Fes Forum 2013: « Giving Soul to Globalisation »

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The Message from the Director

here were a number of philosophers active during the Andalus period (from 15-8th century), among them Ibn Tufail, Averroes, Maimonides, Raymond Lulle and Ibn TArabi. According to many Andalusian thinkers such as Ibn Hazm or Ibn Gabirol, knowledge itself cannot be considered as separate from that other dimension which is an integral part and superior to it: that of Love; Love that is freed of all constraint to become progressively unconditional and universal. These writers could have paraphrased the wisdom of Rabelais to say that knowledge without love is no- thing but the death of the soul. In Andalusia the cult of femininity reached its highest point; it was the scene of courtly love and of poetry. Today we need to rediscover the mystery and hidden resources of this lost paradigm. Nizam (Harmony), personification of the feminine archetype and of sophia perennis, to whom Ibn Arabî paid homage in his poetic work The Interpreter of Yearnings (Turjuman al achwak), can escape time and place and return from the far Orient to interrogate each of our philosophers, all of whom spent time in Fes. Perhaps the secret of this recreated Andalusia will be murmured to us in the shadows or the light, between songs, musical interludes and poetry, wrapped in the breeze that whispers within Bab al Ma- kina or through the lanes and courtyards of the medina. - Faouzi Skali - Director of the Spirit of Fes Foundation

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he Fes Festival of World Sacred Music and the Fes Forum, founded respectively in1994 and 2001, are dedicated to the traditions of knowledge, art and spirituality of the city. Since Ttheir creation, these events have enjoyed a growing success. The Fes Festival was designated in 2001 by the United Nations as one of the major events contributing in remarkable fashion to the dialogue between civilizations. Parallel to the Festival an international network of support and media interest has developed. Every two years in the United States, Spirit of Fes Inc organizes a program of Festival concerts and Forum events across 20 American cities. Another tour was organized in October and November 2006 in several cities in the US, including a concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Thus the ‘Spirit of Fes’ radiates from Fes across the world. Several other cities such as Milan, London and Madrid wish to become relay-stations to spread further the message of the Festival and the Fes Forum: that of interfaith dialogue through music, the creation of a culture of peace encouraged by globalization and respectful of ethical and spiritual values.

Posters from 1994 to 2012

Cahier du Festival des Musiques Sacrées du Monde The Festival The « In » The Fes Festival of World Sacred Music is a remarkable occasion in Morocco. Established in 1994, this substantial cultural event has a mission of universal peace and dialogue between peoples. During the 8 days of the Festival in Fes, there are concerts and shows all over the city, both in the medina or at Bab al Makina. Every year, thousands of people from all over the world attend the Festival to enjoy national and international artists.

Nights in the Medina

On these evenings, a musical journey of initiation will take us into the heart of the Fez medina with its great architectural heritage, product of the Arabo-Andalous culture. It’s an invitation to explore another Orient and to lose ourselves in the winding lanes of a medina that’s become universally known, and to revive the atmosphere of the ancient caravanserais where travellers crossed paths. Dar Mokri, Dar Tazi, Dar Adiyel, the Batha Museum and other magical places await discovery ...

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Fes forum 2013: « Giving Soul to Globalisation »

From 8th au 11th June from 9h to 12h Batha Museum This year, the Fes Forum takes place on the first four mornings of the Festival (8-11 June 2013). The theme is A New Andalusia: local solutions for global disorder. The four themes to be tackled are: • The new issues around diversity (on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Aimé Césaire) • Can financial markets be united? • The definition of a new economic paradigm: an assessment of Bhutan’s experiment • Fes: Reflections of Andalusia: development through culture

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Festival in the City « Festival Off »

7-15 June 2013, free entry Boujloud Square: Concerts from 22h00 Also known as the Festival in the City, the Festival Off brings together all the great traditions of sacred music, spiritual music, and world music. While it’s part of the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music, it offers daily free concerts in popular city squares for the people of Fes, Morocco and from abroad. These large public concerts are free and take place at Boujloud Square. World music, be it spiritual or sacred, can be heard every evening at Boujloud Square (some 20 000 people every night). These are free concerts for the people of Fes, of Morocco and from abroad. The spiritual takes to the streets ... history at your fingertips ... Reflections of Andalusia come to life each night ...

