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Tag Archives: Taqah

Why didn’t we act….?
Art-sights

Why didn’t we act….?

Posted on April 6, 2014 by mdekeersmaeker • Leave a comment

Normally a scarecrow is placed in the open fields. His function is to discourage birds to eat planted seeds and growing crops. In “Scarecrow” a monologue, the hay man is locked up in the barn of a farm. The play, written by Khalil Al Balushi and directed by Jalal Jawad both based in Muscat, is … Continue reading →

Is there a way out…..?
Art-sights

Is there a way out…..?

Posted on April 4, 2014 by mdekeersmaeker • Leave a comment

There is always a way out in life. Only not in the case of ‘Shams Aldeen,’ the theatre play of the group with the same name, that performed yesterday in Salalah on the stage at the Ministry of Heritage and Culture. The performance fits in the 10th Dhofar Cultural Forum, launched at the end of … Continue reading →

Love and hate, a human tradition
Art-sights

Love and hate, a human tradition

Posted on April 3, 2014 by mdekeersmaeker • Leave a comment

Yesterday, the ‘Oman Child Theatre Group’, a new group, brought with ‘Tears of incense’ written by Ahmed Al Jabri and directed by Udei Al Shanfari traditional drama on the stage linked with Frankincense. Frankincense is still the backbone of a so- called tourist trail in Salalah-Dhofar. This performances fits in the 10th Dhofar Cultural Forum … Continue reading →

Behind the scene of Taqah Festival
Landscape-tales

Behind the scene of Taqah Festival

Posted on March 26, 2014 by mdekeersmaeker • 2 Comments

The Corniche in Taqah, in the east of Salalah, Dhofar, was eleven days long the playground for the 2nd Taqah Festival. During my visits I collected some interesting facts about the work done behind the festival scene. More than 500 people were involved in the organization. Most of the work was done by volunteers. Four technicians … Continue reading →

Re-view of a Festival (part 11)
Landscape-tales

Re-view of a Festival (part 11)

Posted on March 25, 2014 by mdekeersmaeker • Leave a comment

With music, dance, a theatre play and an honoring ceremony the 2nd Festival of Taqah, in the east of Salalah, Dhofar came to an end. Eleven days the lifestyle of the fishermen and the people who lives in the mountain were on display. But this festival was also about meeting old and new friends, about … Continue reading →

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