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Featuring a retrospective for Syrian director Nabil Maleh [in attendance] and feature films, documentaries, shorts and experimental films from all over the Arab worldSee More

Maqam Fest is Alwan’s biggest annual music event, showcasing six ensembles from New York and around the U.S., each bringing its own unique approach and variation on maqam music. Developed more than a millennium ago, maqam is a complex system of musical modes and represents one of the great legacies of the Arab-Islamic world. Maqam pervades the musical cultures from the Maghreb (Northwest Africa) to Western China, from the Balkans to the Sudan. Maqam Fest 2013 celebrates a line-up that pays…See More

ASHUR is a piano trio that features 5 original compositions, Dabke and Sama’i Yamani which are based on Arab rhythms and modes; and three others that are more rooted in contemporary jazz. Tarek Yamani’s take on jazz standards is a complex rhythmic exploration in melodies and harmonic structures. In Ashur, Yamani re-arranges 3 Jazz Standards, and one pop song as well as a Prelude by J.S. Bach.Featuring:Tarek Yamani - PianoCarlo De Rosa - BassJohn Davis - DrumsTarek Yamani is a New York based,…See More

The Resonance Project begins the first week of December at Alwan for the Arts, a vibrant downtown hub for Middle Eastern arts and culture. Partially funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Resonance Project is an innovative new program that invites members of Alwan’s core community of visual and performing artists to participate in a week of interdisciplinary improvisation, experimentation and creative inquiry. Resonance participants include: filmmaker Tala Hadid, visual…See More

Alwan for the Arts, New York’s leader in promoting the diverse culture and arts of the Middle East, presents So You Think You Can Dabkeh, a series exploring the traditional and popular line dances of the Levant region of the Middle East. Through participatory and performance events in Manhattan and Brooklyn from September 8 - October 13, 2012, Alwan will celebrate one of the most publicly performed and beloved traditional dances of Arab Americans. The events are open to the public and funded in…See More

EventsMusical Performance: Alwan Arab Music EnsembleFri, September 7, 2012 8:00 pm at Alwan for the Arts(View all musical performances »)Kicking off Alwan's fall season, the Alwan Arab Music Ensemblepresents a lively program weaving together folk, popular and art music of the Arab world, highlighting styles and repertoire from Iraq, Palestine,…See More

We will present the best in recent short videos that were submitted to an open call, that increase awareness of the creative vitality and sociopolitical realities of North Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and their diasporas.3rd i NY has been presenting monthly film screenings and for two years a film festival in conjunction with theater partners. We enjoy providing an informal venue to showcase local independent and experimental pieces that are aesthetically, politically, theoretically…See More