DAI in association with the Embassy of the Republic of Austria, You’re invited to “Ramsch & Rosen Quartet” concert Programme: “Extensions”. In the fall of 2016, Ramsch & Rosen (English: Rummage & Roses) fulfilled their wish of expanding their instrumentationby a piano and a bass. This not only coined an “extended version” of Ramsch & Rosen but also created a completely new and expanded world of sound with virtually unlimited possibilities, offering new ways of developing traditional music, improvisation, and composition.
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Featuring International Cinema 11
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Ayman Tayseer
Tarab Music Night with Maestro Ayman Tayseer. Ayman Tayseer is a Jordanian artist, who was deeply fascinated with classical Arabic singing. Tayseer began his career as a singer and a composer at early age and made his first public performance in 1993.
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Firearms in the Middle East: Technology, status and ornament, 16th to 18th centuries
Tim Stanley Dr Tim Stanley is senior curator for the Middle Eastern collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He has been responsible for a number of projects, including the Jameel Gallery, which is the Museum’s main display for the Islamic Middle East. He has curated travelling exhibitions, including Palace and Mosque: Islamic Art from the Victoria and Albert Museum and Masterpieces of World Ceramics. He developed the Jameel Prize and has curated or co- curated four editions of the Prize and the accompanying exhibition of work by the finalists. He has published on a range of topics connected to Islamic art and Ottoman culture, from book collecting…
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Brass Quintet
Music Night “Brass with a Twist” performed by the The United Brass Band The band was formed at the beginning of 2012 from the musicians of Uzbekistan and Egypt working in Kuwait. In the bases of the band four musicians from Uzbekistan, one from Great Britain, and one from Egypt. The repertoire of the band includes a wide range of music of all genres and styles – from classical music to jazz to pop.
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Flutes
“Ney” with Maestro Faisal Altammimi The ney is an end-blown flute that figures prominently in Middle Eastern music. In some of these musical traditions, it is the only wind instrument used. The ney has been played continuously for 4,500–5,000 years, making it one of the oldest musical instruments still in use.
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Beauty Lies Within: The art of protein structures
Bahareh Azizi Dr Bahareh Azizi is a consultant at the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) and the creator/instructor of the DAI’s Experience Science programmes for children. Prior to joining KFAS, she was the head of Basic Science Research at the Dasman Diabetes Institute. She is the recipient of a five year Cruddas/Tseu Senior Fellowship at Oxford University and the author/co-author of numerous articles published in various professional journals. Azizi worked for almost a decade in the US as a research scientist. Beauty Lies Within: The art of protein structures Marc Chagall once said “Great art picks up where nature ends”. As most of would agree, nature is…
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Featuring International Cinema 10
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Magdy Talaat and his band
Oriental Music Night ” An evening with Qannun” performed by Maestro Magdy Talaat and his band. The music is various and is a mixture of the best old classical and modern Qannun music composed by the top musicians in the Arab world
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American Folk Songs
“David Hanners: An evening of Americana, roots music from the heartland.” David Hanners is one of the few former oilfield roughnecks who also has a Pulitzer Prize. His songs are a slice of Americana and folk that feature vibrant storytelling.
