون�سكو ،و�سابق ًا �شغل من�صب ع�ضو جلنة مهرجانات زوق خمايل الدولية ،ونائب رئي�س اللجنة الوطنية اللبنانية لليون�سكو ،وع�ضو جلنة مهرجان "ال�شعر بني �ضفّتي املتو�سط" التابعة لليون�سكو.
متخ�ص�ص يف جمال ال�سينوغرافيا للم�سرح وال�سينما والتلفزيون، بالإ�ضافة �إىل �أنه م�صمم �أزياء وديكورات داخلية ،عمل مع الأخوين رحباين وفريوز على مدى 20عام ًا كمدير ت�صميم ومن�سق فني، وظهرت �إبداعاته يف املعار�ض واملهرجانات والأحداث املتعددة مبا فيها مهرجانات بعلبك ،وقرطاج ،و�صيدا ،و�صور ،وجر�ش. القهوجي �أ�ستاذ يف جمال ال�سينوغرافيا وفنون ال�صوت واملرئيات، كما �أنه �أ�ستاذ يف ت�صميم الأزياء التاريخية يف اجلامعة اللبنانية، ويعمل م�ست�شار ًا لوزراء ال�ش�ؤون االجتماعية وال�سياحة ،و�شغل فيما �سبق من�صب املن�سق الفني حلفل افتتاح دورة الألعاب الآ�سيوية يف العام 2000التي جرت يف بريوت ،كما �شغل مقعد ًا يف اللجنة العليا لبريوت عا�صمة الثقافة العربية خالل العام ،1999ونائب رئي�س احلركة الثقافية يف لبنان ،وع�ضو نقابة الكتاب اللبنانيني ،ويف الفرتة ما بني ،1999-1998تر�أ�س اللجنة العليا ملعهد العامل العربي يف باري�س. يحا�ضر الأ�ستاذ قهوجي حالي ًا يف اجلامعة اللبنانية ،وجامعة القدي�س جوزيف ،وجامعة الروح القد�س يف الك�سليك ،وهو حائز على و�سام اال�ستحقاق اللبناين وجائزة م�ؤ�س�سة خمزومي للإبداع الثقايف.
الفن والجمهور روث ماكنزي CBE
مديرة دورة �أوملبياد لندن الثقافية يف العام ،2012كما قامت برعاية مهرجان لندن يف العام ،2012والذي �شارك فيه �أكرث من 25,000فنان من جميع الدول امل�شاركة يف دورة الألعاب االوملبية، حيث قامت من خالل امليزانية التي بلغت 63مليون جنيه �إ�سرتليني فقط با�ست�ضافة �أكرث من 200 وفد م�شارك ،وحققت ن�سبة ح�ضور عالية جتاوزت 19مليون �شخ�ص ،خالل فعاليات �أكرب مهرجان يف اململكة املتحدة .وقبل ذلك عملت روث كمديرة عامة لدار الأوبرا اال�سكتلندية ،وملهرجان مان�ش�سرت الدويل ،واملديرة الفنية ملهرجان م�سرح ت�شيت�ش�سرت ،وم�ست�شارة م�سرحية ملهرجان فيينا، وم�ست�شارة لكل من القنوات التالية تيت ،والـ بي بي �سي ،والباربيكان ،ولي�سوتو ،وم�ست�شارة خبرية يف جمال الثقافة والإعالم والريا�ضة لوزير خارجية اململكة املتحدة .ويف العام ،2012منحت و�سام االمرباطورية الربيطانية وجائزة بيرت بروك �إمتي �سبي�س لإجنازاتها املتميزة يف مهرجان لندن .2012
جالل لقمان
فنان �إماراتي من مواليد �أبوظبي عام ،1967ذاع �صيته بو�صفه واحد ًا من �أكرث الفنانني الإماراتيني قدرة على اال�ستفزاز ،ومتكن من حتدي متابعيه لي�س فقط باملو�ضوعات يف �أعماله ،لكن بالطريقة التي يخلق بها فنه ،فهو �أول فنان يجمع بني الفن املعدين والفن الرقمي ،ومنهجه غري املحدود يف �إبداعه الفني يتجلى يف �أ�سلوبه املزدوج يف �أعماله الفنية فهو ي�ستعمل ر�سوم ًا رقمية من ت�سعة برامج حا�سوبية خمتلفة، قبل دجمها يف املعادن ال�صناعية امللتوية ،وهذا ينتج �صور ًا ثالثية الأبعاد يف الدماغ تتجاوز حدود الإطار مبا�شرة �إىل الت�أثري يف نف�سيات امل�شاهدين ،وترتاوح �أعمال جالل بني الفن الرقمي املعا�صر والنحت القوطي املعتم مما ينتج ر�سومات فريدة هي �أقرب �إىل االعرتافات الروحانية ،التي ت�صوّر �أعمق امل�شاعر الإن�سانية يف �أعماله. ما بني عامي 1996و� 2011شارك جالل يف عدد من املعار�ض اجلماعية كما نظم عدد ًا كبري ًا من املعار�ض الفردية داخل الدولة وخارجها ،ولأكرث من 20عام ًا نظم العديد من حلقات البحث والور�ش يف املدار�س والكليات واجلامعات ،بالإ�ضافة �إىل كونه حما�ضر ًا للرتويج للفنون يف الإمارات العربية املتحدة، وكان ع�ضو ًا يف الوفود الإماراتية �إىل العديد من الفعاليات الفنية الدولية ،كما نظم معار�ض فنية حملية ودولية يف الإمارات العربية املتحدة ،نيويورك ،طوكيو ،م�صر ،جمهورية الت�شيك ،املغرب ،وال�صني. ليزا بالشغار
حتمل ليزا مرتبة زميل يف جامعة غال�سكو ،وقد عملت كممثلة حمرتفة قبل �أن تنتقل �إىل �إدارة عامل امل�سرح واملهرجانات يف ا�سكتلندا واملغرب ،ففي العام ،1996وبالتعاون مع املنظمات غري احلكومية يف اململكة املتحدة العاملة يف جمال الفنون والأعمال ،قامت بالعمل كم�ست�شارة للم�ؤ�س�سات الفنية ،وال�شركات الربحية ،والبنك الدويل ،واملفو�ضية الأوروبية ،وحكومة اململكة املتحدة. بعد انق�ضاء فرتة عملها ل�صالح امل�ؤ�س�سة الأوروبية للثقافة ،انتقلت للعمل يف بريوت حيث جمعت ما بني اال�ست�شارات الفنية اخلا�صة بال�صحافة و�إدارة �إحدى امل�ؤ�س�سات الفنية الوطنية "�أ�شكال �ألوان"، وفيما بعد عملت ليزا كرئي�سة حترير جملة "كانفا�س" ( )2008-2005والبحرين كلينتيل (-2008 ،)2009كما عملت كخبري �إ�سرتاتيجي يف جمموعة �أبوظبي للثقافة والفنون ( ،)2012-2009وحالي ًا ت�شرف على املن�شورات اخلا�صة باملجموعة ،وقد قامت ليزا با�ست�ضافة املعر�ض الثقايف الأ�سبوعي "احلافة" بالتعاون مع �إذاعة عني دبي ( ،)2008-2007هذا وقد �ألقت ليزا املحا�ضرات على نطاق وا�سع يف جميع �أنحاء �أوروبا وال�شرق الأو�سط وجنوب �أفريقيا ،و�شاركت بالعديد من الفعاليات مبا فيها "العامل يف قالب الفن" حتت رعاية املتحف الربيطاين ،و"رواق الفكر" �ضمن فعاليات مهرجان �أبوظبي ،و"�إيتي فايف بورد�س" برعاية منتدى ال�شبكات العاملية.
