Entertainment, arts, and a Saudi “performance” on the “Earth” theater

Family-sized outdoor fun at Expo

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A calendar full of events and various entertainment experiences, attracted, and still is, by the “Earth” theater at Expo 2020 Dubai, which allows visitors a renewed date every time, with family activities offered by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s pavilion at the exhibition, to combine through it a series of recreational activities. Live, interactive music that adds an exceptional atmosphere of delight.

Children are keen to reserve their places even before the start of the busy shows every week, with a group of innovative paragraphs open to the curiosity of passers-by, in the open-air theater in the Estidama area.

To the rhythm of “Foot Ham Al-Shab” by Arab artist Mohamed Abdo, the performances started, and the song formed the background of a successful show that attracted the attention of the audience.

While the “nay” was accompanied by a live interactive playing by the French instrumentalist, Olivier Melchberg, who dazzled the visitors with oriental music, paving the way for a bigger surprise embodied in the experience of the painter Ghiath Mahmoud, and his ingenuity in presenting his live show based on the “live fast drawing” technique, to reveal after just minutes of A beautiful painting of the Elephant Mountain, which is high as one of the geological wonders in the Al-Ula region, and the audience interacted with the painting for which the artist deserved a long salute.

Amid the enthusiasm of the audience, a second interactive painting was presented, this time based on the techniques of "spray painting", for contemporary Saudi cities, while the skills presented in the football show, which followed the live artistic show, stimulated a number of young attendees more than once to Leaving their seats, the Saudi player shared his skills in implementing a number of flexible and professional sports movements without dropping the ball, before "Hossam", the second puppet, appeared to invite the audience to accompany him on a virtual trip that tells the future of the Kingdom.

As for the conclusion of the performances, it was with the Saudi Arda troupe, which ignited the stage with its performance, its movements in harmony with traditional rhythms, and the smiles of its dancers who excelled in presenting this type of popular folk art, motivating their audience to share some of them.

For his part, the musician, Olivier Melchberg, expressed at the end of the show to "Emirates Today", his happiness to participate in the experience of playing musical instruments of oriental origins, at Expo 2020 Dubai.

He saw that his experience in the exhibition is a new opportunity to get to know a global audience and learn closely about the history of Saudi Arabia, and called on visitors to enjoy the unique family shows that coincided with the weekends, to attract the largest possible number of children.

While the graffiti and live artists, who presented paragraphs within the Saudi shows, told "Emirates Today", that dealing with the different "Expo" audiences from different cultural backgrounds, and then knowing their reactions after each show, is extremely useful and enriching. For the artist's experience in general.

They pointed out that the international event provides the artist with an exceptional opportunity to present his works on a large scale, and to introduce his experience in front of a large audience, expressing their happiness with the large audience attracted by the Saudi performances on the Earth Theatre, and with the announcement of the end of family performances on the Earth Theatre, the participating artistic team gathers to greet the audience The attendees took the opportunity to document these moments by taking some spontaneous memorial photos with their children in their happy meeting, especially with the show's brides and its fun characters.

The conclusion of the performances was with the Saudi Al-Ardah Troupe, which ignited the stage with its performance and its movements in harmony with traditional rhythms.

Olivier Melchberg:

• “My participation in the shows is a new opportunity to get to know a global audience, and to learn closely about the history of Saudi Arabia.”

pet and feisty

The Puppet Theater presents fun segments within the Saudi performances with the animated puppet "Bassem", which attracts children with its sympathetic and feisty presence, and provides an account of the Kingdom's historical stations after its successive civilizations, over the 4,000 years of human presence in the region.

A long list of heritage monuments has also emerged, including five heritage sites that have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, leading to the contemporary Saudi vision, its rich environment and its solid structure.