Art and music Beirut Central District

1 art , music

1.1 beirut music , art festival
1.2 beirut jazz festival
1.3 fête de la musique
1.4 beirut celebrates
1.5 beirut international marathon
1.6 beirut chants festival

art , music

street art in front of cartier shop



the quartier des arts @ saifi village



a live performance @ music hall

beirut center of entertainment business , art scene in region. thriving artistic center, beirut has become new regional hub exhibitions, art galleries, , music performances. local, regional , international exhibitions regularly organized around quarters of city center. exhibitions cover varied array of topics spanning sculptures, paintings, architecture , urban planning, manuscripts , archives, photography, handicrafts, , various other technical, commercial, industrial, , scientific themes. venues host these exhibitions range historic buildings, cultural centers, media headquarters, bookstores , cafes wholly dedicated exhibition centers , specialized display galleries. also, open spaces host numerous temporary art galleries , public shows. beirut souks, ajami square , trablous street, have become favorable location street shows, exhibitions , concerts 2011 miss lebanon pageant. beirut international exhibition & leisure center (commonly biel) dedicated fair ground, constituting 15000 sq meters of display floor, hosts diversely themed exhibitions. saifi village beirut s quartier des arts or arts quarter , hosting year-round events in vibrant cluster of art galleries , artisan shops. concerts , musical performances can attended in churches or historic buildings, in open spaces, , in private venues music hall.

beirut central district gradually regained, evolved, role cultural , literature pivot of capital. major bookstores , libraries in country located here, , host book signings, book launching, seminars , conferences world-renowned, regional , local authors. major bookstores librarie antoune, al bourj bookstore, virgin megastores, , sored bookstore; planned public library on martyrs square. central district home headquarters of acclaimed pan-middle east newspapers an-nahar, daily star, , l orient-le jour. in 2010, beirut named world book capital, celebrations , activities of occasion held in biel center in central district. central district home annual beirut arab & international book fair, features works , authors lebanon, saudi arabia, kuwait, united arab emirates, oman, iraq, palestine , egypt , several others, 180 lebanese publishers, , dozens more rest of arab world participating. major book fair held in central district francophone book fair. fair gathers authors , personalities europe, north africa , lebanon, different country being chosen guest of honor each year. in twienth year, fair welcomed 100,000 visitors. in 2012, arab , international book fair entered 56th year, while francophone book fair turned twenty.

during summer season, new waterfront in beirut central district becomes gigantic concert arena hosts world-class performers , shows. list of performers @ new waterfront district includes david guetta, shakira, thirty seconds mars, flo rida, james blunt, marcel khalife, kesha, alexandra stan, sean kingston, t-pain, warda al-jazairia, akon, lil wayne, sting, mariah carey, phil collins, 50 cent, majida el roumi, ricky martin, mika, tiësto, pussycat dolls, snoop dogg, michael bolton, armin van buuren, enrique iglesias, red hot chili peppers, fairuz, evanescence, taio cruz, scorpions ...etc.

majida el roumi performs in festival in martyrs square


beirut music , art festival

2011 witnessed launching of beirut music , art festival, annual event take place @ beirut souks. organizers of event described vision looks fulfill beirut’s role cultural capital of middle east . aim festival promote , strengthen cultural scene in lebanon , middle east, proposing combination of local musicians, world-class performers , art in forms. artists , singers performances divided along 2 stages: grand stand venue , music village venue. list of performers in festival s first year included al di meola, earth, wind & fire, goran bregovic, ilham al-madfai, marcel khalife, natacha atlas, roger hodgson , many more.

beirut jazz festival

the beirut jazz festival annual music festival , celebration runs ten days each year. festival launched in 2007 in downtown beirut solidere, real estate company behind re-development of beirut central district. festival has taken place in different venues each year, on ajami square in beirut souks. according festival s organizers, beirut jazz festival doesn t limit exclusively classical jazz music integrates folkloric arabic music western improvisational musical ideas whilst experimenting traditional music genres diverse parts of world . of jazz artists have taken part in festival rabih abou-khalil, charbel rouhana, marcus miller, patti austin, randy crawford, joe sample, arturo sandoval, charlie winston, chucho valdés , several others.

fête de la musique

initiated in paris in 1982, fête de la musique, or world music day, has evolved international music festival celebrated worldwide, , in middle east jordan, morocco, , algeria celebrate next lebanon. all-night music celebration held @ moment of summer solstice, , consists of free concerts amateur , professional musicians , accessible public. takes place in various venues in beirut central district (mainly martyrs square, roman baths garden, , samir kassir square) or outside of district (rue hamra , rue gouraud). time out beirut magazine described festival saying encourages people see great free music , break down barriers between streets , players, it’s democratising evening of musical discovery .

beirut celebrates

beirut celebrates name of annual christmas , new year s eve festivities in beirut central district. under patronage of prime minister of lebanon , lebanese ministry of culture, solidere, lebanese company development , reconstruction of beirut, organizes series of events on occasion of end of year festivities. downtown area witnesses giant christmas parade straddles along martyrs square, allenby street, , beirut souks; , inauguration of santa s village , christmas market in saifi village. other celebrations include christmas lights, lighting of christmas tree, firework shows, singing carols, marching bands, santa floats, , many more events.

beirut international marathon

beirut international marathon annual event in beirut central district started on october 19, 2003. organized non-profit ngo beirut marathon association mission, according website, passionately organize running events inspire unity, positively change lifestyles, promote wellness, , provide experience of challenge, achievement, joy, , glory; benefit of lebanon, both , generations come . since launched first race in 2003, marathon has grown noticeably receiving local , international recognition; earning bronze road race label international association of athletics federations, power of sports award aipsf, , laureus world sports awards. marathon s trail starts @ different point in beirut central district each year terminates @ martyrs square. marathon constitutes 8 races: 42 kilometer race, 42 kilometer race (wheelchair), 42 kilometer relay, 10 kilometer fun run, 10,000 meters run, 10,000 meters run (wheelchair), 5 kilometer youth run, 1 kilometer run mom race. in 2009, beirut marathon drew 33,000 runners covering various distances 10 kilometers traditional 42 kilometers.

beirut chants festival

beirut chants sacred music festival launched in 2007 solidere, , part of european festivals association. takes place on period of 5 weeks each year-end in historical churches of central district. includes recitative, sacred choral music, chamber , philharmonic orchestra performances, , wide variety vocal , instrumental music shows. of notable performers la scala orchestra, notre dame university choir, lebanese national symphony orchestra, abeer nehme, jeff cohen, abdel rahman el bacha, vadym kholodenko, among many others. mounir douaidy, general manager of solidere, described company s sponsorship of festival supporting , endorsing arts , culture activities in beirut central district aiming revive beirut’s role key multicultural hub in middle east. festival s fifth edition in 2012 attracted large crowds counting more 20,000 persons on lebanon.