7-15 June 2013, free entry Jnan Sbil Gardens: Concerts from 15h00 to 18h00

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Sufi Nights Art Exhibitions Children’s Activities

From 8th au 15th June starting 23h Dar Tazi From 7th au 15th Batha Museum and Dar Tazi 7-15 June (free of charge) Running in parallel with the concerts of Festival The Festival also runs daily activities for children The Sufi Nights are daily free concerts. They take week are exhibitions and screenings in various and teenagers. These educational and artistic ac- place throughout the Festival as a fitting finish locations such as Dar Tazi and the Batha Museum. tivities comprise exhibitions, concerts, shows and to the day’s events in a warm atmosphere full of Each year, painters from all over the world make various other events. The program runs during spirituality and conviviality. It’s a perfect moment their artistic contribution to the Festival by the Festival and is a great success each year. to be shared by all, in the gardens of Dar Tazi in exhibiting their work under the arcades of the the heart of the Fes medina. Batha Museum or at Dar Tazi ... it’s their way of bringing their own touch to the theme this year, Fes: Reflections of Andalusia.

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Bab Al Makina A monumental gate built in 1886 during the reign of Moulay Al Hassan, this was the main entrance to the Royal Palace. It opens onto the Mechouar, a large square used for official ceremonies. This square is home to the evening concerts.

Place Boujloud Boujloud Square is situated at the entrance to the ancient medina of Fes, and covers an area of some 28 000 sq m. It’s considered as one of the most important historic monuments of the medina. It functioned as a market place for merchants and was the centre of the flea market (Jouteya).Restored for the city’s inhabitants, Boujloud Square is now used for cultural activities.

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Batha Museum This former palace was built by Moulay Hassan (1873-1894) and was used for royal audiences during the summer months. In 1915 it was transformed into a Museum of the Arts and Traditions of Fez, and was listed as an historical monument in 1925. In the courtyard under a Barbary oak that’s several hundred years old, the Fez Forum takes place in the morning, and concerts in the afternoon.

Dar Adiyel Built towards the end of the 18th century and at the beginning of the 19th, this palace has been used for several official and public functions: as a mint, as the kingdom’s treasury, as a museum of traditional craft and, after independence, as the Music Conservatory of Morocco for classical Andalous Music.

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Dar Tazi This palace was built in 1900 and served as the Governor General’s Residence from 1914-1956. After independence, it was home to two Fez Governors and then the Pasha who lived there until the end of 1986. It then became the headquarters of the Fès-Saïss Association. The Sufi Nights take place here after the concerts at Bab Al Makina.

Dar Mokri Situated in Oued Sawwafine, this palace was built at the beginning of the 20th century by Driss Moqri who was Mohtassib of Fez and brother of the Grand Vizier Lhaj Mohammed. There are several pavilions arranged around an open courtyard. For some years the palace has housed the Institute of Traditional Building Techniques and is used for training artisans in the restoration of traditional buildings.

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The audience We can’t talk about one audience; the Festival attracts an extraordinarily diverse audience, both at the level of artists, thinkers, storytellers or dancers and at the level of the public, for whom the Festival remains very accessible. Whether they come from Morocco or are overseas visitors, the teenagers, students, workers or retired people are happy with the Festival programming. Some are on a spiritual quest and prefer to attend the Sufi Nights, while others enjoy different cultures of the world at the Nights in the Medina or at the spectacular shows of the Festival Off held at Boujloud Square. Then, for those who like to debate the international questions of our time, the Fes Forum Giving Soul to Globalisation is the place to be.

Festival statistics • 8 Festival days • 13 concerts at Bab al Makina and the Batha Museum • 9 concerts at the Nights in the Medina • More than 450 artists • 5 art exhibitions • 33 participants at the Fes Forum Giving Soul to Globalisation • 40 000 Festival visitors • 300 people per morning at the Fes Forum Giving Soul to Globalisation, making a total of 1200 over the four mornings • 410 000 Festival in the City visitors • 60 000 visits to the Festival website between 15 January 2012 and 30 June 2012 (an increase of 10%) • 70 000 subscribers to the Newsletter

