2016 3 23 From 23 March to 3 April 2016

‫ﺗﺤﺖ رﻋﺎﻳﺔ وزارة اﻟﺴﻴﺎﺣﺔ واﺛﺎر‬
‫ﺗﻨﻈﻢ ﺟﻤﻌﻴﺔ اﻟﻜﻤﻨﺠﺎﺗﻲ‬
‫ﻣﻬﺮﺟﺎن ﻓﻠﺴﻄﻴﻦ ﻟﻠﻤﻮﺳﻴﻘﻰ اﻟﺮوﺣﺎﻧﻴﺔ واﻟﺘﻘﻠﻴﺪﻳﺔ‬
‫ﺿﻤﻦ ﻓﻌﺎﻟﻴﺎت ﻳﻮم اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﻮﻃﻨﻴﺔ‬
‫اﻟﺬي ﺗﻨﻈﻤﻪ وزارة اﻟﺜﻘﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﻔﻠﺴﻄﻴﻨﻴﺔ‬
‫‪From 23 March to 3 April 2016‬‬
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The vision of the festival
Al Kamandjâti is presenting an international festival dedicated to sacred,
spiritual and traditional music. The creation of the festival is based on the
belief that the time has come to broaden people’s understanding of Palestine,
and to give its music world a greater sense of universality, by welcoming other
cultures. In particular, the festival aims to give a new lease of life to music in
the Holy City of Jerusalem.
From Palestine…To Jerusalem
The festival will be a musical journey of beauty and delight, highlighting the
architectural wealth of Jerusalem, through the sanctity of its location. We
will also explore, through the festival, the concept of time - that of cultural
transmission from generation to generation, and of the legacy of knowledge
that crosses centuries. The festival will highlight the phenomenon of belonging
and identity, and the cultural diversity of our planet. Palestine is home to a
fabulous sacred heritage, with sites that bring us to the heart of the monotheist
history. And the festival is a way to highlight these sites and give them back
their soul. This is why, following the itinerary traced by the Festival, our partner
Diwan Voyage will offer a wide range of thematic visits that will take you on
an original journey throughout Palestine. Alongside the artistic events, the
itinerary invites you to encounter Palestinian society and discover its heritage.
Alain Weber, the artistic director of the festival
In order to marry the festival’s various elements in the
best way possible, AK chose Alain Weber as artistic
director of the festival. Alain Weber is dedicated to
present a traditional and World Music heritage through
many forms - expert of Eastern music and gypsy music
among others, he is presenting some of the most rare
traditions of this world through real artistic concepts constantly defending a traditional heritage through the
most important international festivals, musical productions and recordings.
He is also, among others, the artistic director of Fez Sacred Music Festival, of
Zaman & Arts Production and musical advisor for the Philharmonie de Paris.
The team of the festival
Light experts: Christophe Olivier / Gael Boucault
Sound experts: Thyl Mariage / Nicolas Lebecque / Mohannad Abu Hamdieh
Stage management: Gauthier Bourgois / Camille Mariage
Production: Frederic Mariage
Al Kamandjâti Association
Al Kamandjâti (meaning “The Violinist”) is a non-profit organization founded
in 2002 by the Palestinian musician Ramzi Aburedwan. Its aim is to provide
music education to Palestinian children and young people, and to develop
the musical cultural life of Palestine. Al Kamandjâti runs music schools for
children in cities, villages, and refugee camps across Palestine and Lebanon.
These music schools offer children the chance to learn music, to discover their
cultural heritage as well as other musical cultures, and to explore their creative
potential. In addition, Al Kamandjâti organizes numerous concerts and music
festivals throughout the year, for the benefit of the students as well as the general
community, and as part of its mission to make music accessible to all.
The Palestinian Performing Arts Network
This festival is implemented in the framework of a project funded by the European
Commission and entitled «Performing Arts: A Pathway towards Self Expression and
Democracy», to encourage cultural expressions which promote diversity, intercultural
dialogue and human and cultural rights, in the context of reconciliation, conflict
resolution and democratization. This project is implemented by the members of the
Palestinian Performing Arts Network (PPAN).
