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Syrian Cultural Week in Doha Concludes Activities
Doha- The Syrian Cultural week in Doha, which was held as part of festivity of Doha, the Capital of Arab Culture for 2010, concluded activities yesterday evening by a distinguished ceremony by the Syrian National Children Symphony Orchestra.
Qatari Minister of Culture Hamad bin Abdelaziz al-Kuwari hailed the Syrian active participation which was characterized by great cultural and intellectual diversity.
At the end of this event, the Syrian National Children Symphony Orchestra, which includes more than thirty Syrian children, performed pieces of the internationally well-known classical music.
The Cultural week included theatrical performances such as Saladin, which was produced in 2009, in addition to visual arts activities, art exhibitions and galleries, book fairs, and artistic performances, in addition to the performance of Canaanite Iliad by the Ornina troupe.
From Syria to Qatar… A Folkloric Syrian Fashion Show Performed in Doha
Qatar National Theater has hosted a folkloric Syrian fashion show dubbed/ From Syria to Qatar /.
The show included samples of the Syrian folkloric costumes in Damascus, Aleppo and the Euphrates valley.
It came in the framework of the Syrian Cultural Week which is organized by the Ministry of Culture in celebration of Doha as the capital of the Arab Culture for 2010.
The show was supervised by Syrian fashion designer Suha Shwaihana who was keen on presenting the distinguished and diverse Syrian folklore through her artistic touch and neat lines and drawings which reflect the environment and its wonderful features.
At the request of audience, Syrian Salateen Shuyoukh al-Tarab Band "Kings of Original Songs" presented for the second time during the Syrian Cultural Week many poems and musical masterpieces by the most famous Syrian and Arab musicians.
Monday 08-02-2010
