In this exhibit, Keshta (1978), attempts to do away with myths and borders between the West and the Arab and Muslim world. On this occasion, to celebrate Ramadan through his own personal experience as an Egyptian and Muslim living in in Europe, Keshta tries to show the similarities between the sacred festivity of the Muslims and the most important of all Christian festivities, Christmas, precisely in the melting pot of cultures which Cordoba is now and has always been.

Exhibition of works by Beatriz Martinez Gonzales, who uses a mixed technique in her compositions resulting from research that she has performed on techniques based on a foundation of guadamecí and embossing. The main themes which the artist includes in her compositions deal with arabesque cultural expression, including atauriques (plant arabesques) and landscapes.
 
With the cooperation of: Biblioteca Viva de Al-Andalus
 

Sufism represents one of the most important esoteric traditions within Islam. Its ultimate goal is to perform practices which lead to experiencing a melding of one’s being with that of the Divine Essence, the mystical unity. Amongst its many expressions, this concert presents a repertoire of music from the Sufi world, aimed at creating a state of ecstasy in celebration through rhythms and dances.

At the workshop, organized at Casa Árabe on the dates of June 15-19, students learn musical improvisation through the theory of modes and their practice, not only as a form of personal or group expression, but also as a form of communication between people through sounds.

Hammam Al Ándalus - Arab Baths has started up this initiative, which will take place each Friday in the month of Ramadan (June 19 and 26, and July 3, 10 and 17) to teach people about the customs and importance of water in the everyday life of Islamic Cordoba.

Participants will become familiar with the main ingredients and preparations in the gourmet cuisine of Arab countries by cooking both sweet and savory dishes.
 
With the cooperation of: The Cordoba Catering and Food Services School (Escuela de Hostelería de Córdoba).

Those attending will become more familiar with the most visible stars in Cordoba’s night sky, learning their names and locations among the constellations.

With the cooperation of: Living Museum of Al-Andalus.

Led by the well-known singer from Aleppo, Mahmoud Fares, the group Al Turaz Al Andalusí will be presenting a repertoire of Syrian songs which contain a fusion of Eastern pieces in the style of Al-Andalus (Al Tarab Al Andalusí) and Sufi music (Al Inshad Aldini, accompanied by traditional dances (cane dance, whirling dervishes, Sufi dance) by Mahamed Babli.

A magical, relaxed gathering by candlelight held with the cooperation of the Association of Friends of Cordoba’s Patios in the patio at San Basilio 44 (formerly number 50).

This show forms part of a cultural tour of Spain being completed by a group of young refugees who have come from the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem.

The program for dabkeh, Palestine’s traditional folklore dance, has been one of the projects at the Lajee Center since it first opened. At this cultural community center, working with new generations of Palestinians inside the Aida Refugee Camp, weekly dabkeh classes are taught by Nasim Abu Amsha, who is responsible for two groups of different ages and skill levels.

The main dabkeh group at the Lajee Center, with dancers ranging in age from 15 to 18, has been performing together since they were children. They put on shows regularly at events throughout the entire area of Palestine (West Bank), as well as international events in Egypt and Syria. They also take part in cultural events twice a year in the United Kingdom, along with photographic exhibitions and film shoots.

The group is made up of musicians of different origins who share the common thread if the music from their roots and tradition, with a concern for experimenting and evoking the cultural heritage of old Al-Andalus and its reflection in the sounds of today’s Andalusia, Maghreb and Middle East.

Inspired by this heritage from Al-Andalus and traditional romance poetry, the group proposes a creative, original view of a repertoire which mixes Eastern and Western Mediterranean influences (moaxajas of Al-Andalus, chaabi, Dahmane el Harachi, Nass el Ghiwane...) with the spirit of traditional flamenco and Andalusian rock (El Chozas, Lole y Manuel, Triana...).

The author of the guadamecí exhibition titled “Cueros artísticos: Time on the Skin” is giving this conference, in which those attending will become familiar with this technique used to created cured leather adorned with painted drawings and reliefs.

With the cooperation of: Biblioteca Viva de Al-Andalus

With the cooperation of: Biblioteca Viva de Al-Andalus.

In this show, Emilio Villalba and Sara Marina will be breathing life into some of the ancient instruments from Al-Andalus, voiceless for many long centuries, to interpret palace dances, garnatis, tavern dances, Sufi melodies and Ottoman pesrevs. Music accompanied by narrations telling secret stories from Al-Andalus.

Moreover, it is intended to contribute to improving peaceful co-existence and respect for religious diversity.

Schedule
12:00 p.m. - Screening of the story “Nora Eats Halal”
12:30 p.m. - “Let’s Play at Cooking Halal” children’s cooking workshop
9:30 p.m. - Show cooking and tasting of products bearing the Halal Guarantee Trademark  

With the cooperation of: The Halal School.

Storytellers will take us back to Muslim Cordoba. With the narrators’ sense of humor, their marionette show and the active participation of the audience, they will be introducing the figure of Ziryab, an inventive, very talented character who knew how to express great cultural wealth as a musician, philosopher, chef and introducer of customs and fashions that we continue to use today without even realizing.

The plot revolves around the calculations required to determine the beginning of Ramadan and the scientific advancements in the fields of astronomy and mathematics during the times of Al-Andalus.

Dhikr (“Memory of God,” “pronouncement” or “invocation”) is a devotional act of Islam, characterized by the repetition of the names of God, or the pleas or formulas collected in the hadiths, or verses of the Qur’an. The Dhikr is an exercise which can be performed alone or, as in this case, in a group ceremony.

With the cooperation of: The NGO AISA.