The performing ensembles
Trio Shaghaf (improvisation, spiritual, oriental) – Palestine
Founded in 2013, Trio Shaghaf is composed of Louay Bal’awi (Oud), Adham
khamayseh (Qanun) and Mohammad Khamaiseh (Nay), all
from Jenin. They compose and play their own music, which
is of a spiritual and improvisational nature. Trio Shaghaf
aspires to reach the depths and souls of listeners through
their music - music which is filled with joy and sometimes
sadness. The trio will be accompanied during the festival by
Ibrahim Froukh on percussion.
Diwan Ensemble (improvisation, spiritual, oriental) – Palestine
Diwan is a Palestinian ensemble created to reflect the new
horizons set by the Festival. Its outlook has expanded to
combine elements of oriental and soufi music in a fusion
of different cultural influence, harmonizing instruments and
sacred chants.
Tangianu duo AND Mohamad Abu el Naji – Italy / Palestine
The Art of Launeddas, the Triple Pastoral Clarinet from Sardinia / the Art of
Yerghoul and Zajal
Sardinia has an important legacy of musical culture
linked to the Neolithic period. Its pastoral culture is
reflected in a traditional ‘continuous breath’ instrument
known as the launeddas. The launeddas pre-dates the
Aulos or Diaulos of archaic Greece, the Yarghul of
ancient Egypt and the Roman Tibia, and is present in
the historical memory of Mediterranean shepherds as
far back as the second millennium BC. It is extremely
simple in appearance, consisting of three pipes connected in the mouth, yet
requires an especially high level of skill to play. Dante and Roberto Tangianu,
from Sardinia, will present us this instrument during the festival. They have
both inherited this passion from their ancestors and are considered today
to be some of the greatest launeddas performers. Dante and Roberto will
also work during the festival with great Palestinian poet Abu el Naji (zajal)
and a yarghoul player (instruments closely connected to the launeddas), in
order to present a completely new musical combination to the audience. The
performance will unite these two unusual instruments for the first time in a
unique and original dialogue together with the Zajal.
Les Surprises Ensemble (Ancient and baroque music / Oriental
improvisations and music) – France
Creation
Founded in 2010 by Juliette Guignard and Louis-Noël Bestion de Camboulas,
Ensemble Les Surprises seeks to convey its passion for the music of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries by means of varied and original programs. It takes its
name from the opéra-ballet by Jean-Philippe Rameau, “Les Surprises de l’Amour”.
A lively and progressive ensemble, Les Surprises aims to open up new ways of
listening with musical interpretations that are unique and yet always adhere closely
to the style of the music. It also contributes to the development of contemporary
repertoire for period instruments by commissioning works from today’s composers
in an effort to expand the audience for Baroque music.
The ensemble will also take part to a musical residency in
Palestine with Palestinian musicians, prior to the festival, in
order to create a musical program of a new style, marrying
ancient French music and oriental one. At the end of the
residency, the French and Palestinian musicians will present
the result of their musical work through performances.
David Lewy (Native American singing and flute) - USA
David is known for his performance in playing the flute resembling the
American Indians music. Musician and teacher, he is a testament to the
healing power of music. He taught High School and
Middle School ceramics for nearly a decade, always
incorporating notions of social justice and humanitarian
outreach to his students’ projects. An accomplished
flutist, he has carried on his family’s musical tradition by
teaching music to children struggling with autism and
by performing Native American music in New York Cityarea hospitals. His latest album is entitled “Breath.”
Michael Dabroski (classical western music) - USA
Based in Vermont in the United States, Michael Dabroski is touted as a
“Distinguished Alumni” of Manhattan School of Music
in New York City where he studied violin with Stanley
Bednar and conducting with David Gilbert. Later he was
a full scholarship student recipient at Temple University
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he received his
Master of Music degree. Mr. Dabroski is Leader/Violinist
of Vermont Mozart Festival and past Artistic Director of
Music in the Great Hall -- a world-class chamber music
series serving Baltimore, Maryland in its 41st season.
