JEDDAH: Events ranging from Andalusian poetry to puppet shows will feature at the third edition of the Cultural Garden opening in Jeddah on Sunday.
Makkah Cultural Forum’s Secretariat has agreed to stage more than 50 events, including classical Arabic in technology, plays, a photo exhibition, Arabic calligraphy classes, musical compositions, puppetry and operettas, as part of the cultural festival.
Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will inaugurate the Cultural Garden at the Jeddah waterfront.
Mohammed Al-Masoudi, executive director of the Makkah Cultural Forum, said that 14 organizations, including Jeddah University, King Abdul Aziz University, Taif University, and the Ministry of Labor and Social Development, will participate in Cultural Garden events.
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Makkah Cultural Forum’s Secretariat has agreed to stage more than 50 events, including classical Arabic in technology, plays, a photo exhibition, Arabic calligraphy classes, musical compositions, puppetry and operettas, as part of the cultural festival.
Taif University, which will take part on Sunday under the theme “How to be a Role Model in the Qur’an Language,” will present a play titled “Himma Shamikha.”
The university’s Academy of Arabic Poetry will present “Fasih Makkah,” a competition for poetry and prose reading in a theatrical or innovative way, and will also organize Al-Mousajala Al-Shi’riyya (“Poetry Rivalry”) in which individuals compete in poetry readings on stage.
Competition relies on memorizing Arabic poetry verses, and aims to link the forum to the Arab world’s poetry heritage, reviving the skill of memorizing poetry.
Three poetry nights featuring male and female poets from around the Kingdom will also be held to encourage talent.
The competition’s conditions, as well as the initiatives that will be held at the Cultural Garden, will be announced on the university’s Twitter account @TaifUniversity.