Cahier du Festival des Musiques Sacrées du Monde The artists Festival performers at the 18th Festival Joan Baez - Ensemble Gipsy Sentimento Paganini - Archie Shepp Gospel & Blues Ensemble - Sheikh Yasin al Tuhami - Le Sama’a - Mukhtiyar Ali - Masha & Marjun Vahdat,- Ihsan Rmiki et l’ensemble Zaman Al Wasi - Mory Djely Kouyaté et Jean-Philippe Rykiel - Cantica Symphonia - Rabbi Haim Louk et l’ensemble arabo-andalou – Cherifa - L’ensemble Nour Ensemble Ibn Farid - Terra Maire - Le Cantique des Cantiques - Arabesque (Rocio Marquez et Christian Boissel) - Wadih al Safi -Lotfi Bouchnak, -Sanam Marvi- Bjork

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Media Press Conferences The Foundation and the Fes Festival of World Sacred Music are represented at various The Festival organises press conferences from January to June: events and presentations across the world. From Fes to Rabat, taking in New York, Granada and Seville, Dubai, Barcelona, Paris and At the Festival are members of the written press from Morocco, France, the UK, Spain, Casablanca, these press conferences offer the best visibility for the Festival. Italy, Germany, Belgium, the US, Russia and Asia; press from radio and TV stations as During the event, there are daily press conferences with the artists at the Batha Museum. well as electronic media are represented. They come from all corners of the world to relay information on the Festival.

Media represented at the 18th Fes Festival of World Sacred Music National Media International Media RTM Oula, Radio Chaîne Inter, 2M, Radio 2M, Médi1TV, Médi1 Radio, Cynaps (France), Mondomix (France), TV5 Monde (France), National Géographic Radio Aswat, Radio Plus, Luxe Radio, La chaîne Tamazight 8, Atlantic Radio, (USA), Radio Télévision Suisse, El Pais (Espagne), La Vanguardia (Espagne), El Punto Chada FM, MFM Sais, Médina FM (Espagne), El Periodico Telegraph (Espagne), B Ritmos (Espagne), Agence Reuters (UK), Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya, MBC, Al Hurra TV, BBC World TV (UK), Sky News Arabia, Maghreb Arab Press, Agence France Press, Radio Air Libre, RAI ORF (Radio Télévision Autriche), Life Gate Radio, ABC National Radio (Australia), Condé Nast Traveller (USA), New-York, Magazine (USA), Huffington Post (USA), Guardian (UK)

Cahier du Festival des Musiques Sacrées du Monde The Festival Communications Internet 2012 Communication Supports

For the 18th Festival, communication through internet was enhanced by: • Posters 45 x 60cm • Festival Newsletter sent to our database (some 20 newsletters sent to more than 70 000 • Banners 4 x 3 in Fes, Casablanca and Rabat contacts) • Roll-up banners during the press conferences and at Festival venues • The upgrading of the Festival Website • Flyers in Arabic, French, English and Spanish • Community management on social networks (Facebook, Twitter) • Brochures in these same four languages • Regular updating of Festival Website pages with photos, videos, the latest news, • Catalogue in Arabic, French and English interaction with site visitors • Flyer presentation boxes showing Festival graphics • Printing of gifts (notepads, etc…) • Poster 3,5 x 3 at Fnac Casablanca in Morocco Mall • 2 banners 9 x 3 on the walls of Bab al Makina

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truly artistic patchwork, the artwork In the universe of the muse, historical truths represents the theme this year: Fes: and symbolic representations meld: there is a Reflections of Andalusia. courtyard where scholars recline, studying wise A manuscripts; an Andalusian garden composed In 15th century Andalusia, miniature art of rare plants; magical animals; that fabulous hardly existed … the poster is designed as a bird the simorgh; Arabian horses royally miniature might have been at that time. It caparisoned; a peacock. has a naïf feel, with layers of different scenes (as sometimes found in Persian miniatures) Such a blend of alchemy tells of the essence of entrancing symbolic animals out of scale, of Andalusia, which gave birth to civilizations, that seem to jump right out of the page, and of to artistic and cultural traditions, to cities of people who seem to want to tell us something. learning … that essence whispering through the lanes of Fes that told her how to build her Noticeable in the foreground is an historical minarets, her sumptuous riads, how to nurture figure representing one of the great intellectuals the wise men of science and philosophy, how of the Andalusian period: Ibn Tofail perhaps, to bring up her children in the spirituality and or Maimonides or Raymond Lulle. He is in love of the divine being. conversation with Nizam, also known as Harmony, who is his source of inspiration. In the background is the woman herself – the muse, who has a dreamy look … she represents the source of inspiration, the feminine creator, the Princess of Murcia … her presence is evident, but is she real or imaginary?