He also collaborated with Al Kamandjâti to enable the
creation of a violin by Palestinian Shehada Shalalda,
Ramallah, which is performed in many cities across
the United States. Recognizing the power of music to initiate or respond to
change, Mr. Dabroski wrote “Suite for Gaza (2014)” and “Suite for Palestine
(2015)” for unaccompanied violin (each six movements) based on trips to
Palestine and Gaza as a means to express his thoughts about the beauty of
Palestine in contrast with the political injustices.
Amra – (overtone singing and morin-kuur) - Mongolia
«Only the sky can see the back of a sparrowhawk» - Mongolian proverb
It is beyond the seas to mountains venerated since
prehistoric times, those of the steppes of the Gobi Altai,
where the Altai Mountains and the vast Gobi Desert
meet, that was born, according to the legend, the practice
of overtone singing- khöömii (literally larynx). It is
accompanied by the morin khuur -or khiil -khuur, fiddlehorse of the poet and seer. Overtone singing is a musical
metaphor for the relief of the hills, the magnitude of the
steppes and herds, the tumult of nature, its rumblings and its murmurings, the
galloping horses and the rustling of wild herbs. Founded in the thirteenth century
by Genghis Khan, the Mongol Empire was the largest empire that ever existed: it
stretched from Siberia to India, and the Pacific Ocean through the Mediterranean
Sea. It reached its peak in the late thirteenth century and underwent a period of
decline before collapsing in the fourteenth century. It was partially restored later
by Tamerlane under the new name of Timurid Empire.
Divana (traditional music from Rajasthan) – India
We must leave the tourist bustle of the Rajputan cities of Jaipur, Jodhpur and
Jaisalmer, slowly subject to the law of a new uniform urbanization, to enjoy
the artistic remains of ancient small Rajput kingdoms, refugees in the vastness
of a rural frontier that extends over several thousand kilometers. A myriad of
castes live there: acrobats, nomads, ancestors of Gypsies, court musicians
from another era, survive the sprawl of modern times. We
find there the essence of popular music: impregnation
and imitation, between nature and culture, the gift
to bring out immediately, the essence of the soul and
feeling. And it is from these kingdoms that come the
two young brothers, Bhuta and Manjour, as well as the
young Gazi Khan Junior, son of the famous Khan Bungar
regarded and revered as the greatest singer of the cast of Manghaniyar. These
musicians are fiercely determined to preserve the tradition of artists from
Manghaniyar castes (located in the desert region of Rajasthan and using the
fiddle kamanchiya and the kartal) and from Langa castes (located east of
Rajasthan around Jaipur and Jodhpur and using mainly sarangui fiddle and
the double flute satara).
Accept, my Lord – Spiritual Byzantine Melodies from Galilee
Renowned musicians from Galilee present us a spiritual concert inspired
by Easter and great fasting. Spiritual traditional Byzantine melodies and
improvisations performed by nay, oud, qanoun, violin and singing, in addition
to selected readings from the book “Jesus, the son of Man” from Jubran Khalil
Jubran.4
The Thinkers
Youssef Seddik
Youssef Seddik is a noted Tunisian philosopher and
anthropologist specializing in Ancient Greece and the
anthropology of the Qur’an. In 1966, he obtained a master’s
degree in philosophy and a degree in French literature and
civilization. During the next years, he taught in several
institutions. He was also a reporter of the journal La Presse
de Tunisie between 1975 and 1983. Based in Paris in 1988,
he obtained a DEA in the Greek language and civilization from the University
of Paris III. Seddik has published many books and translations based on
Ancient Greece and Islamic heritage, including works related to the Prophet
Muhammad, Imam Ali, and the Qur’an. He also attempted to publish a Qur’an
in the form of seven volumes of comics, but was halted after objections from
the Tunisian religious authorities in 1992. In 1999 he published a book entitled
Brins de chicane. His book “We Have Never Read the Qur’an”, released in
September 2004, explores the language and symbols that are present in the
Qur’an. In the book the author begins with the questioning of the politics of
Islam and the role of God. He also directed documentaries including a series
of five episodes on Muhammad.
