Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal

Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal also known as Festival du Monde Arabe (FMA) (in English Arab World Festival of Montreal, in Arabic مهرجان العالم العربي في مونتريال) is a major annual cultural festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada dedicated to the arts of the Arab World. It was established in 2000 by Joseph Nakhlé and produced by "Alchimies, Créations et Cultures" and serves to develop a dialogue between Arab and Western cultures.

Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal
FMA
LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada
LanguageArabic, International
Websitehttp://www.festivalarabe.com

Diversified in its nature, it covers many forms of arts including dance, music, theater, multidisciplinary arts, visual arts and medias.

Each year a major theme is chosen. Annual themes have included

  1. 2000: Journées 2000
  2. 2001: Tentations
  3. 2002: Vous avez dit arabe?
  4. 2003: Dévoilée
  5. 2004: Razzias
  6. 2005: Harem
  7. 2006: Prophètes rebelles
  8. 2007: Espace Zéro
  9. 2008: Liaisons andalouses
  10. 2009: Mémoires croisées
  11. 2010: Arabitudes
  12. 2011: Charabia
  13. 2012: Utopia
  14. 2013: Tribales
  15. 2014: 15 folies métèques
  16. 2015: Hilarus Delirus
  17. 2016: Aurores
  18. 2017: Les trois' saisons en quart de ton
  19. 2018: Chants de Mutants: Aux rives de Gibraltar
  20. 2019: Au midi du monde, 20 ans d'acrobaties
  21. 2020: Espace 01: Des univers à conquérir
  22. 2021: Entracte

The festival also usually has four auxiliary sections: Arts de la scène, Salon de la culture, Cinéma et La Médina

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