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الفن والجمهور االثنني 25مار�س ،ال�ساعة � 10صباحاً – 12ظهراً جامعة زايد ،كلية الفنون وال�صناعات الإبداعية الدعوة خا�صة (ح�صرياً للطلبة).
تتمحور الندوة التي ي�شارك فيها ممثلون لقطاعات الثقافة والإبداع ،حول كيفية تعزيز ح�ضور الفن يف حياة النا�س، وجعله �أداة �إلهامهم وحمور اهتمامهم ،وتبحث الندوة يف �آليات ا�ستقطاب اجلمهور املحلي والعاملي �إىل الفعاليات الفنية والثقافية يف عا�صم ٍة ترت�سخ �أكرث ف�أكرث مكانتها كعا�صمة ثقافية وفنية عربية وعاملية.
املتحدثون:
لي�سا بال�شغار ،جمموعة �أبوظبي للثقافة والفنون (مدير ًة للندوة) حور القا�سمي ،م�ؤ�س�سة ال�شارقة للفنون جوناثان ميلز ،مهرجان �أدنربة الدويل روث ماكنزي� ،أوملبياد لندن الثقايف 2012 جالل لقمان ،فنان ت�شكيلي (مقرر ًا) الشيخة حور القاسمي
رئي�سة ومديرة م�ؤ�س�سة ال�شارقة للفنون ،فنانة متمر�سة ،ح�صلت على �شهادة البكالوريو�س يف معهد �ساليد للفنون اجلميلة يف لندن العام ،2002وعلى �شهادة املاج�ستري كقيمة يف الفن املعا�صر يف الأكادميية امللكية للفنون يف لندن يف العام ،2005كما �أنها ع�ضوة جمل�س م�ست�شاري كلية الفنون والت�صميم يف جامعة ال�شارقة ،وع�ضوة جمل�س م�ست�شاري االحتاد الدويل لفناين ،Khojالهند، وع�ضوة جمل�س مدراء ،MoMA PS1نيويورك ،و�أ�شكال �ألوان ،بريوت. كما نالت ع�ضوية اللجنة التنظيمية الختيار الأعمال امل�شاركة يف بينايل برلني ،2012وكانت حما�ضرة زائرة يف معهد �ساليد للفنون اجلميلة ،وقد مت م�ؤخر ًا افتتاح معر�ضها الفردي "Off "Roadيف متحف نيفادا للفنون ،الواليات املتحدة الأمريكية.
جوناثان ميلز
ي�شغل جوناثان ميلز من�صب املدير والرئي�س التنفيذي ملهرجان �أدنربة الدويل منذ �شهر �أكتوبر من العام ،2006وكان قبلها ا�ست�شاري ًا زمي ًال يف جامعة ملبورن ،ومدير "حما�ضرات �ألفريد ديكني"، وامل�ست�شار الفني ل�صالح �سنرت ري�سيتال ملبورن و�إليزابيث مردوخ هول. يعترب �أحد �أكرث مدراء املهرجانات خربة ،ومن املنا�صب التي عمل بها �سابق ًا املدير الفني يف كل من مهرجان ملبورن الدويل للفنون ،ومهرجان ملبورن االحتادي ،واحتفاالت ملبورن للألفية الثانية، ومهرجان بري�سبان بينيال الدويل للمو�سيقى. كما �أنه يعمل كملحن مو�سيقي ،وهو ي�شارك بانتظام يف املهرجانات املو�سيقية التي جتري يف كل من ا�سرتاليا و�أوروبا واململكة املتحدة ،وقد فازت قطعته املو�سيقية �سانداكان ثرينودي لأداء التينور املنفرد الذي يرافقه جوقة الغناء والأورك�سرتا جائزة بريك�س �إيطاليا يف العام � ،2005إىل جانب �أنه ي�شغل من�صب �أ�ستاذ زائر يف جامعتي �أدنربه و�أدنربه نابري ،ومن�صب زميل يف اجلمعية امللكية يف �أدنربه ،ورئي�س جمل�س �إدارة املجل�س الربيطاين اال�ست�شاري ،كما حاز على و�سام ملكة ا�سرتاليا مع مرتبة ال�شرف يف عيد ميالد امللكة يف العام .2011
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سلطان العميمي
ناقد و�شاعر وباحث و "قا�ص" قا�ص ،ي�شغل حالي ًا من�صب مدير �أكادميية ال�شعر العربي التابعة لهيئة "�أبوظبي" �أبوظبي لل�سياحة والثقافة ،وهي �أول "�أكادميية" �أكادميية تخ�ص�صية من نوعها على م�ستوى "العامل العربي" العامل العربي ،وهو ع�ضو جلنة حتكيم م�سابقة �شاعر املليون لل�شعر "النبطي" النبطي منذ مو�سمها الأول يف عام (� ،)2007 – 2006إىل مو�سمها اخلام�س ( ،)2012-2011وير�أ�س حترير جملة �شاعر املليون التي ت�صدر عن م�سابقة �شاعر املليون. �صدر له 14م�ؤلف ًا يف جمال �أبحاث ال�شعر النبطي ودرا�ساته ،ويف الق�صة الق�صرية ،منها: " "�سامل اجلمري" �سامل اجلمري :حياته وقراءة يف ق�صائده"�" ،سامل بن علي العوي�س :حياته و�أ�شعاره "النبطية" النبطية"" ،املاجدي بن ظاهر� :سريته و�أ�شعاره وق�صائد تن�شر لأول مرة"، "يعقوب احلامتي :حياته و�أ�شعاره"" ،خم�سون �شاعر ًا من "الإمارات" الإمارات"�" ،أحمد بو�سنيدة: حياته و�أ�شعاره"" ،ديوان ال�شاعر حممد املطرو�شي" ،واملجموعتان الق�ص�صيتان "ال�صفحة 79من مذكراتي"" ،تفاحة الدخول �إىل اجلنة". الدكتورة عائشة بالخير
ت�شغل من�صب مديرة خدمات البحوث واملعلومات يف مركز الوثائق والبحوث التابع لوزارة �ش�ؤون الرئا�سة بدولة الإمارات العربية املتحدة ،نالت درجة فولربايت للزمالة ما بعد الدكتوراه من قبل جامعة هارفارد ،وهي حتمل عدة �شهادات يف �صناعة الأفالم ،وماج�ستري يف الدرا�سات الإنرثوبولوجية ،و�شهادة الدكتوراه يف الدرا�سات اخلا�صة مبنطقة اخلليج العربي ،كما �أنها ت�شغل ع�ضوية جمال�س �إدارة هيئة دبي للثقافة والفنون ،وجلنة اليون�سكو حلفظ الرتاث الثقايف غري املادي. ود .باخلري خبرية معتمدة من قبل اليون�سكو يف جمال التاريخ ال�شفاهي ،وم�ست�شارة للعديد من املتاحف ،متخ�ص�صة ب�ش�ؤون لقاء الثقافات ،الهويات ،درا�سات املر�أة ،وال�شباب ،وهي متتلك معرفة وخربة كبرية يف ثقافة وتاريخ املنطقة ،وبخا�صة التاريخ ال�شفاهي ،وال�شتات الإفريقي ،ودرا�سات الإثنيات العرقية. مانيش باندي
ولد يف الهند وانتقل للعي�ش يف مدينة لندن وهو يف �سن الرابعة ،حيث در�س الطب يف جامعة كامربيدج ،ومن ثم انتقل من جراحة العظام �إىل كتابة ال�سيناريو و�إنتاج الأفالم ،على الرغم من �أنه ال يزال ميار�س عمله الطبي من خالل عيادته العظمية. كتب ماني�ش عدة �سيناريوهات رومان�سية كوميدية ل�صالح �شركة "ووركينغ تايتل فلمز" ،ومن ثم �شرع بكتابة �سيناريو ملحمي ا�ستمر ملدة �ست �سنوات �أتت ثمارها على �شا�شات ال�سينما من خالل فيلم "�سينا" ،ويعمل حالي ًا على كتابة �سيناريو فيلم "فرياري -ال �سكوديريا" ،وهو عمل درامي تدور �أحداثه يف الع�صر الذهبي والقاتل ل�سباقات ال�سيارات يف نهاية اخلم�سينيات من القرن الع�شرين، بالإ�ضافة �إىل كتابة �سيناريو فيلم "جيمي جيم�س �آند ذا كري�س �أوف ذا بالك ليون" ،وهو فيلم مغامرات �ضمن عامل �ساحر للأطفال ،وتدور �أحداثه حول قدرة �صبي على التحدث �إىل احليوانات. ماني�ش متزوج ولديه ابن وحيد ،ويعي�ش يف لندن. محمد عبد اللطيف كانو
ينتمي حممد عبد اللطيف كانو �إىل واحدة من عائالت كبار التجار ورجال الأعمال يف اخلليج العربي ،وقد ورث االهتمام بالفنون عن �آبائه ،فوالده الدكتور عبد اللطيف جا�سم كانو ،كان م�ؤ�س�س بيت القر�آن يف البحرين ،متحف املخطوطات الإ�سالمية والقر�آنية. ي�شغل حممد كانو ع�ضوية جمل�س م�ست�شاري جمموعة �أبوظبي للثقافة والفنون ،وهو امل�ؤ�س�س ال�شريك لغالريي الغاف للفن الت�شكيلي ،والذي يُع ّد �أول معر�ض فني خا�ص يف مدينة �أبوظبي ،كما �إنه فنان ت�شكيلي �صاحب �شهرة عاملية ،تخرّج من جامعة تك�سا�س� ،أو�ستني ،و�أكمل درا�ساته العليا يف اجلامعة الأمريكية يف وا�شنطن ،يقيم حممد كانو يف �أبوظبي ،وي�شغل من�صب املدير التنفيذي �ضمن جمموعة كانو ،التي متتلكها العائلة.