Pierre Guy-Stephanopoulos
After long studies in archeology, ethnology and anthropology,
in France and Greece, Pierre-Guy goes “on the ground” in
search of antiques throughout the Mediterranean Basin and
becomes a specialist from the Neolithic period to the Iron Age.
His researches are not limited to excavation works, but he also
devotes himself to the study of all these people he meets and
discovers in his travels. Travels that will increasingly become numerous and far,
always eastward, in the wake of these people and their most ancient traditions
- who paved roads for millennia. Music, dance, sounds, scents, traditions and
rites, above all shamanic, passionate him and have retained him for thirty years of
research that he wants, after each return, to pass on at all levels. Today, he offers
to enthusiasts his knowledge and gathered experiences, takes part to international
cultural projects that serve the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage of
all these people often forgotten. The encounter with Alain Weber was revealing,
and several collaborations were born from it, between festivals, ethno-music
documentaries (the latter with Lebanon and Sardinia).
Khaldun Bshara
Khaldun Bshara is a conservation architect and anthropologist.
Bshara is currently the Director of Riwaq Centre, Ramallah,
Palestine where he has worked since 1994. He received his
B.Sc. in Architectural Engineering from Birzeit University
(1996) and his MA in Conservation of Historic Towns and
Buildings from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
(2000). Interested in refugees, space and memory, Bshara joined
the University of California, Irvine on a Fulbright Scholarship where he obtained
his MA in Anthropology in 2009 and a PhD in 2012. Bshara carried out many
architectural design and architectural restoration projects in Palestine. In addition,
he is the author and co-author of number of books and articles. www.riwaq.org The photo exhibition
«Al-Quds al-Sharif. Muslim architectural heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem»
At the origin, a photo exhibition at the « Institute of the Arab World », Paris (2002),
the serie is composed of 65 photo enlargements black & white and 5 autochromes
(colors, from 1922). The theme is about the illustration of the beauties of Harâm alSharif, outside and inside the monuments of the Islamic art, starting 1905.
The persons presenting the festival events
Huda al Imam
Huda al Imam is a Franco-Palestinian woman from
Jerusalem, who studied in the city, as well as in Paris and
London (High Studies of Economics and Management at the
London School of Economics and Political Science). Huda
continuously focuses on heritage in her independent work,
in order to preserve the Palestinian threatened identity in
Jerusalem. In 1998, she founds the Centre for Jerusalem
Studies, in Al Quds University. She is also co-founder of a number of other
Palestinian institutions in Jerusalem, such as Al Ma’mal Foundation for
Contemporary Art, the ‹Jerusalem Link›, ‹Hashd› - the democratic campaign
for peace and the Danish House in Palestine (DHIP). She is also member of
“Jerusalem Quarterly” Palestinian Studies and the Jerusalem Tourism Cluster. In
spite of the socio-political challenges that the city has to rise, Huda persists on
creating and developing sustainable cultural programs and strategies, artistic
exhibitions, musical performances, Sufi nights in Ramadan time, alternative
guided tours, cinema festivals… in collaboration with several Palestinians and
international partners.
Nidal Rafa
Nidal Rafa was born Haifa, a Middle East Journalist and a
TV producer in Jerusalem. She has been covering stories in
Palestine on behalf of international media for the last ten
years such as CNN, France24, ARD, RTL, Wall Street Journal
and BBC, from the outbreak of the second intifada through
to the recent war on Gaza. She joined CNN in 2005. She
has a postgraduate degree in international relations, and has
also studied at Haifa University. Nidal is an active participant in Palestinian
political life; when she's not out chasing stories, she somehow finds time
for other projects, from conducting the research for Sandy Tolan's book The
Lemon Tree, to acting as a board member for several important organizations
such as ADALAH, Al SIWAR in Haifa, The Arab Journalist Club and Ellam, the
media organization in Nazareth. Nidal Rafa is a trainer in communication
and media fields. She is the director of the documentary «ABBAS 36».
