The French “Reading Club” of the “Al-Sabil Association” continues its activities, revolving around the study of the relationship between cinema and literature. In this context, the club invites on July 14 to discuss Frenchman Herve Bazin’s novel “The Serpent in the Fist” (1911-1996 / photo), published in 1948, in the “Beirut Municipal Public Library” in Mono (Achrafia). The book is like a biography of the writer, in which he expresses his anger and intense hatred towards his cruel mother, whom he likens to a snake. She was a very cruel and dominant mother who often abused her children and used all sorts of punishments on them. The session begins with the release of a film based on director Philippe de Broca’s novel, followed by a discussion on the development of events, development of the main characters and the theme of a mother’s relationship with her children. The session included a dialogue with viewers about how successful the film was in bringing the novel to the big screen, and how the film benefited the writer in achieving wider distribution of his novel.
* Discussion on the topic “Snake in the fist”: Thursday, July 14 – Question: 18:00 – “Beirut Municipal Public Library” (Mono – Ashrafieh). For inquiries: 01/664647
Dance with me, grandpa!
A new date awaits belly dancers at the Haf Belly Dance show in Al Madinah Metro (Al Hamra) on July 16 this year. The show is hosted by Naima Yazbek (pictured), Randa Mahul and Eyad Molaeb. The trio is famous in the field of dance and has previously been seen by the public in several Beirut space production performances. In a brief interview with Al Akhbar, Yazbek announced that Belly Chaf’s performances started ten years ago in Al Madinah Metro and his idea went back to director and actor Hisham Jaber, who sought to highlight the belly dance. “In all its beautiful details.” He stressed that “he wants to join this dance show with his colleagues, Randa and Iyad… The audience loves to watch oriental dances on stage because they feel they have been presented in a more artistic and professional way. way, far from profanity. . Naima added that the work allows viewers to see belly dance from a “completely different perspective, away from the clichés that come from the religious and social ideas rooted in Lebanon. (Haf Belly Dance) remains an opportunity to have fun and enjoy the beats of well-known music as well as an attempt to distract the Lebanese public from the economic and political crisis that has engulfed the country. ”
* “Belly dance Khaf”: Saturday, July 16-Question: 21:00-“Metro Al-Madina” (Hamra-Beirut). For inquiries: 76/309363
Water is Witness of Beirut
On July 14, the new headquarters of the Ashkal Alwan Association was inaugurated in the Mar Michael district of Beirut with a presentation by Tarik Atwi and Eric La Casa entitled “Watch the Water-Beirut”. Between October 12 and 17, 2019, the duo recorded the sounds of Beirut’s harbor and the noise of its pools, barns and nozzles as part of the Atwi project, which aims to study the harbors. At the end of their trip, Atwi and La Casa invited deaf students from the Orphan Protection Association in Sidon (South Lebanon) to take part in the Mirfa recording and present these recorded voices as part of the show. This show is scheduled for October 19, 2019 as part of the activities and activities of the eighth edition of the Homework Forum organized by Ashkal Alwan, which was postponed on the eve of Lebanese traffic on October 17 until the next date, which until now has not been specified. Three years later, the show returns with a new format exclusively dedicated to Beirut and the new Ashkal Alwan space. So, this time, Atwie and La Casa will be part of a new group of students from the Orphan Protection Association, in addition to percussionist Akram Khaj, who worked with Atwie and accompanied him closely to a creative residency at his studio in Paris. Harbor Recordings songs are played underwater and on a Pilgrim bass machine. Guest performers feel the vibrations with their hands, manipulate harbor sounds, and add them to harbor sounds through touch, vision, and sign language.
* “Watch the Water-Beirut” show: Thursday, July 14, 2022-Question: 17:00-Ashqal Alwan’s New Headquarters (Mar Michael-Beirut). For inquiries: 01/423879
Source: Al-Akhbar