الثقافة والهوية الأحد 10مار�س ،ال�ساعة 8:00 – 6:30م�سا ًء مبنى جامعة نيويورك �أبوظبي
تعريفات ال ح�صر لها ،تلتقي جميع ًا عند �أهميتها يف حياة النا�س ،فالثقافة م�صدر كل �إبداع والفن م�صدر �إن للفنون ٍ ك ّل جمال ،ومن هذا املنطق ت�أتي الندوة احلوارية لت�سلط ال�ضوء على �آليات تعزيز الهوية من خالل الفنون الت�شكيلية، املو�سيقى ،امل�سرح وفنون الأداء ،وعلى كيفية �إبراز الهوية عرب حتفيز التعبري الثقايف.
املتحدثون:
�سعادة خو�سيه يوجينيو �ساالري�ش ،ال�سفري الإ�سباين لدى الدولة. �سامل الإبراهيمي� ،صانع �أفالم (مدير ًا للندوة) �سلطان العميمي� ،أكادميية ال�شعر يف هيئة ابوظبي لل�سياحة والثقافة د .عائ�شة باخلري ،مركز الوثائق والبحوث ،وزارة �ش�ؤون الرئا�سة. ماني�ش بانداي� ،صانع �أفالم حممد عبد اللطيف كانو ،رجل �أعمال ،فنان ت�شكيلي (مقرر ًا)
سعادة خوسيه يوجينيو ساالريش
ولد �سفري مملكة �إ�سبانيا لدى دولة الإمارات العربية املتحدة� ،سعادة خو�سيه يوجينيو �ساالري�ش يف العا�صمة الإ�سبانية مدريد ،وتخ�ص�ص يف القانون ليتمكّن من االلتحاق بالعمل الدبلوما�سي ،وقد عمل يف ال�سفارة الإ�سبانية لدى جمهورية الكامريون ،والبعثة الدائمة ململكة �إ�سبانيا لدى الأمم املتحدة، والكر�سي الر�سويل. �شغل من�صب نائب رئي�س جلنة التعاون ال�سيا�سي الأوروبي ،وجلنة اخلارجية والأمن ،ثم �سفري ًا لبالده لدى جمهورية املوزمبيق يف العام ،1997ويف العام ،2001عُ ينّ �سفري ًا لإ�سبانيا يف تايالندا، كما �شغل يف العام 2004من�صب مدير ًا عام ًا لق�سم �آ�سيا واملحيط الهادئ يف اخلارجية الإ�سبانية ،ويف العام � 2010شغل من�صب املدير العام ل�ش�ؤون االقت�صاد الدويل والطاقة.
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يتنقل �صانع الأفالم املولود يف لندن ،بني كل من فرن�سا واجلزائر ،ليدير �شركتي الإنتاج ال�سينمائي اللتني ميتلكهما ،وهما :واميب للإنتاج ،باري�س ،فرن�سا ،وباتام للإنتاج ،اجلزائر. كمخرج ،قدّم الإبراهيمي الفيلم الوثائقي الطويل «عادت �إفريقيا »Africa is Backالذي �صوّر جتربة مهرجان «حول �إفريقيا» يف اجلزائر العام ،2009وهو يعمل حالي ًا على �إخراج و�إنتاج الفيلم الوثائقي الطويل اخلا�ص بحياة الأمري عبد القادر ،مبزيج رائع بني تفا�صيل احلياة الواقعية للأمري والإ�ضافات املتخيلة ،و�سيكون عمله القادم �إخراج ًا فيلم "الآن دعهم ي�أتون Now Let Them � ،"Comeسيناريو م�شرتك مع امل�ؤلف الروائي �أرزكي ميالل. وقد �أنتج الإبراهيمي ،بني �أعمال عديدة �أخرى�« ،سيلفي والآخرون :بورتريه لإدوارد �سعيد» لإميانويل هامون (عُ ر�ض على �شا�شات القناة الفرن�سية اخلام�سة ،قناة اجلزيرة RTBF ،و،)SVT فيلم «الكولونيل» لـ ل .هريبيت ،و Cartouches Gauloisesملهدي �شريف (االختيار الر�سمي ملهرجان كان الدويل ،)2007الإبراهيمي متزوج ولديه ابنان.
محاضرات مهرجان أبوظبي: السير كاليف غيلينسون CBE الأحد 10مار�س ،ال�ساعة 1 – 12ظهراً جامعة زايد ،كلية الإت�صال وعلوم الإعالم الدعوة خا�صة (ح�صرياً للطلبة).