The Guided Tours
You can contact directly Diwan Voyage to register and to specify your wishes
of guided tours. Tailor-made visits are also possible upon request, if you have
particular needs or expectations, or if you are interested in hiking itineraries.
Contact
E-mail: [email protected]
Tel: + 970 (0)2 298 55 87 Mob: + 970 (0)568 67 13 02
+ 970 (0)569 995 951
The tours are organised in partnership with local organisations; the Center for
Jerusalem Studies, Rozana, Project Hope, and with local guides or specialists.
Language: English-speaking guides will lead the tours. Upon request, Diwan
can organise tours in other languages: (Arabic, French, etc.).
The departure of the visits is guaranteed with 10 people registered.
Further details: meeting point, guide – will be communicated through the
Festival’s website and by email upon registration.
Jerusalem Al Quds
Jerusalem in the course of history
The architectural and cultural heritage of the Old City, in both its religious
and secular monuments, parades on a route that reveals the ancient and
contemporary history. Duration of the visit: full day
Alternative tour in East-Jerusalem
Meeting with a civil society organization and alternative visit in East-Jerusalem
for an eloquent geopolitical overview. Duration of the visit: full day
Byzantine Jerusalem
Mosaics will be the thread of a journey throughout time, unveiling mysterious
and secret sites. Duration of the visit: 3 hours
Mameluke Jerusalem
The splendour of the Mameluke architecture appears through a long route
that drives us into the most secret back passages of the city. Establishments
dedicated to pilgrims or Sufis, centres for knowledge and religious sciences,
mosques, palaces, mausoleums, public fountains and markets are the longstanding witnesses of a flourishing period. Duration of the visit: 3 hours
Jerusalem 1900
Jerusalem by the year 1900. Glimpse on an epoch marked by its dynamism
and by physical transformations in the urbanism and topography of the city.
Duration of the visit: 3 hours
Communities of Jerusalem
A discovery of the social identity of Jerusalem and the diversity of its
community of inhabitants. A path that takes us to a privileged encounter with
the Palestinian population of Jerusalem. Duration of the visit: 3 hours
Alternative tour of the Old City
Alternative visit of the Old City of Jerusalem for an eloquent geopolitical overview.
Duration of the visit: 3 hours
Jenin
Jenin and its vicinity
The hills rising in the middle of continuous fertile plains offer rich agricultural
soil. At the edge of the Marj Ibn Amer plain, the region was the scene
of emblematic battles; from Meggido, the biblical Armageddon of the
Apocalypse, to the martyred refugee camp of Jenin, an integral part of the
city. From the ottoman castles of Arrabeh to the modern Canaan Fair Trade
initiative in the village of Burqin, Jenin’s surroundings reveal a diverse and
lively rural heritage. Duration of the visit: 3 hours & full day - Hiking options
Jabal Nablus
Nablus, the «little Damascus»
Referred to as the « little Damascus » by the Palestinian voyager al Muqaddasi
in the 10th century, the city retains this identity specific to the Bilad al Sham:
a unique architecture and a winsome atmosphere. Duration of the visit: 3
hours & full day
Sabastya
The historical and archaeological heritage of Sabastya, the antique SamariaSebaste, shows up from all sides and invites us to take a different look at
history, between myths and realities. The local projects of conservation and
rehabilitation of the heritage, as well as the welcoming local coffee shops,
make this village a more than pleasant place to explore.
Duration of the visit: 3 hours & full day - hiking options
Jamma’in & Deir Istya
Between stone quarries and steep hills wooded with olive trees, the region
displays invigorating rural heritage and picturesque landscapes that remain
under threat. As former administrative centres of rural fiefdoms, the so-called
“throne-villages”, Deir Istya and Jammain uncover a singular architecture.
