Independent newspaper “Beirut Today” is celebrating its 6 months anniversary by having a fundraising event at Zoukak Studio on Saturday March 10th!
The program of the evening includes Brief welcome words by Beirut Today, an exciting performance by Rawan Chaya and her awesome band composed of guitarist Joe Azakhia and drummer David Nourallah, and a Dj set by Jawad Chaaban after the concert, join us to get to know Beirut Today a little bit more, and help support independent journalism, freedom of speech and anti-censorship!
Tickets are available at the door and on Ihjoz.
About Beirut Today
Beirut Today is an independent online news outlet that that enables writers, reporters, bloggers, activists, and members of society to voice their diverse ideals and opinions, free from the influence of advertisers and political figures, and thus free from censorship.
Within the context of censorship and crackdown on the press and freedom of speech, Beirut Today seeks to present its readers with objective hard-hitting and relevant news without an editorial bias.
About One Hand
In the beginning of January 2017 Najda Now International (NNI) in cooperation with Foundation De France (FDF) started the preparation of a puppet theater workshop, put the plan and work methodology, then launched a call for children who want to participate.
14 children aged between 8 and 14 were chosen to attend the workshop and be part of “One Hand” puppet theater group.
The workshop covered a number of fundamental topics:
• Storyline composition and character building.
• Developing the imagination.
• Puppet making.
• Voice exercises.
• Harmonic performing exercises.
• Puppet control exercises.
• Interactive improvising.
After the workshop, which was supervised by specialized trainers, the members of the group were able to perform directly to the public, and within this framework, they made a collection of puppets using simple materials such as socks and accessories that help to create the character, in addition to some large and more complicated puppet to use in the Direct performances.
Currently, the second stage of the project is being implemented, where the group visits camps, schools and cultural centers to teach children how to make puppets in a simple way, and to perform a number of shows that they have devised and rehearsed.