ت�ست�ضيف مبادرة رواق الفكر /ندوات املهرجان ال�سري كاليف غيلين�سن ،املدير التنفيذي والفني لكارنيغي هول نيويورك ليتحدث �إىل طلبة جامعة زايد ،عن �أهمية املو�سيقى والفنون يف حياة املجتمعات ،وحتفيز الإلهام لدى الأجيال ال�شابة انطالق ًا من جتربته الإبداعية ،ودوره كمدير لأورك�سرتا لندن ال�سيمفونية ،و�إطالق ال�شراكة الإ�سرتاتيجية بني كارنيغي هول وجمموعة �أبوظبي للثقافة والفنون ،منذ العام .2011 ق�صد ال�سري كاليف غيلين�سن CBEجامعة لندن لدرا�سة الريا�ضيات ،ولكنه �سرعان ما �أدرك مدى حبه للمو�سيقى و�أنه ال�شغف الذي يرغب �أن يكر�س حياته له ،لذا توجه لتعلم العزف على �آلة الت�شيللو يف الأكادميية امللكية للمو�سيقى ،وان�ضم يف العام 1970 �إىل �أورك�سرتا لندن ال�سيمفونية حيث عزف على �آلة الت�شيللو يف ق�سم الآالت الوترية ،و�شغل مقعد ًا يف جمل�س �إدارة الأورك�سرتا ملدة � 3سنوات ،يف الفرتة ما بني ،1979-1976كما انتخب يف العام 1983مرة �أخرى ليحتل مقعد ًا يف جمل�س �إدارة الأورك�سرتا ،ويف العام 1984طلب منه �أن يتوىل من�صب القائم ب�أعمال املدير العام، لي�صبح يف وقت الحق من ال�سنة ذاتها املدير العام. عر�ض على غيلين�سن يف �شهر �أغ�سط�س من العام � 2004شغل من�صب املدير التنفيذي والفني لكارنيغي هول يف نيويورك ،حيث توىل مهامه فيها بدء ًا من �شهر يوليو يف العام ،2005بعد �أن مت تعيينه يف املن�صب يف املو�سم ال�سابق ،ي�ضطلع غيلين�سن من خالل هذا املن�صب مب�س�ؤولية تطوير املفاهيم الفنية اخلا�صة بعرو�ض م�سرح كارنيغي هول �ضمن قاعاتها الثالث التي ت�ست�ضيف حوايل 180حف ًال مو�سيقي ًا كل مو�سم ،بدءًا من حفالت الأورك�سرتا ،ومو�سيقى احلجرة ،وحفالت العزف املنفرد ،وانتها ًء مبو�سيقى اجلاز ،واملو�سيقى العاملية وال�شعبية، كما ي�شرف غيلين�سن على �إدارة جميع �أق�سام هذا ال�صرح ال�شهري عاملياً ،ويف ظل �إدارته لكارنيغي هول انتهج منحى جديد ًا وجريئ ًا يف طبيعة احلفالت املو�سيقية التي ي�ست�ضيفها هذا ال�صرح املو�سيقي العاملي ،والربامج التعليمية التي يقدمها. ومن الأدلة على قوة �إميانه الرا�سخ ب�أنه ينبغي على الفنون �أن ت�شكل املحور احليوي للمجتمع و�أن ت�صبح يف متناول اجلميع ،قام غيلين�سن ب�صياغة وتنفيذ فكرة "ذا �أكادميي" -وهو برنامج يرعاه كل من كارنيغي هول ،ومدر�سة جوليارد ،ومعهد فايل للمو�سيقى بالتعاون مع �إدارة التعليم يف مدينة نيويورك ،هذا وقد ك�شفت كارنيغي هول عن خططها لطرح مبادرة رئي�سية جديدة ت�ستهدف املو�سيقيني ال�شباب ،وهي �أورك�سرتا ال�شباب الوطنية للواليات املتحدة الأمريكية. يحمل غيلين�سن مرتبة زميل يف الأكادميية امللكية للمو�سيقى وكلية ال�شمال امللكية للمو�سيقى ،كما ح�صل على و�سام الإمرباطورية الربيطانية يف العام 1999ورتبة فار�س يف العام .2005 © Peter Murphy,2008
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رواق الفكر/ندوات المهرجان :نبذة تاريخية يقدّم مهرجان �أبوظبي جمدد ًا ،ولل�سنة الرابعة على التوايل� ،سل�سلة ندواته احلوارية �ضمن مبادرة «رواق الفكر» ،املبادرة الرائدة التي ت�شتمل على مداخالت قيمة لكبار ال�ضيوف ،اخلرباء ،املخت�صني يف حوار تفاعلي حي مع اجلمهور. يقدّم مهرجان �أبوظبي ندواته احلوارية �ضمن مبادرة "رواق رواد من �أبوظبي ،اململكة املتحدة ،وبولندة ،كما انعقدت بعدها الفكر" يف �إطار التزامه بتعزيز التعليم واالرتقاء بالوعي املجتمعي بعامني ندوة تناولت الأثر املجتمعي للفعاليات الفنية واملبادرات والذائقة الفكرية يف العا�صمة �أبوظبي ،وقد قدّم "رواق الفكر" منذ الثقافية� ،ضمت املخت�صني من الإمارات العربية املتحدة ،الواليات �إطالقه العام 2010ت�سع ندوات حوارية ،مب�شاركة 40حما�ضر ًا املتحدة ،و�سوي�سرا. وح�ضور 500من اجلمهور ،يف ما ال يقل عن � 14ساعة حوار. وملا للثقافة والدبلوما�سية من م�ساحة اهتمام م�شرتك ،ودور قدّمت كل ندوة حوارية �ضمن رواق الفكر /ندوات املهرجان ،تفاعلي ،فقد قدّمت ندوات رواق الفكر العديد من اجلل�سات التي فر�ص ًة فريد ًة للجمهور واملتخ�ص�صني من كبار �ضيوف مهرجان تناولت هذا املو�ضوع الهام ،فانعقدت ندوة "الثقافة والدبلوما�سية" �أبوظبي ،و�صانعي القرار واخلرباء ،للحوار التفاعلي احلي الذي 2011ب�إدارة مارتن نيومن ،مدير التحرير يف �صحيفة ذا نا�شيونال، يهدف �إىل ا�ستك�شاف �آفاق جديدة يف التناول و�أمناط مغايرة وم�شاركة �سعادة �سفري مملكة بلجيكا لدى الإمارات ،وامل�ست�شار للطرح ،وقد مكّنت هذه الندوات اجلمهور من التعرف على منجز الثقايف لرئي�س املفو�ضية الأوروبية� ،أ�ستاذ الدبلوما�سية يف جامعة الرواد واملبدعني العرب يف جماالت عديدة ،فكانت الندوة احلوارية جورج تاون ،و�سعادة د .زكي ن�سيبة ،امل�ست�شار يف وزارة �ش�ؤون اخلا�صة بتجربة وحياة املو�سيقار الرائد الراحل وليد غلمية الرئا�سة ،ثم تناولت الندوة نف�سها عام 2012املو�ضوعات ذات ال�صلة ،ب�إدارة معايل دافيد ميلر ،وزير ( ،)2011-1938والندوة احلوارية اخلا�صة بتجربة وحياة �أب النحت العراقي الدولة الربيطاين ،وم�شاركة املبعوث الأممي أال يجدر بنا أن ننظر إلى الفنان الت�شكيلي والنحات الراحل حممد والدبلوما�سي املخ�ضرم معايل الأخ�ضر غني حكمت (.)2011-1929 العالم العربي على النحو الإبراهيمي ،الذي �أ�شار �إىل �أهمية هذا التالي :روافد من التاريخ كما تناولت ندوات املهرجان /رواق التناول يف �سياق النه�ضة الثقافية العربية الفكر تاريخ املنطقة العربية يف ال�شرق والعاملية ،فقال�" :أال يجدر بنا �أن ننظر �إىل والثقافة والهوية تصب الأو�سط و�شمال �إفريقيا ،ملا للتاريخ من دور العامل العربي على النحو التايل :روافد من كلها في نهر واحد؟ يف قراءة وفهم التحوالت الثقافية واملعرفية التاريخ والثقافة والهوية ت�صب كلها يف نهر يف حياة املجتمعات والأمم ،فكانت الندوات واحد؟ ،تغذي بع�ضها يف ان�سجام من �أجل منا�سب ًة فريدة لت�سليط ال�ضوء على ثيمة الهوية والوعي واالنتماء ت�شييد العامل العربي الذي نعرفه ،وت�سهم �سوي ًة ومع ما تقدمه الأمم يف حياتنا املعا�صرة ،ولالحتفاء ب�أعالم املفكرين واملبدعني العرب الأخرى يف بناء احل�ضارة الإن�سانية� ،إن هذا هدف �سامٍ ي�ستح ُّق �أن عرب التاريخ ،فكانت الندوات احلوارية اخلا�صة بتكرمي املو�سيقي يكر�س الإن�سان حياته من �أجل بلوغه ،وهو هدف يتطلب جهد ًا د�ؤوب ًا الكبري زرياب من القرن التا�سع ،والذي مثّل رائد ًا من رواد النه�ضة وعم ًال �شاقاً ،من �أجل هذا الهدف ال�سامي ي�سعى مهرجان �أبوظبي الإن�سانية وحوار ح�ضارات العرب والغرب يف ذاك الزمان ،كما كانت �سن ًة بعد �سنة". ندوات بحثت يف تاريخ الفنون الت�شكيلية والأوبرا وتطور منجزها، وت�ستمر ندوات رواق الفكر يف �إثراء الوعي املجتمعي بالدور الكبري وا�ستك�شفت �آفاق التعاون بني امل�ؤ�س�سات الثقافية والفنية يف خدمة للفنون ،وتقدّم يف دورة مهرجان �أبوظبي العا�شرة 2013جمموعة متميزة من املفكرين و�صانعي القرار واخلرباء لي�ساهموا يف احلوار املجتمعات الإن�سانية. كما تناولت ندوات رواق الفكر 2010التعليم والإبداع والدور حول مو�ضوعات التنمية الثقافية واملعرفة ،و�آليات التعبري الفني املجتمعي للفنون ،و�آليات االرتقاء بوعي املجتمع ب�أهميتها ،مب�شاركة وا�ستدامته ،والتي تهم املخت�صني ،الباحثني واجلمهور على ال�سواء.