Duration of the visit: full day - Hiking options
Ramallah
Ramallah
A political, cultural and administrative centre, Ramallah surprises with its
vibrancy. Here the historical buildings are harder to find than elsewhere, but
the event-driven dynamism and the diversity of institutional, associative and
cultural organisations make this city a breeding ground for new meetings.
Duration of the visit: 3 hours
Bani Zayd
This path, going through the steep hills of the Bani Zayd area, North of
Ramallah, surprises with its landscapes and rich rural heritage. The Sufi
sanctuaries, rising from every direction, invite one to a startling exploration of
this splendid region. Duration of the visit: full day - Hiking options
CONCERTS AND TOURS FEES
All events marked with
(for the tours) or with
paying events. The other events are free admission.
(for the concerts) are
Concerts
•Entrance to 1 concert: 35 NIS for adults / 25 NIS for students
•Entrance to 3 concerts: 100 NIS / 75 NIS for students
•Entrance to 6 concerts: 150 NIS / 100 NIS for students
•Entrance to the whole festival: 300 NIS / 250 NIS for students
Concerts plus tours
•3 hour tour: 130 NIS (includes the guided tour)
•Full day tour “Jerusalem in the course of history”: 190 NIS (includes the
guided tour and lunch)
•Full day tour: 270 NIS (includes the transportation, guided tour and lunch)
•Package 1: entrance to 3 concerts + a 3-hour visit of your choice:
220 NIS / 195 NIS for students
•Package 2: entrance to 6 concerts + a 3-hour visit of your choice:
270 NIS / 220 NIS for students
•Package 3: entrance to all the concerts + two 3-hour visits or one full-day
visit of your choice: 550 NIS / 500 NIS for students
NABLUS
Wednesday 23RD March
Jamma’in and Deir Istya
Tour Jamma’in and Deir Istya
8.30 AM – 4.30 PM
Multipurpose Community Resource Center
5.00 PM
Launching of the festival: press conference with festival team
Opening of the photo exhibition Al-Quds al-Sharif
Followed by a concert - Michael Dabroski and Shaghaf Ensemble (creation)
Multipurpose Community Resource Center
Concert Diwan Ensemble – “oriental, Sufi melodies”
6.30 PM
Thursday 24th March
Nablus old city
Tour Nablus “the Little Damascus”
Multipurpose Community Resource Center
Lecture “Culture and Religion” by Youssef Seddik
Followed by a concert “From East to West”
David Lewy -Native American flute and singing
8.00 AM – 11.00 AM
11.00 AM
Multipurpose Community Resource Center
3.00 PM
Lecture To the roots of the Holy Land – when architecture and music meets,
by Pierre Guy-Stephanopoulos
Workshop on instrument making: “the art of the Sard triple clarinet “Launeddas”/
Tangianu duo & Mohamad Abu el Naji
Al Manarah Square (Square Gate)
4.30 PM
Concert Tangianu duo “The Art of the Double reed clarinet “Launeddas”
With Mohamad Abu el Naji - Yerghul with Zajal
Khan el Wakala
Concert Divana – Rajasthan / India
6.30 PM
Sunday 27th March
Jamma’in and Deir Istya
Tour Jamma’in and Deir Istya
9.00 AM - 5.00 PM
SABASTYA – A HERITAGE DAY
Friday 25th March
Sabastya old town
Tour Sabastya Part I
Sabastya Square
Local breakfast
8.30 AM – 10.30 AM
9.00 AM
Kayed Palace
10.30 AM
Lecture “Culture and Religion” by Youssef Seddik
Followed by a concert “From East to West
Michael Dabroski – “the Art of violin” / David Lewy - Native American flute
and singing
Sabastya square
Local food tasting
Sabastya site
Tour Sabastya Part II
1.30 PM
