2009: 1st edition

The first edition of the Beirut Spring Festival took place on the 4th anniversary of the assassination of journalist Samir Kassir. Produced by the Samir Kassir Foundation, the Festival presented a 6-day program featuring theatre, multimedia installation, performance, opera concert, a dance performance conference, a hip hop concert, and a roundtable about the Orient Express book. This first edition gathered talent from Lebanon, Greece, Tunisia, France, Iran, Canada and the UAE in a variety of indoor and outdoor locations (theatre halls, architecture of decay, public garden and a Roman historic site) thanks to the support of 11 partners and the coverage of the press for the pleasure of the participants.

L'Orient Express : chronique d'un magazine libanais des années 1990

By Beirut Spring Festival • June 22, 2009
Roundtable about the book "L'Orient Express : chronique d'un magazine libanais des années 1990", Monday 22 June 2009, 6 pm at Salle Montaigne, Institut français du Liban.
A hip hop concert on the Fête de la musique, Sunday 21 June 2009, at the Samir Kassir Garden, Beirut

The Narcicyst

By Beirut Spring Festival • June 21, 2009
A hip hop concert on the Fête de la musique, Sunday 21 June 2009, at the Samir Kassir Garden, Beirut downtown.
The Assassination of Omar Rajeh

The Assassination of Omar Rajeh

By Beirut Spring Festival • June 20, 2009
The Roman Baths in Beirut downtown, play host to the dance performance conference on Saturday 20 June 2009 at 9 pm.
When the Orient inspires French Opera

When the Orient inspires French Opera

By Beirut Spring Festival • June 19, 2009
A French-Iranian opera concert as the Orient inspires French Opera, on Friday 19 June 2009 at the Assembly Hall, American University of Beirut.
The Bubble

The Bubble

By Beirut Spring Festival • June 18, 2009
A Tunisian-Lebanese multimedia installation performance, on Thursday 18 June 2009, 9:00 pm at The Dome, Beirut Downtown.
Heroines and heroes of Williams, Lorca, Anouilh and Brecht come alive.

Poets have disappeared from life on Earth

By Beirut Spring Festival • June 17, 2009
Wednesday 17 June 2009, 9:00 pm in Babel Theatre, Hamra. Dedicated to the memory of the great Greek composer Manos Hadjidakis and the great theater master Karolos Koun.
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