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The Trinidadian-German singer, real name Nestor Alexander Haddaway, explains the chart-buster arrived in the middle of the night during a recording session. “We just used ideas that were fresh at that time and tried to make something that nobody else had,” he says. “The song came really fast. I had the idea for the melodies in about 45 minutes and the total structure of the song was done in a day and a half.”
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Carlos Santana is ready for the ultimate riff: a memoir. The Grammywinning superstar, 65, has an agreement with Little, Brown and Co to tell his life story, with anecdotes of friends such as Miles Davis, Eric Clapton and Herbie Hancock. The book be will out in 2014
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Release date: Friday What they say: “It feels like it’s time to move on and do something radically different,” said Muse’s bassist Christopher Wolstenholme. What we say: Arguably this year’s most-anticipated rock release, the record’s lead single Madness finds the British trio embracing a more subtle pop sound, while the Olympic theme song Survival is suitably epic.
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The dance group scored hits with Sweet Dreams (1994) and Be My Lover (1995). The group were an international operation with the Americans Melanie Thornton and Lance McRay contributing vocals over beats by the German producer Frank Farian of Boney M fame. Thornton tragically died in 2001 in a plane crash. McRay still tours under the name La Bouche with another female vocalist.
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the singer Tania Evans and the rapper Jay Supreme – remaining, the group still tour on the back of their 1993 hit album Serenity, home to the monster singles Mr Vain and Got to Get It.
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Dubai’s Emirates Golf Club on Friday. Tickets are Dh275. Doors open at 5pm and the concert begins at 8pm. For details, visit www.timeouttickets.com
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‘I was offered everything I’d ever wanted at exactly the same time. I thought I’d be able to do it all to a high standard, and have a personal life, and obviously that wasn’t realistic,’ says the British rapper Plan B. ‘I’m going to have to be very careful about what to do next’
Taylor Swift Red Release date: October 22 What she says: “From intense love, intense frustration, jealousy, confusion, all of that, in my mind, all those emotions are red. There’s nothing beige about any of those feelings.” What we say: Swift promises a warts-and-all outlook with her fourth album. We wonder if any of these songs contain another kissoff to John Mayer.
50 Cent Street King Immortal
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Robbie Williams Take the Crown Release date: November 5 What he says: Announcing the album on his website, Williams says his “main priority was to write what I consider, and hopefully what the world would consider, to be hits. I’m very excited.” What we say: Williams hopes this album will be his big comeback after his 2009 lacklustre effort Reality Killed the Video Star. His recent Take That reunion is already paying off, with his fellow member Gary Barlow producing this album’s summery lead single Candy.
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What they say: “He’s taking it back to the old 50,” Hitboy, 50 Cent’s producer, told MTV. “And he had some new records that were some different-sounding stuff, too. I’m excited to see how people react to it.” What we say: 50 Cent experienced a flop record in 2009. With the hip-hop game generally moving so fast, it will be interesting to see if fans will still be interested in what Fiddy has to say.
The end of the year is traditionally the time record labels unleash some of their major releases. Saeed Saeed looks at some of the biggest albums on the way
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It may have been billed as a solo Eminem show, but hip-hop heads took further pleasure in seeing the superstar rapper joined on stage by Royce Da 5’9”. Eminem credits his fellow rhymer as an influence and they presently work together as a duo under the Bad Meets Evil moniker. 5’9” continued to party after Sunday’s performance with an extra set at Étoiles at Emirates Palace alongside Eminem’s tour DJ Alchemist and the hip-hop producer Fredwreck.
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Wyclef Jean can’t get enough out of the Abu Dhabi racing season. After headlining last year’s Beats on the Beach at the Corniche, the rapper and failed Haitian presidential candidate returned to the capital to perform as part of Movida Abu Dhabi at the Radisson Blu Hotel on Yas Island.
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And the award for the most colourful outfit goes to ... Cee Lo Green. The soul star and The Voice mentor dressed in what appeared to be a red dashiki with leopardprint robes.
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Now you see him, now you don’t. The young rapper Tyga made a lightning quick visit to Abu Dhabi on Sunday night to perform at Movida Abu Dhabi. According to sources, the rapper behind the hit club-rap track Rack City stayed fewer than 24 hours in Abu Dhabi and returned to the US hours after his performance.
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Two dresses belonging to Amy Winehouse have been discovered missing from the late singer’s London home. It includes the dress from her 2007 Miami wedding to Blake Fielder-Civil. The dresses were to be auctioned off to benefit the substance abuse prevention charity set up by her father Mitch
Melanie Chisholm was perhaps the fittest performer on the Beats on the Beach bill. She describes a typical performance day as “waking up, having a good healthy breakfast and going to the gym”. The regime worked – her energy didn’t let up throughout her set.
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Eminem at the du Arena on Yas Island as part of the F1 weekend entertainment.
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Kylie Minogue reminded us that pop music is first and foremost about having fun. The Aussie pop princess’s colourful hit-filled show cast out the images of Britney Spears’s mime-heavy set last year and Madonna’s bleak performance in June.
bill and kept the crowd clapping along throughout his hour-long set. “To hear them sing along is really humbling,” he said backstage. “This is a great way to finish the year.”
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Amber Lounge reaffirmed itself as the best place to party. The weekend saw Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Natasha Bedingfield and Eva Simons make appearances, plus the grand prix winner Kimi Räikkönen and his fellow F1 drivers Jenson Button and Michael Schumacher. Music was care of Taboo of The Black Eyed Peas who got the well-heeled crowd dancing, but his Friday night invitation to the ladies to join him on stage was apparently expected to be extended on Sunday night by one lass. She jumped on stage to bust some moves, only to be coaxed down by security. Nonplussed, she made a beeline for the stage a few more times before Taboo’s platform was taken over by guests.
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Mansour Zayed has done the local music scene proud with an engaging performance during Thursday night’s Beats on the Beach. The Abu Dhabi croon-
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Étoiles had once again became a favourite place to chill for many celebrities and artists during the F1 weekend. The Emirates Palace club welcomed Nickelback and Leona Lewis who all enjoyed separate post-event nights out.