2.00 PM – 3.00 PM
Stables
3.00 PM
Lecture To the roots of the Holy Land – when architecture and music meets,
by Pierre Guy-Stephanopoulos With the participation of Khaldun Bshara
Workshop on instrument making: “the art of the Sard triple clarinet
“Launeddas” Tangianu duo & Mohamad Abu el Naji
Followed by a concert Tangianu duo “The Art of the Double reed clarinet
“Launeddas” / With Mohamad Abu el Naji - Yerghul with Zajal
Sabastya archaeological site
Concert Diwan Ensemble – “Oriental, Sufi melodies”
Divana – Rajasthan / India
5.00 PM
Ramallah
Saturday 26th March
Ramallah
Tour Ramallah
2.00 PM - 5.00 PM
Mahmoud Darwish Foundation
6.00 PM
Lecture “Culture and Religion” by Youssef Seddik
Followed by a concert “From East to West”: Amra – “Khoomi” Diphonic
nomadic singing and Morin Khoor (Fiddle) / Michael Dabroski – “the Art of
violin” / David Lewy - flute and singing
Ramallah Cultural Palace
7.30 PM
Concert Divana – Rajasthan (India) / Amra – “Khoomi” Diphonic nomadic
singing and Morin Khoor (Fiddle) / Tangianu duo “The Art of the Double reed
clarinet “Launeddas”
Monday 28th March
Bani Zayd
Tour Bani Zayd area (with hiking option)
9.00 AM – 5.00 PM
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hope
Concert Les Surprises – “Ancient and baroque music ”
Accept my Lord - Spiritual Byzantine melodies from Galilee
6.30 PM
Jenin
Monday 28th March
Jenin
Tour Jenin and Marj Ibn Amer
9.00 AM – 5.00 PM
Tuesday 29th March
Jenin and Jenin camp
Tour
10.00 AM – 1.00 PM
Al Kamandjâti
2.00 PM
Lecture To the roots of the Holy Land – when architecture and music meets,
by Pierre Guy-Stephanopoulos
Followed by a concert Tangianu duo “The Art of the Double reed clarinet “Launeddas”
Al Kamandjâti
3.00 PM
Workshop on instrument making: “the art of the Sard triple clarinet
“Launeddas”/ Tangianu duo and Mohamad Abu el Naji
Al Sibat
4.00 PM
Concert Tangianu duo “The Art of the Double reed clarinet “Launeddas”
Mohamad Abu el Naji - Yerghul with Zajal
Al Kamandjâti
Lecture “Culture and Religion” by Youssef Seddik
5.00 PM
Fatima khatoun School
6.30 PM
Concert: “From Mongolia to the Indian desert of Rajasthan”
Chota Divana – Rajasthan - India
Amra – “Khoomi” Diphonic nomadic singing and Morin Khoor (Fiddle)
JERUSALEM
Wednesday 30th March
Old city
Tour Jerusalem in the course of history
9.00 AM – 5.00 PM
Old city
Tour Communities in Jerusalem
1.00 PM – 4.00 PM
Al Maamal Foundation
5.00 PM
Press conference with festival team
Followed by a concert
Amra – “Khoomi” Diphonic nomadic singing and Morin Khoor (Fiddle)
Tangianu duo “The Art of the Double reed clarinet “Launeddas”
Saint Ann Church
Concert Les Surprises with Shaghaf ensemble
6.30 PM
Jerusalem Hotel
Concert Jam session
9.00 PM
Thursday 31st March
Old city
Tour Mameluke Jerusalem
9.00 AM – 12.00 PM
Old city
Tour Alternative tour of the old city
2.00 PM – 5.00 PM
Saint Etienne Convent
5.00 PM
Photo Exhibition “Melting pot about Palestine” by Jean-Michel de Tarragon
Saint Etienne Convent
Concert Les Surprises
6.00 PM
The Palestinian National Theater – El Hakawati
Concert Divana
7.30 PM
Jerusalem Hotel
After Jam session
9.00 PM
Friday 1st April
Old city
Tour Byzantine Jerusalem
8.00 AM – 11.00 AM
Saint Etienne Convent
11.00 AM
Lecture To the roots of the Holy Land – when architecture and music meets,
by Pierre Guy-Stephanopoulos
Followed by a concert Tangianu duo “The Art of the Double reed clarinet
