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The flame of the Jerash Festival of Culture and Arts was lit on the northern stage in the ancient city of Jerash, on Wednesday, heralding the opening of the 37th session, which will be held from July 26 to August 5, with the slogan "And Joy Continues."
The audience gathered to the quiet rhythms of playing the "Hang Drum", including clips from "You Are My Life" by Mrs. Umm Kulthum and the traditional "When He Seemed To Be Done".
The Minister of Culture, Haifa Najjar, saw that the Jerash Festival represents a broad title in the national narrative, and said that it is everyone's festival, and indicated that choosing Egypt as the guest of honor for the festival would be a great addition.
The Mayor of Jerash, Ahmed Al-Atoum, said that Jerash today emulates time, place, and people as a cultural beacon.
The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Bishr Al-Khasawneh, on behalf of His Majesty King Abdullah II.
The head of the Artists Syndicate, Muhammad al-Abadi, told Al-Mamlaka that the volume of Jordanian participation in the Jerash Festival for the current season is large, as 1,500 Jordanian artists from all professions covered by the Artists Syndicate Law will participate.
A number of Jordanian and Arab artists, in addition to musical and artistic groups, are participating. On the southern stage of the festival, whose first concerts will start on July 27, the concerts will be performed by Omar Al-Abdallat, Najwa Karam, Ragheb Alama, Hussein Al-Salman, Hani Mitwasi, Khaled Abdel-Rahman, Nidaa Sharara, George Wassouf, Saber Al Rebai, Diana Karazon, Wael Kfoury.
And on the northern stage, Abeer Nema and Hani Shaker. And the Arab Music Ensemble - The Egyptian Opera House.
The events will be present in the Northern and Southern Theaters, Colonnaded Street, Artemis Theater, the main square in the ancient city of Jerash, the Sound and Light Theatre, the Royal Cultural Center, the Odeon Theatre, the Mafraq Municipality Hall, the Hussein Cultural Center in Ras Al-Ain in Amman, and the Abdali Boulevard Theatre.
The festival also witnesses a program of poetry evenings in cooperation with the Jordanian Writers Association in the Cultural Center, the Irbid Municipality Hall, the Writers Association, the Shoman Forum in Zarqa, the University of Jordan, the Shoman Forum in Amman, the King Abdullah Cultural Center in Zarqa, the Hassan Cultural Center in the center, the Young Women's Christian Association in Madaba, the Fuheis Cultural Forum and Beit Arar. in Irbid.
This year, the festival will celebrate the centenary of Al-Salt Secondary School, under the title "Jordan's Inkwell", through a symposium of Jordanian writers and personalities, Arab and local folkloric performances, a display of the late Jordanian poet Husni Fariz's belongings, as well as a display of holdings embodying the history and nobility of Al-Salt Secondary School, in addition to the launch of the "Mother of God" singer. Schools" that talks about the history of the school and its enlightening role, and a film documenting the history of the school and the contributions of its graduates in building Jordan.
since 1981
The festival was launched for the first time in 1980 at the initiative of Yarmouk University, but it turned into an official festival, and its first session was opened in 1981 to be held every summer, and includes artistic, literary and cultural events from around the world.
The ancient city of Jerash is the main site for the festival's artistic and cultural activities, and it is about 48 km away from Amman.
The ancient city includes several landmarks that host events, including the southern theater, which was built at the end of the first century AD, the northern theater, the columns street, which is the main street in the Roman city of Jerash, 800 meters long and includes about a thousand columns, the Artemis theater, the sound and light theater, and the main square.