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Release date: mid-October What he says: “I think it’s time to take it to that next level and make it even bigger and better.” What we say: So far, the signs are good. Tempah already recorded collaborations with Dizzee Rascal and Calvin Harris. Sadly, a hookup with Adele was quashed after the soul singer suffered vocal problems.
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What they say: the band’s lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong declared the album as “the best music we’ve ever written, and the songs just keep coming”. What we say: This is the first of a trio of albums to be released over the next three months. Judging by the tracks Kill the DJ and Let Yourself Go, the group ditched their rock-opera vibe for a punchier sound.
What she says: “The album represents a new me in every way,” Keys told CNN. What we say: Keys will talk about being a new mother, but the album is not full of sleepy ballads – we think the R&B star is too classy for that.
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The Scottish singer Susan Boyle is in talks to turn her life story into a film. ‘My story will make a great film and there’s only one person I’d love to play me – and that’s Julie Walters. You just know she would do my story justice,’ Boyle told the Daily Mirror
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What they say: “It reestablishes that we still rock, we’re still heavy, and we’re still a little weird,” stated the band’s guitarist Kim Thayil to Rolling Stone magazine. What we say: The reformed Seattle grunge legends recently released a 37-second snippet of the lead track Worse Dreams, and it sounds poppy and polished. Here’s hoping their music hasn’t lost all its sludgy beauty.
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The former Ace of Base singer, now performing solo, says the song sounded initially upbeat before her sister and fellow Ace of Base bandmate Linn Berggren suggested a change to a darker sound. “The story is about a woman who is always leaving and that is because the woman is not whole in herself,” she says. “I think by changing to minor [chords] people can hear that sadness and relate to that song. “I really believe the most beautiful songs are sad sounding. The album Happy Nation was actually built from the material of All That She Wants – that’s why the album is darker as well. It all fed from each other.”
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The singer Marty Cintron, who is performing solo under the No Mercy tag, explains that Where Do You Go was born from the leftover production work from the group’s previous single, a cover of Everything But the Girl’s Missing. “The song was written around the formula of Missing,” he says. “We got a team together, a couple of German authors wrote the lyrics and it was my idea to put Spanish guitars on it.” Cintron, who is based in Miami, says he still gets a thrill when hearing Where Do You Go on the radio. “I was driving in Poland the other day and the song came on, like, three times in the car,” he says. “In Miami people still play the Spanish version of it. It’s amazing.”
Biggest hit song: All That She Wants Album: Happy Nation/The Sign (1992) Chart performance: No 1 in at least 10 territories including the US, the UK, Australia and Germany
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The guitarist Richard Drummie says the song was the first written for the group’s Indian Summer album. His enthusiasm for the track initially diminished when the record company asked the duo to contribute it to the film Pretty Woman, starring the up-and-comer Julia Roberts. “I was dead against it. I didn’t know who Julia Roberts was and Richard Gere’s career was kind of over by then and it just sounded like another Valley Girl film to me,” recalls Drummie. “We did meet Julia Roberts eventually and she did say: ‘Hey, you guys have a song in my film.’ And we said: ‘Yes we do,’ and then Keifer Sutherland appeared and whisked her away pretty quickly. I think he thought one of us was trying to take a run at her or something.”
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Helmed by the German producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti, Snap! reached their peak when their hard dance beats were matched with the American rapper Turbo B. Their collaboration resulted in the hits I Got the Power (1990) and Rhythm Is a Dancer (1992). Turbo B quit in 1992 before rejoining the group for another limited spell in 2000.
Biggest hit song: Where Do You Go Album: No Mercy (1996) Chart performance: No 1 in Ireland, Denmark and Canada; No 2 in the UK; No 3 in the US
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The Mixtape Rewind concert on Friday promises to be a trip down memory lane. With several artists performing their 1990s hits, the night is set to relive memories both fond and – for some – best forgotten. Saeed Saeed talks to the headliners
Biggest hit song: King of Wishful Thinking Album: Pretty Woman soundtrack (1990) and Indian Summer (1992) Chart performance: No 8 in the US; No 6 in Australia
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Biggest hit song: What Is Love? Album: Haddaway (1993) Chart performance: A big success in Europe, topping the charts in nine countries including Spain, Italy and France
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‘You can’t tire a man out who’s already tired. Sometimes you’ve just got to step up to the plate to learn something new. The artists I admire are those who continue to go through evolutions’ – Billy Ray Cyrus, 51, on making his stage debut in the Broadway musical Chicago
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If there was ever a rapper big enough to fill such a prized slot as the race-day concert, it would have to be Eminem. However, he did have his work cut out for him on Sunday night. For one thing, the mixed crowd was very unlike the audiences at the music festivals he’s used to headlining. Youths, families and petrol heads don’t normally get along when it comes to musical tastes, hence previous race concerts – from Paul McCartney and Prince to Beyoncé – were big enough to bridge the divide. After a long day watching the race, the 20,000-strong crowd needed relief in the form of a few big singalongs. Eminem once again showed his deft command of both the hip-hop and pop worlds with a greatest-hits
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set full of anthems, but with enough space to display his gritty rap skills. Backed by an eight-piece band and his hype man Mr Porter (also known as the Kon Artist from the rap collective D12), Eminem stepped on to the stage to the urgent riffs of Won’t Back Down before launching into the forceful 3AM. The crowd well and truly warmed up with Square Dance. Backed by its stonking beat, everyone had their hands in the air as Em tore through defiant couplets such as “a pit-bull off his leash/ All this peace talk can cease”. The energy was maintained with the trunk rattlers So Bad and White Trash Party. Eminem acknowledged the crowd constantly, mentioning Abu Dhabi dozens of time on stage. In song, however, he was in his own space.
He marauded across the stage, spitting lyrics while looking down at the floor. Each verse seemed excavated rather than resting on the tip of his tongue. It was left to Mr Porter to make up the on-stage grin shortage. However, a steady supply of levity eventually surfaced with the big anthems I Need a Doctor and Love the Way You Lie. Hip-hop heads received a real treat when his fellow Detroit native Royce Da 5’9” joined Eminem on stage as the duo Bad Meets Evil. The fiery performance of Fast Lane was utterly brilliant. It was the essence of hip-hop: two dope MCs trading rhyme after rhyme over a bass-heavy beat. Perhaps thanking the audience for this spot of indulgence, Em-
inem quickly followed it up with Stan which, a decade on, remains a high watermark for the genre. A Dr Dre-produced medley of My Name Is and The Real Slim Shady was performed before the set was rounded off with Without Me, Not Afraid and the encore Lose Yourself – the latter cementing itself as the Eye of the Tiger for this generation. The hip-hop party continued late into the night with the Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco taking to the Skybar stage at the du Forum and Royce Da 5’9” and Eminem’s tour DJ The Alchemist playing their own show at Étoiles at Emirates Place. But t he n ight belonged to Eminem. His performance may have not been to everyone’s taste, yet it thrilled, challenged and remained compelling throughout – increasingly rare qualities to find in to day’s popular music. sasaeed@thenational.ae
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ﺔ أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ﻔﻨﻮن.
ت اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ ﻊ وإﻟﻬﺎم
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ﺗﺆﻣﻦ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ أن ﺷﺒﺎب اﻟﻴﻮم ﺳﻮف ﻳﻘﻮﻣﻮن ﺑﺪور ﺣﻴﻮي اﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدﻳﺔ واﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺪوﻟﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﳌﺪى اﻟﺒﻌﻴﺪ، ﻟﺬا ﺗﻠﺘﺰم اﻟﺸﺮﻛﺔ ﺑﺈﻋﺪاد اﻟﺸﺒﺎب ﻟﻬﺬه اﳌﺴﺆوﻟﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل اﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ ﻣﻌﻬﻢ وﺗﻌﺮﻳﻔﻬﻢ ﲟﺠﻤﻮﻋﺔ واﺳﻌﺔ ﻣﻦ اﳋﻴﺎرات اﳌﺘﺎﺣﺔ أﻣﺎﻣﻬﻢ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﲟﺴ ﺗﻬﻢ اﳌﻬﻨﻴﺔ اﳌﺴﺘﻘﺒﻠﻴﺔ.
