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Saturday, 25 May 2013

Gifts of the Sultan

Gifts of the Sultan
Date: 21 March – 02 June 2012 Location: Museum of Islamic Art – Ground Floor In Brief: Gifts of the Sultan explores Islamic art through the universal tradition of gift giving. Many of the most spectacular and historically significant examples of Islamic art can be classified as gifts, a number of which will be brought together for the unique purpose of this exhibition to...

Central Asia Cultural Festival

Central Asia Cultural Festival
Location: Katara Art Centre and Katara Drama Theatre In Brief: The six day event will offer a variety of performances from dance groups to opera arias with tickets now available at Virgin Mega stores. With participating countries from Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Republic of Tuva (Province of Russian Republic-Siberia), the festival will feature a wide variety of...

El-Masri Oud Concerto (World Premiere)

El-Masri Oud Concerto (World Premiere)
Location: Opera House, Katara Cultural Village Building 16 In Brief: Thomas Kalb (conductor) and Charbel Rouhana (oud) Program Revueltas: Sensemaya El-Masri: Oud Concerto (World Premiere) Glière: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 25 Learn...

Katara Classical Car Festival

Katara Classical Car Festival
Location: Katara Cultural Village In Brief: A great occasion for classic car enthusiasts and admirers to enjoy a journey in the spectacular world of industry, and watch closely art masterpieces, as visitors will come to know more about various types and forms of these amazing antiquities, which bring the memory of old days, and provide narration of a historical epoch. Learn...

Qatar-Japan 2012, a Kimono demonstration

Qatar-Japan 2012, a Kimono demonstration
Location: Atrium at VCUQatar In Brief: Join the Embassy of Japan and the Japan Foundation for a lecture and Kimono demonstration by Ms. Mako Hattori. Ms. Hattori is an instructor and performer of classical Japanese dance. She has starred in many Japanese films and television programs. Most recently she was the feature performer at the National Theater in Tokyo.  The event is open to...

International Wedding Exhibition and Fashion Show

International Wedding Exhibition and Fashion Show
Location: Doha Exhibition Centre In Brief: The International Wedding Exhibition Doha (IWED) is the leading exhibition for designers, wedding planners and wedding service providers in the Middle East. Learn...

Fashion Show with the Qatari Fashion Designer Elham Al Ansari

Fashion Show with the Qatari Fashion Designer Elham Al Ansari
Location: Katara Art Centre, Bldg 5 In Brief: Elham Al Ansari is a Qatari Fashion Designer who has developed her work thanks to her very acute sense of fashion stlyle, perfectly aligned and in harmony with Qatari and Gulf Visual and Artistic heritage values. Her customers where instrumental in encouraging her creative ideas and talent. Elham prepared a special and unique collection...

Design Road Doha 2012

Design Road Doha 2012
Location: Virginia Commonwealth University – Qatar In Brief: Design Road is a journey undertaken by international designers and creative professionals from various disciplines to exchange experiences with other creative people and innovators from different countries in the Middle East. DarOtakwin and Creative Dialogue Association, Spain jointly organizes this journey of...

9th Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition

9th Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition
Location: Doha Exhibition Centre In Brief: The Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition is an unprecedented artisan exhibition of jewellery and watches held annually in Qatar to attract world-known jewellers, watch exhibitors and enthusiasts. The very idea of the exhibition is to demonstrate the latest trends in the world today, portray the dynamism of Qatar as well as its strong and...

Nicole Taylor and Daniel Ernst to perform at CMU Qatar

Nicole Taylor and Daniel Ernst to perform at CMU Qatar
Location: Carnegie Mellon University, Education City In Brief: Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar is hosting American Soprano Nicole Taylor and pianist Daniel Ernst in Education City. Taylor and Ernst will perform spiritual and folk songs and present pieces by American composers such as Gershwin and Copeland. Learn...

Bruckner’s Romantic Symphony

Bruckner’s Romantic Symphony
Location: Opera House, Katara Cultural Village Building 16 In Brief: Marc Minkowski, conductor – Michèle Losier, mezzo soprano Program: Ravel: Shéhérazade Bruckner: Romantic Symphony No. 4 Learn more:...

Marcel Khalifé with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra

Marcel Khalifé with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra
Location: Opera House, Katara Cultural Village Building 16 In Brief: Michalis Economou, music director – Marcel Khalifé, composer, oud and voice – Bachar Khalifé, percussion – Rami Khalifé, piano – Antony Millet, accordion. Poetry of Mahmoud Darwich, Adonis, Khalil Hawi, Talal Haidar, Mohammad Abdalla Program: Khalifé: Return Symphony (World Premiere) ...