Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal
Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal also known as Festival du Monde Arabe 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.
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
- 2000: Journées 2000
- 2001: Tentations
- 2002: Vous avez dit arabe?
- 2003: Dévoilée
- 2004: Razzias
- 2005: Harem
- 2006: Prophètes rebelles
- 2007: Espace Zéro
- 2008: Liaisons andalouses
- 2009: Mémoires croisées
- 2010: Arabitudes
- 2011: Charabia
- 2012: Utopia
- 2013: Tribales
- 2014: 15 folies métèques
- 2015: Hilarus Delirus
- 2016: Aurores
- 2017: Les trois' saisons en quart de ton
- 2018: Chants de Mutants: Aux rives de Gibraltar
- 2019: Au midi du monde, 20 ans d'acrobaties
The festival also usually has four auxiliary sections: Arts de la scène, Salon de la culture, Cinéma et La Médina
