Russian Artist Evgeniya Goncharova Says Art-Oriented Qatar Headed Very Far
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Community Community International Top 10 works School of of fiction and P6London Qatar P16 nonfiction celebrates Qatar of 2018, most National Day with recommended an event featuring and best cultural activities. sellers. Sunday, December 16, 2018 Rabia II 9, 1440 AH Doha today: 190 - 250 COVER STORY Photo by Noushad Thekkayil Lights, camera, brush Russian artist Evgeniya Goncharova says art-oriented Qatar headed very far. P4-5 QUIZ SHOWBIZ Celebrating Qatar Art is never a competition: National Day. Norwegian fi lmmaker Iram. Page 10 Page 15 2 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 16, 2018 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT PRAYER TIME Fajr 4.50am Shorooq (sunrise) 6.12am Zuhr (noon) 11.29am Asr (afternoon) 2.27pm Maghreb (sunset) 4.48pm Isha (night) 6.18pm USEFUL NUMBERS Emergency 999 Worldwide Emergency Number 112 Kahramaa – Electricity and Water 991 Aquaman underwater kingdom of Atlantis, and must step forward to Local Directory 180 DIRECTION: James Wan lead his people and be a hero to the world. 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Verse (2D) 3pm; Aquaman 6:15pm; Joseph (Malayalam) Royal Plaza Cinema (2D) 5:30pm; Aquaman (2D) 8:30pm; Joseph (Malayalam) Palace (2): Elliot The Littlest Community Editor 8:15pm; Aquaman (2D) 11pm. 11pm. Reindeer (2D) 2:30pm; The Mall Cinema (3):Joseph Landmark Cinema (2): Aquaman (2D) 4:15pm; Spider- Kamran Rehmat Aquaman (2D) 2:30pm; e-mail: (Malayalam) 2:30pm; Cats (2D) Man: Into The Spider-Verse [email protected] 5pm; Aquaman (2D) 6:45pm; Aquaman (2D) 5:15pm; (2D) 6:45pm; Fahrenheit Telephone: 44466405 Second Act (2D) 9:15pm; Aquaman (2D) 8pm; Aquaman 11/9 (2D) 9pm; Joseph Fax: 44350474 Kedarnath (Hindi) 11:15pm. (2D) 10:45pm. (Malayalam) 11:15pm. Sunday, December 16, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY all cyclists, runners and walkers to train under After School Activities the fl oodlights of Losail International Circuit WHERE: Atelier every Wednesdays. WHEN: Ongoing Music and arts Activities for students Heritage Library’s Permanent taking place after they fi nish their day in Exhibition school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- WHERE: Qatar National Library hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama WHEN: Ongoing till December 31 Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 TIME: 9am – 8pm years old after school hours. The exhibition displays around 400 items from the QNL Heritage Library collection that illustrate the spread and evolution of ideas throughout the Arab and Islamic world, as well as document interactions between Arabs and the West over the past several centuries. The exhibition features books, manuscripts, historical photographs maps, globes and travellers’ instruments that tell the story of Qatar, along with the history of science, literature, writing, travel in the region, and much more. EVENTS to students the meaning of Dasha, Al Qafal and various type of pearls. The students Hobby Classes Qatar National Day Celebrations will discover all details of the Fath Al-Khair WHERE: Mystic Arts Centre behind Al WHERE: Mall of Qatar journey. Hilal Focus Medical Centre WHEN: Ongoing till December 18 WHEN:Wednesday – Monday Mall of Qatar has prepared dazzling and Mystic Art Centre, is a holistic performing captivating family entertainment until artsinstitution and a one stop solution for Qatar National Day. The festive programme adults as well as children looking to explore includes daily Ardah shows at the Ooredoo their talents in various art forms. We off er stage, a henna booth at West Gate 2 and a classes in Carnatic Music, Hindustani Music, traditional kids area for families to enjoy an The Colour Run Karate, Yoga, Zumba, Classical Dance, Salsa, array of activities at East Gate 1. WHERE: QNCC Hip Hop, contemporary and Bollywood dance WHEN: January 26 forms. For details, call 33897609. Qatar National Day 2018 airshow TIME: 8:30am WHERE: Katara Celebrate the hero in you in a realm WHEN: Tomorrow till December 19 where nothing is impossible and you are TIME: Evening unstoppable. Soar to new heights in the As part of Qatar National Day celebrations all-new Super Zone and suit up in gear fi t for and 500 drones will take to the sky to put up only the most super of heroes as you collect a unique air show on December 17 and 19. Ballet Lessons your medal at the Finish Line! 2019 will The airshow will be held at the waterfront of WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier also include the Foam Zone. Gates will open Katara. WHEN: Ongoing at 7am on January 26, with our fi rst Color TIME: 4pm – 8pm Runners setting off at 8.30am. For more info e-mail at registration@ atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. Dance and Instrument Classes WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf Times Building WHEN: Wednesday – Monday Learn the movements of dance styles in Arabic Calligraphy Workshop Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical Acting Classes WHEN: Saturday – Wednesday instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard WHERE: Retaj Al Rayyan, West Bay TIME: 6pm for adults as well kids and move in the world WHEN: Ongoing till December 19 Arabic Calligraphy workshop is back. of music. For details, contact 66523871/ TIME: 3pm – 7:30pm Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club Come and learn the artistic practice of Arabic 31326749. The Talent Factory is having an acting WHERE: Losail Circuit handwriting and calligraphy at Music and monthly course for kids and adults. Gentë WHEN: Ongoing Arts Atelier. Retkoceri Rrahmani, Teaching artist and TIME: 5pm The lessons will take place every Saturday, actor, will take care to create an amazingly Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association Monday and Wednesday at 6pm. For entertaining and socialising class for kids with Qatar Sports For All Federation, invites more information, contact registration@ and adults. Both programmes are specifi cally atelierqatar.com designed to fi t diff erent ages with the main purpose to develop the participant’s self- esteem, especially when in front of audiences. Kids course fee is QR600 and adult course fee is QR800. For further details, e-mail at [email protected] Katara Beach - School Students WHERE: Katara WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 9am – 12pm By participating in the programme of ‘Our culture is a school’, Katara Beach emphasises the Qatari marine tradition and introduces Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Sunday, December 16, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY “My achievement has been the success of my students” —Evgeniya Goncharova, artist, teacher, dancer, choreographer SUNDAY CONVERSATION I love teaching students coming from different countries. They are all different. It gives me a chance to be a kind of a universal teacher. I have to adjust with the ‘ diversity and her life and times. By Mudassir Raja Please brief us about your journey so far. he is a trained dancer, I come from a family of engineers. artist, choreographer My father and mother are both and art teacher. She has engineers. My mother is also a very however, towered as an artistic person; she used to do bead artist in Qatar. Her works work. Painting was a hobby of my Sare known in the art circles for their father. They however, did not make colour and realism. art their vocation. I have a younger Evgeniya Goncharova has been sister. I grew up in an extended family living in Qatar for 12 years with her with my cousins. Syrian husband. She has earned I started taking dance’ and art accolades for her works that she has classes since a very young age. I displayed in diff erent exhibitions in attended a special art school for Qatar. seven years. We used to have three Community recently sat with the hours for art every day.