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“The Thousand and One Nights of the Book Fair at Casa Árabe” are back

From May 26, 2023 until June 11, 2023

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Casa Árabe Garden (c/ Alcalá, 62 and c/ O'Donnell, 1). Prior registration required. Limited spaces.

For the second year in a row, coinciding with this literary event in Madrid, Casa Árabe has organized “The Thousand and One Nights of the Book Fair at Casa Árabe,” which will be taking place from Friday, May 26 through Saturday, June 10. Check out the full schedule below.

On each day, the schedule includes a dabke parade -featuring this traditional dance of the Middle East- set to live music, as well as the ethnic roots concerts of El Naán, the musical poetry of Walid Ben Selim (a member of N3rdistan), rap by Huda + Laura Siyahamba + Salvia (members of Free Sis Mafia), the Canary Islands trap artist We$t Dubai and the Afro-Mediterranean melodies of Sinouj.

In addition to the performances put on in Casa Árabe’s garden, the institution will be hosting various activities in the Book Fair’s spaces, including two oral storytelling sessions inspired by science in Al-Andalus, given by Héctor Urién, and a mathematical tour through al-Andalus, given by the Descubre Foundation.

At the same time as these activities, we will be hosting a reading workshop on “The Thousand and One Nights” coordinated by Jesús Urceloy.

Check out the calendar of events for each day on this web page.

“The Thousand and One Nights of the Book Fair at Casa Árabe” are back

Virtual mathematical tour through Al-Andalus

May 29, 2023From 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.

MADRID

Caixabank Pavilion at the Madrid Book Fair (Paseo de Coches in the Retiro Park). From 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Free entry until the event’s capacity is reached.

In Spanish.

As part of the activities offered during “Casa Árabe’s Thousand and One Nights at the Book Fair,” we will be hosting this tour of the main monuments of Al-Andalus, in conjunction with Fundación Descubre. Don’t miss it.

Intended for the general public, this is a virtual tour of the Alhambra in Granada, the Mosque and Synagogue in Cordoba, and the Giralda, Torre del Oro and Real Alcázar in Seville, in order to enjoy a different view of their heritage from Al-Andalus by combining science, art and history, with the help of technological tools.

The event will be held at the Caixabank Pavilion located within the Book Fair (Paseo de Coches del Retiro). Free admission until the event’s full capacity is reached.

This tour is being given through cooperation by Casa Árabe and the Andalusian Foundation for the Dissemination of Innovation and Knowledge (Descubre Foundation), run by the Universities Department of the Autonomous Regional Government of Andalusia
Scientific tales from the Arab world

June 02, 2023From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.

MADRID

Eugenio Trías Library Ideas Workshop Room (Retiro Park). From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Free entry until the room’s capacity is reached.

In Spanish.

On Friday, June 2, storyteller Héctor Urién will be offering us this special session of science-related stories, as part of our activities in “Casa Árabe’s Thousand and One Nights at the Book Fair.” You don’t want to miss it.

Casa Árabe has reinvented oral tradition with the help of Héctor Urién, a professional storyteller. In 1997, while studying biology in Salamanca, Urién realized that it was possible to make a living from storytelling, so he decided to take a chance on this career, thus mixing his scientific career with a life in show business.

During this session, he will hold us by the hand to take us through The Thousand and One Nights and Arab oral tradition, which is peppered with unexpected scientific features. By doing this, we join up with the leitmotiv at this year’s Book Fair: “We Are All Sciences and Letters.”

The event will be taking place in the Ideas Workshop Room at the Eugenio Trias Library from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., with free admission until the event’s capacity is reached.
Scientific tales from the Arab world

June 04, 2023From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

MADRID

Eugenio Trías Library Ideas Workshop Room (Retiro Park). From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Free entry until the room’s capacity is reached.

In Spanish.

If you missed the last session, on Sunday, June 4, storyteller Héctor Urién will once again be offering us the finest tales in Arab oral tradition related to science, during a new day in “Casa Árabe’s Thousand and One Nights at the Book Fair.” We’ll be expecting you!

Casa Árabe has reinvented oral tradition with the help of Héctor Urién, a professional storyteller. In 1997, while studying biology in Salamanca, Urién realized that it was possible to make a living from storytelling, so he decided to take a chance on this career, thus mixing his scientific career with a life in show business.

During this session, he will hold us by the hand to take us through The Thousand and One Nights and Arab oral tradition, which is peppered with unexpected scientific features. By doing this, we join up with the leitmotiv at this year’s Book Fair: “We Are All Sciences and Letters.”

The event will be taking place in the Ideas Workshop Room at the Eugenio Trias Library from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., with free admission until the event’s capacity is reached.