ﻣﻨﺘﺪى اﻟﺸﺒﺎب
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اﻟﺸﺒﺎب ﻛ ََﺤ ٍ ﺳﻨﻮي ﻳﻬﺪف إ ﻧﺸﺮ ﺪث أﻃﻠﻘﺖ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ﻣﻨﺘﺪى ْ ﱟ اﻟﻮﻋﻲ اﳌﻬﻨﻲ و ﺗﻮﺳﻴﻊ أﻓﻖ اﻟﺸﺒﺎب ا ﻣﺎراﺗﻲ ﻓﻴﻤﺎ ﻳﺨﺺ اﻟﺘﺨﻄﻴﻂ ﳌﺴﺘﻘﺒﻠﻬﻢ اﳌﻬﻨﻲ ،وذﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل ﺗﻘﺪﱘ ً ٍ ﻟﺸﺨﺼﻴﺎت راﺋﺪةٍ ¸ﺎﻟﻬﺎ ،ﻣﻦ ﺷﺨﺼﻴﺔ رؤى َ ﲡﺎرب و ً ¦ﺘﻠﻒ أﻧﺤﺎء ا ﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة.
ن ،ﺗﻨﻈﻢ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى ا ﻣﺎراﺗﻲ.
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ﺑﺎﻋﺘﺒﺎرﻫﺎ واﺣﺪة ﻣﻦ أﻛ Çاﳌﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﻳﻦ ﻗﻄﺎع اﻟﺮﻋﺎﻳﺔ اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺔ إﻣﺎرة أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ،ﺗﺴﻌﻰ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ﻟﺘﺸﺠﻴﻊ اﻟﺸﺒﺎب و أﻓﺮاد ا¿ﺘﻤﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ إﺗﺒﺎع ﳕﻂ ﺣﻴﺎة ﺻﺤﻲ وذﻟﻚ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل رﻋﺎﻳﺔ و ﺗﻨﻈﻴﻢ اﻟﻔﻌﺎﻟﻴﺎت اﻟﺮﻳﺎﺿﻴﺔ.
ﻛﺮة اﻟﻘﺪم اﻟﺮاﻋﻲ اﻟﺮﺳﻤﻲ ﳌﻨﺘﺨﺐ ا ﻣﺎرات اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ ﻟﻜﺮة اﻟﻘﺪم واﻟﺸﺮﻳﻚ ا£ﺳﺎﺳﻲ اﳊﺼﺮي ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ ﻗﻄﺎع اﻟﺸﺒﺎب اﲢﺎد ﻛﺮة اﻟﻘﺪم ا ﻣﺎراﺗﻲ. ﺑﻄﻮﻟﺔ ﻛﺮة اﻟﻘﺪم اﻟﺮﻣﻀﺎﻧﻴﺔ ،اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻨﻈﻤﻬﺎ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ﺳﻨﻮﻳ ﻛﻤﻨﺼﺔ ﺗﻨﺎﻓﺴﻴﺔ ﻟﻼﻋﺒﲔ ﻛﺮة اﳌﻀﺮب )اﻟﺘﻨﺲ( اﻟﺮاﻋﻲ اﻟﺮﺋﻴﺴﻲ ﻟﺒﻄﻮﻟﺔ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ اﻟﻌﺎﳌﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻨﺲ أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻨﺲ اﳌﺪارس و ﻫﻮ ﻣﺒﺎدرة ﻟﺘﻄﻮﻳﺮ اﻟ·اﻋﻢ ،ﺣﻴﺚ ﻳﺘﻢ ﺗﺸﺠﻴﻊ اﻟﻄﻼب و اﳌﺪرﺳﲔ اﳌﺪارس اﳊﻜﻮﻣﻴﺔ واﳋﺎﺻﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﺪرب و ﳑﺎرﺳﺔ ﻟﻌﺒﺔ ﻛﺮة اﳌﻀﺮب.
و ﻗﺪ ﺷﺎرك أﻛ ßﻣﻦ 400ﻃﺎﻟﺐ وﻃﺎﻟﺒﺔ ﻣﻦ اﻟﺸﺒﺎب ا ﻣﺎراﺗﻲ ﻣﻨﺘﺪى اﻟﺸﺒﺎب ﻋﺎم ،2012ﻟﻠﺘﻔﺎﻋﻞ ﻣﻊ ﻧﺨﺒﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺒﺎر اﳌﺘﺤﺪﺛﲔ ،اﻟﺬﻳﻦ ﺗﻘﺪﻣﻬﻢ ﺳﻤﻮ اﻟﺸﻴﺦ ﻋﺒﺪ اà ﺑﻦ زاﻳﺪ آل ﻧﻬﻴﺎن ،وزﻳﺮ اﳋﺎرﺟﻴﺔ دوﻟﺔ ا ﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة.
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ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ودﻋﻢ ا ﺘﻤﻊ إﺗﺎﺣﺔ اﻟﻔﺮص ﺗﻘﻮم ﺷﺮﻛﺔ اﳌﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ )ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ( ﺑﺪﻋﻢ ﻣﺴ ة اﻟﻨﻤﻮ واﻟﺘﻨﻮع اﻻﻗﺘﺼﺎدي إﻣﺎرة أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ،وﻳﺸﻤﻞ ذﻟﻚ ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ اﻟﻘﻄﺎﻋﺎت ا ﺳﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻟﻼﻗﺘﺼﺎد ،واﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﺴﺎﻫﻢ ﺗﺮﺳﻴﺦ ﻣﻜﺎﻧﺔ دوﻟﺔ ا ﻣﺎرات اﻟﻌﺮﺑﻴﺔ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة ﺑﺎﻋﺘﺒﺎرﻫﺎ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﻋﺎﳌﻴ ﻟﻠﺘﻤﻴﺰ اﻟﻌﺪﻳﺪ ﻣﻦ اﻟﻘﻄﺎﻋﺎت ،إﺿﺎﻓﺔ إ ﺗﻄﻮﻳﺮ اﻟﺒﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﺤﺘﻴﺔ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ اﻟﺪوﻟﺔ ،ﲟﺎ ذﻟﻚ اﻟﺒﻨﻴﺔ اﻟﺘﺤﺘﻴﺔ ﻟﻠﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ واﻟﺮﻋﺎﻳﺔ اﻟﺼﺤﻴﺔ. وﻳﺘﻤﺜﻞ اﻟﻘﺎﺳﻢ اﳌﺸ¬ك اﻟﺬي ﻳﺠﻤﻊ ﺑﲔ ¦ﺘﻠﻒ اﻟﻔﺮص اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻮﻓﺮﻫﺎ ﻟ°ﺟﻴﺎل ِ اﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرات وأﺻﻮل ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ اﳊﺎﻟﻴﺔ واﳌﺴﺘﻘﺒﻠﻴﺔ. و ¸ﺎل دﻋﻤﻬﺎ ﻟﻠﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ،ﺗﻄﺮح ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ﻋﺪد ﻣﻦ اﳌﺒﺎدرات اﻟﺮاﻣﻴﺔ إ إﺷﺮاك وإﻟﻬﺎم اﻟﺸﺒﺎب ا ﻣﺎراﺗﻲ ﻟﻼﺳﺘﻔﺎدة ﻣﻦ اﻟﻔﺮص اﳌﺘﺎﺣﺔ دوﻟﺔ ا ﻣﺎرات ،وﺗﺸﺠﻴﻊ إﺗﺒﺎع ِ ﳕﻂ ﺣﻴﺎةٍ ﺻﺤﻲ وﻧﺸﻂ. ﺟﻤﻴﻊ أﻓﺮاد ا¿ﺘﻤﻊ ﻋﻠﻰ ِ
ﺑﺮﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ﻟﻠﺸﺒﺎب – ”و ّﻳﺎﻧﺎ“
ﻳﺮﻛﺰ و ّﻳﺎﻧﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺛﻼث رﻛﺎﺋﺰ أﺳﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻫﻲ
اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﺼﺤﺔ وﻳﻬﺪف إ إﻟﻬﺎم وإﻋﺪاد اﻟﺸﺒﺎب ا ﻣﺎراﺗﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎرﻛﺔ ﺑﻨﺎء ﻣﺴﺘﻘﺒﻞ اﻟﺒﻼد ،ﻛﻤﺎ ﻳﺴﻌﻰ إ ﻧﺸﺮ اﻟﻮﻋﻲ واﻟﺘﻌﺮﻳﻒ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﺮص اﳌﺘﺎﺣﺔ ﻟﻬﻢ.
