ABU DHABI, 10th April, 2017 (WAM) -- The 27th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, ADIBF, which will take place from 26th April to 2nd May at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, ADNEC, will feature a unique cultural programme that will cover several aspects of change and transformations that have influenced the Arab cultural landscape in recent years.

In several specialised seminars, the cultural programme will address aspects of the UAE’s cultural landscape, including sessions on ‘The UAE’s Generations of Creative Writing between Arabic and English’, ‘Narration in the UAE - the Brilliance of the Female Voice’, and a seminar entitled ‘Emirati Poetry and Displaying the Emirati Song’, which recounts the experiences of many great Emirati poets whose poems were turned into songs that contributed to shaping the memories of generations.

Organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, TCA Abu Dhabi, the book fair’s 27th edition will also highlight ‘The Audiobook Experiences’, which for many years have been helping the blind and the visually impaired. The Audiobook Experience was launched in Abu Dhabi more than 20 years ago as one of the first in the region and most professional and respected Arab experiences.

Through its various activities, the ADIBF cultural programme seeks to promote the idea of the integration of arts. Prominent musician and music researcher, Mustafa Said, will present visitors with various musical performances in which they listen to a selection of poems of the great Arab philosopher, Ibn Arabi.

Another of ADIBF’s themes this year will be enrichment of the Arab theatre movement. One of the most important symposia on this subject is the ‘Theatre Away From the Stage’ seminar, a platform in which intellectuals in the field discuss the importance of preserving and restoring traditional theatre scripts to save the Arab theatre movement from falling into the commercial theatre trap.

source: wam.ae