Cahier du Festival des Musiques Sacrées du Monde 19th edition Program Program 2013*

Friday 7 June Wednesday 12 June Bab Al Makina 21h00 - Opening Concert Premiere - Batha Museum 14h00 - 18h00 Original Creation of the Fez Festival Moultaqa A premiere of poetry, music and dance telling the story of Andalusia from Fes to An initiation into choreographic and musical arts through the language of meditation Granada Saturday 8 June Thursday 13 June Batha Museum 16h00 Batha Museum 16h00 Nomadic voices of the steppes and the mountains – Sardinia, Mongolia Axivil Aljamía – Spain The songs of Sardinian tenors meet the diphonic Mongolian chant khöömii An evocation of the Muslim Moorish communities who stayed in Andalusia until the Bab Al Makina 21h00 17th century Premiere Bab Al Makina 21h00 Istanbul – the golden gateway – Greece, Turkey Assala Nasri – Syria Sunday 9 June Friday 14 June Batha Museum 16h00 Batha Museum 16h00 Coumbane Mint Ely Warakane – Mauritania Maher et l’ensemble El - Quds avec Françoise Atlan - Palestine Maroc The art of the Mauritanian griots Bab Al Makina 21h00 Bab Al Makina 21h00 Ladysmith Chicago Gospel Experience – South Africa, USA Paco da Lucia: the legendary Flamenco guitar – Spain Monday 10 June Saturday 15 June Batha Museum 16h00 Batha Museum 16h00 Abeer Nehme – Aramaic, Syriac and Byzantine Song – Lebanon Lo Còr de la Plana – France Lo Còr de la Plana reinvents the songs of the south, combining the ancient sounds of Tuesday 11 June a Mediterranean both violent and sacred. Batha Museum 16h00 Bab Al Makina 21h00 Aïcha Redouane and the Amazigh tradition– France - Morocco Patti Smith - USA

Cahier du Festival des Musiques Sacrées du Monde 19th edition Program Nights in the Medina*

Monday 10 June Tuesday 11 June Wednesday 12 June Dar Mokri The Telephe Family and the Bélè tradition Amina Allaoui – Morocco Reflections of an Indian night - France India 19H30 of Martinique - France Arco Iris XVIII-21 Le Baroque Nomade and Pandit Shyam Sundar Goswami - 22H00 A tribute to Aimé Césaire Dar Adiyel Pandit Shyam Sundar Rosemary Standley et Dom La Nena - France Sacred songs from the Kingdom of Bhutan 19H30 Khyal Song – Northern India Birds on a wire Jigme Drukpa, Pema Samdrup et Namkha Lhamo 22H00 Rosemary’s Songbook Batha At the heart of the Sufi Nile - Egypt El Gusto – Algeria Ana Moura – Portugal Museum A ceremony in a village in Upper Egypt This great orchestra of Algerian Chaâbi origin, is at the The fado of Lisbon 20H30 heart of Arabo-Andalusian and Judeo-Arab music

Dar Batha Duo Ykeda 14h00 Concert duo piano

Fes Forum 2013* Festival in the City* Free entry

Batha Museum Place Bab Boujloud 8 -11 June 2013 8 -15 June 2013 - Concerts from 22h30 Mehdi Abdou et Mohammed Anbari, Hamid Kasri, Dj Click, Ali Alaoui, l’Orchestre This year, the Fes Forum takes place on the first four mornings of the Festival (8-11 June 2013) National de Jazz, Mohammed Bajeddoub, Dominique A, Hatim Ammor... The theme is A New Andalusia: local solutions for global disorder. The four themes to be tackled are: Sufi Nights Dar Tazi • The new issues around diversity (on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Aimé Césaire) 8 -15 June 2013 - Concerts from 23h00 • Can financial markets be united? Jnan Sbil • The definition of a new economic paradigm: an assessment of Bhutan’s experiment 7 -15 June 2013 • Fes: Reflections of Andalusia: development through culture Exhibitions and Projection Movies*

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