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تدﻋﻢ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ رؤﻳﺔ اﳊﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﺗﻌﺰﻳﺰ ﻣﻜﺎﻧﺔ أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ﺑﺎﻋﺘﺒﺎرﻫﺎ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ إﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴ ﻣﺰدﻫﺮ ﻟﻠﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ واﻟﻔﻨﻮن. ﻤﻮﻋﺔ أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ﻟﻠﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ واﻟﻔﻨﻮن
ﺗﻬﺪف ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺧﻼل دﻋﻢ اﻟÇاﻣﺞ واﳌﺒﺎدرات اﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ ¿ﻤﻮﻋﺔ أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ﻟﻠﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ واﻟﻔﻨﻮن إ ﺗﺸﺠﻴﻊ وإﻟﻬﺎم وﺗﻨﻤﻴﺔ اﳌﻮاﻫﺐ اﶈﻠﻴﺔ.
رﻋﺎﻳﺔ ﻣﻬﺮﺟﺎن أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ﺳﻠﺴﻠﺔ اﶈﺎﺿﺮات وورش اﻟﻌﻤﻞ اﻟﺘﻄﺒﻴﻘﻴﺔ ﻣﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ وﻣﻌﺮض اﻟﻔﻨﻮن
ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻌﺎون ﻣﻊ ¸ﻤﻮﻋﺔ أﺑﻮﻇﺒﻲ ﻟﻠﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ واﻟﻔﻨﻮن ،ﺗﻨﻈﻢ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ ﻣﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﻓﻨﻴﺔ ﺳﻨﻮﻳﺔ ﺗﻬﺪف إ رﻓﻊ ﻣﺴﺘﻮى اﻻﻫﺘﻤﺎم ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻨﻮن واﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ أوﺳﺎط اﻟﺸﺒﺎب ا ﻣﺎراﺗﻲ.
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ﺗﺆﻣﻦ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟﺔ اﻟﺘﻨﻤﻴﺔ اﻻﻗﺘﺼ ﻟﺬا ﺗﻠﺘﺰم اﻟﺸﺮ ﺧﻼل اﻟﺘﻮاﺻﻞ اﳋﻴﺎرات اﳌﺘﺎﺣ اﳌﺴﺘﻘﺒﻠﻴﺔ.
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أﻃﻠﻘﺖ ﻣﺒﺎدﻟ اﻟﻮﻋﻲ اﳌﻬﻨﻲ اﻟﺘﺨﻄﻴﻂ ﳌﺴ رؤى ﺷ َ ﲡﺎرب و ً ¦ﺘﻠﻒ أﻧﺤﺎء
و ﻗﺪ ﺷﺎرك أﻛ ا ﻣﺎراﺗﻲ ﻣﻦ ﻛﺒﺎر اﳌﺘﺤ ﺑﻦ زاﻳﺪ آل ﻧﻬﻴ اﳌﺘﺤﺪة.
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مقدمة ي�سعدنا يف �شركة املبادلة للتنمية (مبادلة) �أن ن�شارك يف دعم مهرجان �أبوظبي 2013الذي نحتفل هذه الأيام بالذكرى ال�سنوية العا�شرة النطالقه. ميثل هذا املهرجان احلدث الأبرز للثقافة والفنون يف دولة الإمارات العربية املتحدة ،لذلك ي�شرفنا �أن ن�شارك �ضمن فعاليات هذا احلدث العاملي الذي ي�ساهم يف ت�شجيع الإبداع الفني وتر�سيخ دعائم الثقافة يف �أبوظبي. ويف الوقت الذي توا�صل فيه الإمارات العربية املتحدة م�سريتها نحو حتقيق ر�ؤيتها االقت�صادية ،ف�إنه من الأهمية مبكان �أن نحافظ على تراث منطقتنا ونحر�ص على تقديرنا للفنون
والثقافات من جميع �أنحاء العامل. وكما �أن مبادلة تهتم بتحقيق عوائد اجتماعية ملمو�سة لأبوظبي ومواطنيها ،ف�إنها تلتزم بتطوير التفاهم الثقايف بني ال�شباب الإماراتي وجمتمع الإمارات عموم ًا. و�سنوا�صل العمل مع جمموعة �أبوظبي للثقافة والفنون لتطوير برامج ترعى وحتتفي باملواهب الإقليمية ،و�إطالق مبادرات ت�ساهم يف تعزيز اهتمام املجتمع بالثقافة والفنون .ومن هذا املنطلق ،نتمنى لكم كل املتعة والفائدة مبتابعة و ح�ضور فعاليات مهرجان �أبوظبي .2013
خلدون خليفة املبارك الرئي�س التنفيذي والع�ضو املنتدب ل�شركة املبادلة للتنمية
االستثمار في المجتمع المحلي إن كل ما تقوم به شركة المبادلة للتنمية (مبادلة) يرتبط أساس ًا بدعم مسيرة النمو والتنوع االقتصادي في أبوظبي ليشمل ذلك تطوير القطاعات األساسية لالقتصاد باإلضافة إلى تطوير البنية التحتية االجتماعية. ويتجسد القاسم المشترك الذي يجمع بين مختلف استثمارات وأصول مبادلة في الفرص التي توفرها لألجيال الحالية والمستقبلية من الوظائف في قطاعات اقتصادية جديدة بالكامل ،ناهيك عن تطوير البنية التحتية للتعليم والرعاية الصحية لدعم مسيرة النمو المستدام في الدولة. وفي إطار هذا الهدف ،تدعم مبادلة عددا ً من المبادرات التي تركز على تطوير التعليم والصحة والثقافة ،وتهدف جميعها إلى إلهام جيل الشباب لالستفادة من الفرص المتاحة في دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة ،وتشجيع أفراد المجتمع على إتباع نمط حياة صحي و نشط .وتستند برامج تنمية الموارد البشرية المستقبلية على هذه الركائز الثالث لتنمية جيل يمتلك كل األدوات الالزمة لبناء مستقبل مزدهر. وباعتبارها الراعي الرئيسي لمهرجان أبوظبي ،2013تفخر مبادلة بدورها في دعم هذا المهرجان من خالل استقطاب نخبة من أبرز الموسيقيين والفنانين العالميين للمشاركة في هذا المهرجان. و تنتهز مبادلة هذه الفرصة لتشيد بجهود مجموعة أبوظبي للثقافة والفنون في رعاية الفن والثقافة واإلبداع.
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