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Boston-Basra Project: Upcoming events

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BASRA-BOSTON CONNECTIONS

AN IRAQ-U.S. COLLABORATION IN THEATER, POETRY, ART, AND MUSIC

On Saturday, October 1 and Friday, November 4, the Basra-Boston Project presents Basra-Boston Connections: An Iraq-U.S. Collaboration in Theater, Poetry, Art, and Music. This free evening of new work offers the fruits of connections among artists and scholars at the University of Basra and their U.S. counterparts, principally in the Boston area. The October 1 performance is part of ArtWeek Boston.

Upcoming events:

Date: Saturday, October 1

Time: 8 pm

Admission: free

Location: Atlantic Wharf, 290 Congress St, Boston, MA

Exhibit on display October 1-3

 

 

Date: Friday, November 4

Time: 8 pm

Admission: free

Location: Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA

Exhibit on display November 4

 

You can visit their website for more information about the project.

 

Stay tuned for more details!

 

 

"Les Miserables" in Arabic – Coming to Boston Jan. 24, 2014

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"Les Miserables" in Arabic at the Berklee College of Music

Egyptian musical theater group, Fabrica, is almost here! On January 19th, their US Northeast tour kicks off in DC, and continues through to the 30th where they will wrap up their travels in Montpelier, VT. Fabrica has translated the Broadway hit, “Les Miserables,” into colloquial Arabic to highlight the thematic similarities between the musical and the current situation in Egypt.

Fabrica will be performing “Les Miserables” joined by Berklee College of Music students at:

Emmanal Church – Lindsey Chapel
15 Newbury Street
Boston, MA 02116
Friday, January 24th at 7:30 p.m.
Admission is free to the public.