“Launeddas”/ With Mohamad Abu el Naji - Yerghul with Zajal
Old city
Tour Communities of Jerusalem
12.00 PM – 3.00 PM
The Church of Redeemer
3.00 PM
Concert Shaghaf ensemble / Accept my Lord - Spiritual Byzantine melodies
from Galilee
Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization
Photo exhibition “Al-Quds al-Sharif”
6.00 PM
Dar Al-Tifel Al-Arabi Organization
Concert Diwan Ensemble – “Oriental, Sufi melodies”
7.00 PM
Jerusalem hotel
After Jam session
9.00 PM
Saturday 2nd April 2016
Old city
Tour Jerusalem in the course of History
9.00 AM – 5.00 PM
Issaf Nashashibi Center for Culture and Literature
11.00 AM
Lecture “Culture and Religion” by Youssef Seddik
Followed by a concert David Lewy Native - American flute and singing
Old city
Tour Jerusalem 1900
1.00 PM – 4.00 PM
Saint Ann
6.30 PM
Concert: A musical path and a performance through voices and winds
Fiddle-Launeddas reed clarinet; Yerghul reed; Satara; Native American Flute
Tangianu duo / Mohamad Abu el Naji
Sikander Khan Langa / David Lewy Native - American flute and singing
Jerusalem hotel
After Jam session
9.00 PM
Sunday 3rd April 2016
East Jerusalem
Tour Alternative tour in East Jerusalem
8.00 AM – 4.00 PM
Pater Noster (chapel)
11.00 AM
Concert David Lewy Native - American flute and singing with guest musicians
The Church of Redeemer
Festival closure Several ensembles
4.00 PM
Jerusalem Hotel
Jam Session
8.30 PM
We extend our thanks
to the festival’s supporters, listed below
Main sponsors
European Union, SIDA (funded as part of the PAN program), National
Beverage Company Coca Cola-Cappy, Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities,
Ministry of Culture
Sponsors
Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture & Science, A.M.
Qattan Foundation, the Consulate General of France in Jerusalem, the
Consulate General of Belgium in Jerusalem, the French Institute in Jerusalem,
Province de Hainaut, Spedidam, Mr. Suheil Sabbagh, Representative office of
Inda in Ramallah
Media sponsors
Alarabi, Palestine Broadcasting Company, Maan Network, Nisaa FM, 24 FM
Partners
Nablus: Nablus Governorate, Nablus Municipality, Project Hope, Multipurpose community resource center, Sabastya Municipality, Kasr el Kayed
Jenin: Jenin Governorate, Ministry of Education/Jenin Governorate
Ramallah: Ramallah Governorate, Riwaq Center for Architectural Conservation,
Diwan Voyage, the Danish House in Palestine, Mahmoud Darwish Foundation, the
Palestinian Performing Arts Network, Ramallah Municipality, Dar Zahran
Jerusalem: Al Quds Governorate, Al Maamal Foundation, Saint Ann Church,
Saint Etienne Convent, the Palestinian National Theatre – El Hakawati,
Educational Bookshop, Issaf Nashashibi Center for Culture and Literature, Dar
Al Tifel Al Arabi Organization, Pater Noster, Jerusalem Tourism Cluster, Enjoy
Jerusalem-Jerusalem Visitor Guide
Bethlehem: Visit Palestine, Al Harah PARC «Performing Arts Training Center»
Other partners: Darna Restaurant, Zeit Ou Zaater, Al Yasmeen Hotel, Jerusalem Hotel
Ibis Styles
Tickets are sold in
Zeit ou Zaater (Ramallah) Al Kamandjâti Association (Ramallah)
Jerusalem Hotel (Jerusalem) Educational Bookshop (Jerusalem)
Al Kamandjâti Association (Jenin) Project Hope (Nablus)
and at the door of each event location
For more information about the festival, you can contact us at
[email protected] 022973101 (ext 105)
Al kamandjati www.alkamandjati.org