The 16th annual
Provisional Programme
Theme: Journey of Initiation: from mystery to revelation
Friday 4 June
Bab Makina 20h30 A seats: €47; B seats: €28
Royal Ballet of Cambodia (Cambodia) The Legend of the Creation of the Khmer Kingdom
Saturday 5 June
Batha Museum 16h00 All seats: €19
The Young Gotipuras Dancers (India) Ritual acrobatic dance from the temples of Orissa
Bab Makina 20h30 A seats: €47; B seats: €28
CANCELLEDBen Harper (USA) The roots of popular American music, from gospel to blues, from reggae to folk
Replacement for Ben Harper has not yet been released (4.6.10)
Sunday 6 June
Batha Museum 16h00 All seats: €14
Shakila Saidi & the Rajab Suleiman Trio (Tanzania) The art of taraab in Swahili tradition
Bab Makina 20h30 A: €28; B seats: €14
Africa Spirit: The Sufi Ensemble Mtendeni Maulid (Zanzibar) and Les Maîtres Tambours (Burundi) Sufi ritual and sacred rhythm
Monday 7 June
Batha Museum 16h00 All seats: €14
Ahmed Essyad and the Accroche Note Ensemble (Morocco) Forbidden Voices: mystical poems of Hussain Mansour Al-Hallaj
A Night in the Medina 20h30 €28
Various locations including the Batha Museum, Dar Tazi, Dar Mokri, Dar Adiyel and the Ben Danan Synagogue (for details see here)
Camille with Clément Ducol (France) God is Sound and Bach, Le Canon Perpétuel
The Constantinople Ensemble and Barbara Furtuna (Iran & France) Canti di a Terra
Ustad Gholam Hossain and his ensemble (Afghanistan) Sufi Chants and Robab Lute
Epi (Mongolia) Songs of the Steppe Nomads
Gülay Haçer Toruk (Turkey) Songs of Anatolia
Kiya and Ziya Tabassian (Iran) Sitar and Persian tombak
Musicians of the Nile (Egypt) Tanoura Sufi dance and song from Luxor
Tuesday 8 June
Batha Museum 16h00 All seats: €14
SamulNori Hanullim Ensemble (South Korea) Percussion and Sacred Dance of Korea
Bab Makina 20h30 A seats: €28; B seats: €14
Shahram Nazeri and the Rumi Ensemble (Iran) The Sufi poetry of Jalâl ud Dîn Rûmî
Wednesday 9 June
Batha Museum 16h00 All seats: €14
Parvathy Bâul (India) Mystical poetry of the Bauls of Bengal
Bab Makina 20h30 A seats: €28; B seats: €14
Jordi Savall and the Hesperion XXI Ensemble (Spain) with guests from Morocco, Iraq, Greece, Israel, Galilee and Armenia Jerusalem, City of Heavenly Peace and Earthly Peace
Thursday 10 June
Batha Museum 10h00 All seats: €14
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia (India) Morning ragas on a bansuri flute
Batha Museum 16h00 All seats: €14
Bagdad-Jerusalem Ensemble (Israel & Iraq) Music of the Jewish tradition of Baghdad
Bab Makina 20h30 A seats: €28; B seats: €14
Sizero Tabla Experience (India & United Kingdom) Rhythmic India
Friday 11 June
Batha Museum 16h00 All seats: €14
Dhafer Youssef and his Ensemble (Tunisia) Sufi Songs revisited
Bab Makina 20h30 A seats: €47; B seats: €28
Great Voices of Aleppo with Sabah Fakhri, Sheikh Habboush, Mustafa Hilal, Ahmad Azrak and Safwan Abid (Syria)
Saturday 12 June
Batha Museum 16h00 All seats: €19
David Murray and the Gwo Ka Masters invite Archie Shepp (USA & Caribbean)
Bab Makina 20h30 A seats: €47; B seats: €28
Gospel Voices:
1st part: Sista Kee (USA)
2nd part: The Blind Boys of Alabama (USA)
FEZ ENCOUNTERS
at 09h00 to 13h00 5-9 June at the Batha Museum
5 June: Journey to the Inside
6 June: Journey into scripture
7 June: The pilgrimage
8 June: Exile
9 June: The mythical journey
also: talks every evening from 18h00 to 20h00
FESTIVAL IN THE CITY PROGRAMME from 5-13 June: free entry
Concerts at 18h30 at Place Boujloud
Concerts at 20h00 at Ait Skato
Sufi Nights from 23h00 at Dar Tazi
Educational activities for children and artistic workshops at 15h00 and at 18h00 at al Qods Complex and al Houria Complex
Exhibitions at Batha Museum and at Dar Tazi
PASSES
Full pass to all concerts (automatically A seats for evening concerts): €235
Full pass to all concerts and Fez Meetings: €272
Pass for Fez Meetings: €41
Fez Meetings per morning: €10
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