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Maraya hosts TWINGE-SHJ urban arts festival
SHARJAH - Offering seven nights of fun and entertainment at Al Qasba, Maraya Art Centre in Al Qasba will be hosting ‘TwingeSHJ’, an urban festival which will be taking place from 25th February to 3rd March.
TWINGE-SHJ entertainment affair with a nightly program that incorporates various art forms involving, literature, music, fashion, film, comedy, poetry and drama. In addition there will also be a week-long exhibit of paintings and photographs by local artist as well as a mime artist and a caricaturist.
Twinge urban arts festival is a UAE initiative with an aim to spread regionally. The word – Twinge is a play on words between Twitter (symbolizing social media) and Fringe (reference to the popular arts festivals around the world).
Giuseppe Moscatello, Maraya Art Centre Curator said: “We are very pleased to host a festival that has its roots in the UAE. The Twinge festival highlights the amount of talents we have in this country, it is a festival which incorporates the whole community and encourages involvement from everyone from all spheres and backgrounds. We in Shurooq recognized the potential of TwingeSHJ and have given it our full support. Shurooq’s main aim has always been to preserve and promote the indigenous cultures of the region and maintain Sharjah’s distinct identity”.
Sherif Abaza, Managing Partner of Sphere Events and founder of the Twinge festivals believes that the support of the community is essential to the workings of the festival. He explains: “The festival cannot be a success without the support of the community. Putting together a string of events, like this, is challenging and we cannot do it without the involvement of the local community to sustain the development, organization and growth of the events”.
The festival which is free and for people of all ages and backgrounds will be held at the Maraya Art Centre located in Al Qasba an affiliate of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq).
Maraya Art Centre was officially launched in March 2010 as one of the UAE’s most spectacular venues for contemporary visual arts.
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