(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))
ABU DHABI, 23rd July, 2017 (WAM) -- From Marrakesh and Amman, to Cairo, Baalbek and Carthage, it is the time of year when stages shine with performances that celebrate the cultural diversity of the world and that of the region. A region where, so often, destruction and death overshadow the beauty and richness of a longstanding love for culture.
An editorial published in The National newspaper on Sunday explained that come summer, culture takes centre stage in the Roman temples of Bacchus and Jupiter in Lebanon, in the Roman amphitheatre of Amman and on the modern stages of national theatres across Arab countries.
"Despite the instabilities that the region is facing, music, arts and culture remain of great significance to the people of the Middle East," it said.
"In the UAE, festival season begins when the weather starts to cool down, bringing a variety of beats and rhythms to the capital. A lineup of Arab and Western artists grace the stages of the capital from November until April, from rock and jazz to classical music festivals and performing arts. The acclaimed Iraqi oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma plays the tunes of this diversity year after year in Abu Dhabi, with artists and poets from around the world, in a stylistic fusion proving that music can unite the world, the time of a symphony.
"The Dubai Opera reflects the core part culture plays in the Gulf. Putting the spotlight on various performances, from Hussein Al Jasmi to 'The Marriage of Figaro'," the paper added.
The editorial concluded by saying that promoting acceptance of the other through cultural exposure and dialogue is paramount to spreading tolerance. "Simply because, one can only fight the darkness with light, death with life, and radicalism with diversity and enlightenment," it said.
WAM/Rasha Abubaker/Chris Moran
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