Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal
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Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal also known as Festival du Monde Arabe (FMA) (in English
Arab World Festival of Montreal, in Arabic
مهرجان العالم العربي في مونتريال) is a major annual cultural festival in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
dedicated to the arts of the Arab World
. It was established in 2000 by Joseph Nakhlé and produced by "Alchimies, Créations et Cultures" and serves to develop a dialogue between Arab and Western cultures.
Diversified in its nature, it covers many forms of arts including dance
, music
, theater, multidisciplinary arts
, visual arts
and medias.
Each year a major theme is chosen. Annual themes have included
The festival also usually has four auxiliary sections: Arts de la scène, Salon de la culture, Cinéma et La Médina
English language
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Arab World Festival of Montreal, in Arabic
Arabic language
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مهرجان العالم العربي في مونتريال) is a major annual cultural festival in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
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dedicated to the arts of the Arab World
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
. It was established in 2000 by Joseph Nakhlé and produced by "Alchimies, Créations et Cultures" and serves to develop a dialogue between Arab and Western cultures.
Diversified in its nature, it covers many forms of arts including dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
, theater, multidisciplinary arts
ARts
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, visual arts
Visual arts
The visual arts are art forms that create works which are primarily visual in nature, such as ceramics, drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, design, crafts, and often modern visual arts and architecture...
and medias.
Each year a major theme is chosen. Annual themes have included
- 2000: Journées 2000
- 2001: Tentations
- 2002: Vous avez dit arabe?
- 2003: Dévoilée
- 2004: Razzias
- 2005: Harem
- 2006: Prophètes rebelles
- 2007: Espace Zéro
- 2008: Liaisons andalouses
- 2009: Mémoires croisées
- 2010: Arabitudes
- 2011: Charabia
The festival also usually has four auxiliary sections: Arts de la scène, Salon de la culture, Cinéma et La Médina