~ EVENTS : CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT ~

[HOUDA-K]

By Houda Filali-Ansary

This month is filled with nice pretexts to go out wherever you are in Morocco or even abroad. From the Casablanca Boulevard des Jeunes concerts and the Fez Festival of World Sacred Musics, to the Essaouira Festival at the end of the month, you will have plenty of opportunities to leave your slippers in their cupboard. Check here for events occurring near your home, and do not forget to come back for updates.

CASABLANCA


Event:
Exhibition, a tribute to the late French writer and philosopher Jean Paul Sartre.

Date:
Jun. 1 to 21.

Place:
French Institute media library, Casablanca.

Price:
Free


Event: “Magic Pencil,” an exhibition featuring about 80 original paintings by British children's book illustrators. For more information.

Date: Jun. 6 to 22

Place:
Ecole Supérieure des Beaux Arts, Casablanca.

Price:
Free.



Event: Moroccan linguistics specialist Moha Ennaji presents his latest book “Multilingualism, cultural identity and education in Morocco”.

Date:
Jun. 13, evening.

Place: British Council, Casablanca.

Price:
Free.


Event: “Al Andalus,” Dance spectacle by the Blanca Li company. Blanca Li, a Spanish dancer residing in France, will present a series of danses, from Flamenco to hip hop, classical or baroque dance.

Date:
Jun. 14, 8.30 p.m.

Place:
Complexe Culturel Moulay Rachid, transport available from the French Institute at 7:45 p.m.

Price:
MAD 20 for students, MAD 60 for members and MAD 90 for non-members.


Event:
“Maimónides : Edad de Oro de Sefarad en Al Andalus” (Maymonides or the Golden Age of the “Sefarads” in Al Andalus), a concert by Eduardo Paniagua. Paniagua is considered as one of the best Spanish musicians in the field of Middle Age music reinterpretation. His musical work in favour of cultural coexistence led him to be awarded the Medal of the four Sefarad Synagogues of Jerusalem in October 2004.

Date:
Jun. 15, 8.00 p.m.

Place:
Cervantes Institute, Casablanca.

Price:
Free.

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RABAT


Event:
“A midsummer night's dream,” adaptation of Shakespeare's play in French, by the students of the Higher National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.

Date:
Jun. 3 and 4, 8.30 p.m.

Place:
Chellah, Rabat.

Price:
Adults MAD 70, French Institute members MAD 50, Students MAD 30.

Event:
Habanamoun (Jazz music).

Date:
Jun. 17, 8.30 p.m.
Place:
Tamuziga restaurant, Aswak Assalam, Rabat.
Price:
MAD 180 a person (dinner included).



Event:
“Al Andalus,” Dance spectacle by the Blanca Li company. Blanca Li, a Spanish dancer residing in France will present a series of danses, from Flamenco to hip hop, classical or baroque dance.
Date:
Jun. 18, 8.30 p.m.

Place:
Mohammed V theatre, Rabat.

Price:
Grownups MAD 70, French Institute members MAD 50, Students MAD 30.

Event:
Gaïta Badaouia, chaâbi music.

Date:
Jun. 18, 8.30 p.m.

Place:
Tamuziga restaurant, Aswak Assalam, Rabat.
Price:
MAD 180 a person (dinner included).


Event:
The great Morocco Duck Race. Hundreds of plastic ducks will be competing against each other in the swimming pool of the Kasba Hotel. The winner will be the undisputed Swimming Pool Duck Champion of Morocco. Well, for grownups who will feel the need for more explanations: this event is being organised by the British Council for the launch of the www.go4english.com website.

Date: Jun. 19

Place:
Kasba Hotel, Temara

Price:
Free, invitations distributed by the Rabat and Casablanca British Councils.

Event:
Tagada, chaâbi songs.

Date:
Jun. 25, 8.30 p.m.

Place:
Tamuziga restaurant, Aswak Assalam, Rabat.

Price:
MAD 180 a person (dinner included).

[Najat_]

only one month to go....can't wait to get on that plane heading for lblad....hope that July is just as full of events as June

[HOUDA-K]

KENITRA

Event:
Story telling evening (in French) presented by ethno-story teller Jean-Roger Rolland. Rolland, who knows Moroccan tales very well will present a series of ancient stories then lead a debate.

Date:
Jun. 10, 6.00 p.m.

Place:
Espace Balzac, French Institute, Kenitra.

Price:
Free.



Event: “Jeux de grains, tas de sable et graines d'avalanche” (Grain games, sand piles and avalanche seeds). A French-Chilean exhibition dedicated to granular materials.

Date: Jun. 17 to Jul. 3

Place:
Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Tofaïl, Kenitra

Price:
Free.


Event:
Concert by Klezmer Nova. In their music, this group present their auditors with a mixture of Klezmer and Jazz music, enriched with Hebraïc, Gipsy, Bulgarian and Oriental influences.

Date:
Jun. 21, 6.00 p.m.

Place:
Espace Balzac, French Institute, Kenitra

Price:
Grownups MAD 70, Members MAD 50, Students MAD 30.

[HOUDA-K]

Originally posted by Najat_
only one month to go....can't wait to get on that plane heading for lblad....hope that July is just as full of events as June

Salam ~ Najat~

July will be buzzing with events, will keep you posted when I hear of them.

Wa Salam

[HOUDA-K]

FEZ


The Month of June coincides this year with the eleventh edition of the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music. More information on prices and packages can be found on the “festival website”.


Event:
Exhibition, Paintings on paper, by Jacques Paris ( from the
spiritual writings of Emir Abd El Kader)

Date:
Jun. 3 to 11.

Place:
Batha Museum, Fez.


Event:
Concerts by Moroccan and Foreign artists

Date:
Jun. 3 to 11, 6.00 p.m.

Place:
Bab Boujloud

Event:
Evenings with Sufi brotherhoods.

Date:
Jun. 3 to 11, 10.30 p.m.

Place:
Dar Tazi

Event:
Literary coffees

Date:
Jun. 3 to 11, from 10.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.

Place:
Dar Tazi

Event:
Educational activities for children

Date:
Jun. 3 to 11: from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Place:
Complexe Al Qods


Event:
Concert: Saïd Hafid and his ensemble (Egypt), Songs of Praise and Worship

Date:
June 4, 4.30 p.m.

Place:
Batha Museum

Price:
MAD 150.


Event:
Concert: “The Exilium of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba,” by Musa Dieng Kala (Senegal)
Date:
June 10, 4.30 p.m.

Place:
Batha Museum

Price:
MAD 100.



Event:
Concert: Mystic songs and poems, by Kadhem Saher (Iraq)

Date:
June 10, 8.30 p.m.


Place:
Bab Makina

Price:
MAD 250 to 500.



Event: Concert: “Wora” - Traditional Native American songs by Ensemble Yaki Kendru (Colombia).

Date:
June 11, 4.30 p.m.

Place:
Batha Museum

Price:
MAD 150


Event:
Concert: Gospel songs by the The Lumzy Sisters (USA)

Date:
June 11, 8.30 p.m.

Place:
Bab Makina

Price:
MAD 200 to 400.



Event:
Photograph exhibition by Roel Kimpe organised as part of 400th anniversary of diplomatic ties
between Morocco and Holland.

Date:
Starting on Jun. 12.

Place:
Batha Museum, Fez.

Price:
Unknown.

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ESSAOUIRA

Check below for information about the Gnaoua and World Music Festival in Essaouira.

http://www.festival-gnaoua.co.ma/eng/8thedition.cfm