The Arab Culture Week in Cuba was packed with diverse and attractive cultural programs, lectures and debates. All this contributed to the event’s objective of showing the significant influence of Arab culture in Cuba and, at the same time, reviving the legacy of its ancestral wisdom.
Through art, a bridge was built between East and West, based on unity and fraternity rooted in multiculturalism.
The dance was performed by the talented dancers of the Ambar Traditional Dance School and Cuban SoHo companies, directed by Idiamis Vivar and Grettel Llabre, respectively. The intercultural exchange was especially evident in the show “Yadur” (meaning “Roots”), which blended expressive and rhythmic elements in harmony with the sound and musical influences of the Arab, Spanish and Cuban traditions.
The event also featured the music of the Orquesta Experimental de Sonidos de Cuba, directed by Shama Milán. The young musicians offered an exceptional concert, playing Arabic music with Cuban instruments.
In this regard, Omayma Shiakh Eldin, Director for Latin America and the Caribbean of Qatar’s Green Zone Foundation (GZF), thanked both institutions for the fusion of Arab and Cuban music and dance. She said, “Through art, this celebration has fulfilled GZF’s mission of bridging the gap between the peoples of East and West through multiculturalism.”
This same sentiment drives GZF’s work, including its proposal for an online Arabic language course, to be delivered through the AlifBee app. GZF invites you to join this journey, not just to learn a language, but to immerse yourself in a whole culture, history and tradition of ancient peoples.
At GZF, our goal is to foster ties between the Arabic and Spanish-speaking communities through language, communication, art and culture.