Attracts the audience after two years of absence

“Long live Carthage” .. life comes back to life in the ancient festival

Lotfi Bouchnak's voice attended the opening of the festival through the show "Lovers of the World".

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A distinguished return, recorded by the International Carthage Festival in its 56th session, amid a massive turnout of culture and art lovers in Tunisia, who flocked to follow the details of the performances and surprises of the various artistic evenings listed on the agenda of the Carthage Archaeological Theater, which resumes its activity after a two-year interruption due to the Corona pandemic.

In large numbers, festival lovers flocked - and still flock - to the Roman theater in the Tunisian capital, to enjoy the activities of the ancient cultural and artistic event that was launched since 1964, to follow 33 musical and theatrical performances, including 15 Tunisian concerts, 10 Arab concerts, and eight diverse cultural performances from countries Many foreigners, who came to cater to different tastes, ranging from traditional arts, musical classics, Sufi art, rap music, and some international musical performances.

The festival, during its nights extending until August 20, will host a number of stars of the Arabic song, including: Saber Al-Rubai and Ziad Gharsa (Tunisia), Ragheb Alama (Lebanon), Nour Muhanna (Syria), Faraj Suleiman (Palestine), and musician and composer Nasir Shamma (Palestine). Iraq).

Meanwhile, the festival's organizing committee will dedicate a special artistic show this year entitled "Melodies in Memory", to honor a number of creators and symbols of the artistic and cultural scene in Tunisia, such as Solaf, Mohamed Reda, Ahmed Al-Zawiya and Bashir Al-Salmi.

The members of the Korean band, BiG, surprised the audience of the International Carthage Festival, by singing a clip from the famous song “Lammaal” by Moroccan star Saad Lamjarred, along with a group of their most famous lyrical works, amid great interaction from the Tunisian public and a number of tourists and visitors who did not miss an opportunity Capture this extraordinary moment in this summer's cross-country tour of this artistic troupe.

The band members published a picture of the flamboyant atmosphere of the ceremony through their own account on the "Instagram" website, accompanied by a small comment in the Tunisian dialect, saluting the audience who attended the ceremony, saying: "We are back in the time of Yasser Mahalla!

Long live Carthage.

The opening ceremony of the festival began with the musical theatrical performance “Lovers of the World” by Tunisian director Abdelhamid Bouchnak, who brought the audience back to the nineties era, recalling the worlds of the popular “Mazwid” art, which was famous for its imitation of the sufferings of the working classes and the marginalized, while the show that the audience interacted with clearly included On the runways of the ancient Roman theater, to the category of musical comedy and a mixture of theater, dance and singing arts, which brought together a number of prominent artistic names, led by singer Lotfi Bushnak and actor Fathi Al-Hadawi.

This year, theater has the lion’s share in the performances of the Carthage International Festival, as the festival’s activities are filled with a number of diverse Tunisian performances, such as the play “We Die for You” by comedian Al-Amin Al-Nahdi, in addition to Sophie’s performance of “Al-Hadhra” by Fadel Al-Jaibi, and another musical show of rap music, which is revived by him. The Tunisian star Balti, while the Egyptian artist Sherine Abdel Wahab will participate in the closing ceremony of the festival, coinciding with the revival of the Tunisian-Egyptian Year of Culture in 2022.

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Prior to the start of the official events, the management of the 56th Carthage International Festival was keen to honor Tunisian tennis player Anas Jaber, in conjunction with her recent brilliance at Wimbledon, after which Anas became the first Arab and African player to reach the final of one of the most important major international tournaments.

Anas Jaber took the stage to greet the crowd in the stands, while cheers and cheers of encouragement and applause erupted in celebration of the presence of the Tunisian sports icon in Carthage.

From the agenda

May 30: Ragheb Alama's concert (Lebanon).

May 31: Rap artist Balti (Tunisia).

August 6: Saif Nabil and Rahma Riyad (Iraq).

August 7: Jackson Brothers Concert (USA).

August 10: Naseer Shamma (Iraq) and the Peacebuilders Group.

August 16: Saber Rebai (Tunisia).

August 20: Sherine Abdel Wahab (Egypt).

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