Join Spring of Culture workshops

Manama : As part of the Spring of Culture 2016 programme, the Economic Development Board (EDB) is organising five workshops dedicated to encourage arts and culture among the public for various age groups.

The workshops will be held from February to April and include dance performance lessons, handicrafts, theatre and creative writing, all supervised by international artists taking part in this year’s festival.

The first workshop, Motion of Art by Bahraini Graffiti artist Huvil that will cover the basic skills of the expressive street art, will be held on February 27. 

On March 11, BANDART will give a new media and dance workshop, using computer technology while Hotel Paradiso troupe will provide a two-hour workshop for participants to encounter the different masks of the show and to create their own characters on March 26.

The members of contemporary circus company Pirates of the Carabina will host a workshop on the wonders of acrobats on April 8 at Arad Fort, while a two-day workshop by artist Husam Abed will teach 12 to 15 years old children storytelling skills  and to make a wonder box.

The Spring of Culture 2016 is organised by the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities (BACA) in cooperation with the Economic Development Board (EDB), Shaikh Ebrahim Centre for Culture and Research, Al Bareh Art Gallery, Al Riwaq Art Space and La Fontaine Centre for Contemporary Art.

Spring of Culture Gold sponsors for this year are National Bank of Bahrain (NBB), Huwaei and Bahrain Airport Company, while Silver sponsors are ALBA, Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait, Bahrain Duty Free and Bahrain Airport Services (BAS). The event is also supported by BMMI.

Those interested in more updates, may follow the official Spring of Culture account @springofculture on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.