Tripoli, Libya (PANA) - Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Al Dbaiba has reaffirmed his government's full support for the theatrical arts, announcing the creation of the first two theatres of the General Authority for Cinema, Theatre and the Arts in Benghazi and Tripoli early next year. The announcement was made in a [...]
©- - 13 december 2023 - 10:22:48 - thread Culture (230 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 22nd edition of the Carthage Theater Days (JTC), initially scheduled for December 5 to 13, has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), organizers of the festival announced in a statement Tuesday. According to it, the 2020 edition will not take place due to the [...]
©- - 11 november 2020 - 16:57:10 - thread Culture (134 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Theatre personalities from several countries have been honoured at the ongoing 11th Carthage Theatre Days in Tunisia.   They include Amel Hedhili (Tunisia), Mohamed Mourali (Tunisia), Neji Nejah (Tunisia), Nadra Omrane (Palestine/Jordan), Ahmed Al Jasmi (United Arab Emirates), Mohamed Charchal (Algeria), Abdallah Saadaoui (Bahrain) , Odile Sankara (Burkina [...]
©- - 10 december 2019 - 07:32:53 - thread Culture (151 words)


Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (PANA) - The 11th edition of the Abidjan Performing Arts Market (MASA) will take place from March 7 to 14, 2020, on the theme "Africa-World", with Canada as a guest country, PANA learned on Wednesday from cultural sources.   The MASA is organized, under the aegis of the International [...]
©- - 04 september 2019 - 19:09:42 - thread Culture (292 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - The 20th edition of Journées Théatrales de Carthage (JTC) ended on Sunday at the City of Culture of Tunis, marked by the supremacy of the theatre of Tunisia, which won the first two prizes. The awards went to Wahid Ajmi's "Point de départ" and Hammadi Louhaibi's [...]
©- - 17 december 2018 - 17:51:28 - thread Culture (205 words)


Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Eleven plays have been selected for the 20th edition of the Carthage Theatre scheduled from 8-16 December. This year's edition, which marks the 35th anniversary, is under the theme "Looking at the past 35 years." Tunisia has two plays - Juif and Dhékira kassira. The other plays are Taqacim [...]
©- - 02 december 2018 - 16:11:41 - thread Culture (132 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - Nigeria's Federal Government assured on Monday that it will not sell the iconic National Theatre, purposely built for the 1977 World Festival of Arts and Culture (FESTAC) which the country hosted in the commercial city of Lagos. Government spokesman and Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed [...]
©- - 28 december 2015 - 17:48:09 - thread Culture (346 words)


Praia, Cape Verde (PANA) – Groups from at least eight countries have confirmed their participation in the 20th edition of the international theatre festival of Mindelo (Mindelact 2014), to be held 19-28 September on the Cape Verdian island of Sao Vicente, organizers told PANA here on Thursday. According to the artistic [...]
©- - 21 august 2014 - 14:33:24 - thread Culture (346 words)


Lagos, Nigeria (PANA) - The National Arts Theatre, a key landmark in Nigeria's commercial city of Lagos, is set to assume a new status if the Federal Government carries out its plan to turn it into a hotel, according to local media reports. The Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, [...]
©- - 03 april 2013 - 07:42:37 - thread Culture (327 words)


Dakar, Senegal (PANA) - Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade said in Dakar on Friday that the newly-inaugurated National Theatre in his country would allow the revisit of the history of Africa and the world. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, he invited men of art to revisit the history of Senegal, Africa and [...]
©- - 16 april 2011 - 18:23:56 - thread Culture (243 words)


Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The tenth edition of the Benin International Theatre Fes tival (FITHEB), one of Africa's most popular meetings for arts begins on 27 Marc h in ten Beninese localities, sources disclosed to PANA here. Twenty African, European and Asian countries will present about 40 shows with [...]
©- - 14 march 2010 - 09:25:00 - thread Culture (190 words)


N'Djamena- Chad (PANA) -- The fourth edition of the Festival of Afro-Arab Theatre is due to end in N’Djamena on Saturday with a concert. The 10-day event attracted 23 drama groups from nine countries including Chad, C anada and France who performed in several places, including schools and theatres [...]
©- - 30 may 2009 - 17:18:00 - thread Culture (80 words)


Cotonou- Benin (PANA) -- The second edition of the “Grand Prix d'Afrique du theat re francophone” contest, aimed at boosting the arts in French-speaking countries , will take place 10-12 December in Cotonou, organisers said. The event, which will attract 27 countries, is part of the Francophonie Day and [...]
©- - 23 march 2009 - 10:56:00 - thread Culture (216 words)


Dakar- Senegal (PANA) -- The Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao here on Saturday visited the proposed site for the big Na t ional Theatre, to be financed by China to the tune of FCFA 20 billion. The big National Theatre of Dakar, with a [...]
©- - 14 february 2009 - 16:22:00 - thread Culture (148 words)