**PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: "PILGRIM" By RICHARD GERE
**SATURDAY 5/6 - NO OPENING
We proudly present this exhibition of photographs by US film actor, accomplished photographer and humanitarian Richard Gere. A total of 24 signed and numbered photographs will be exhibited at the Sakakini. Gere has published a book of his photographs, carrying the same title as the exhibit, which will be on display during the exhibit. Gere’s photographs are striking in their maturity—the work of a serious artist encountering a subject of cultural significance. There is a hushed, meditative quality about his art that is perfectly in keeping with its subject. Gere’s work acknowledges the shifting boundaries between spirituality and injustice, light and dark, good and evil, hope and grief that pervade human existence. This exhibition is being presented in conjunction with Mr. Gere’s visit to the area, and his ongoing commitment to support peace efforts in the region.
**The exhibit will remain until the 23rd of June.

**NCM CONCERT: SUZ DEL - Oriental Music, Palestine
**SATURDAY 5/6 @ 7:00 PM
Suz Del, meaning Maqam (Mode) is the NCM’s Jerusalem Branch teachers’ and students’ oriental ensemble. They will perform Longas and Sama’is by great Oriental music composers, from different countries in the world such as Turkey, the Balkans, Egypt and many other Arab and Middle Eastern countries. The members of Suz Del are Nizar Rohana on Oud, Wael Abu Saloum on the Oud, Wafa Al-Zaghal on the Qanoun, Bridget Robbins on the Nay and Abdul Salam Sabbah on Percussions.
This concert is part of the Spring Season Program for the National Conservatory of Music.
**Ticket Price: 15 NIS for Adults, 10 NIS for Students, 5 NIS for NCM Students.

**NCM CONCERT: ALEXANDER SULEIMAN - Cello, Germany
**SATURDAY 12/6 @ 7:00 PM
Alexander Suleiman, a German of Palestinian origin, enthusiastically undertook cello instruction at a young age. In 1991, Alexander Suleiman pursued his music studies with the legendary Russian Cellist Daniel Shafran. Alexander Suleiman has been awarded several first prizes in various competitions, in both the piano and cello categories. Having been awarded the first prize of the International Johannes Brahms Competition, he has consequently been invited to perform and hold master classes at several festivals. Alexander performs this concert accompanied by Øystein B. Frantzen on the Piano, who currently works as a teacher at the NCM. The program will include classical compositions for Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann, Haydn, Paganini and Martinu.
This concert is part of the Spring Season Program for the National Conservatory of Music.
**Ticket Price: 15 NIS for Adults, 10 NIS for Students, 5 NIS for Children & NCM Students.

**FILM SCREENING: "No Man's Land"
**THURSDAY 17/6 @ 7:00 PM
Academy Award for Best Foreign Film 2002 / Golden Globe Winner for Best Foreign Film / Special Jury Prize Best
Screenplay Cannes Film Festival 2001
Ciki (Branko Djuric) and Nino (Rene Bitorajac), a Bosnian and a Serb, are soldiers stranded in No Man's Land - a trench between enemy lines during the Bosnian war. They have no one to trust, no way to escape without getting shot, and a fellow soldier is lying on the trench floor with a spring-loaded bomb set to explode beneath him if he moves. The absurdity of their situation would be comical if it didn't have such dire consequences. With the two men stuck in a bizarre predicament, a frustrated UN sergeant tries to help, despite orders to remain at his post. When a journalist waylays the sergeant while pushing for an exclusive scoop, she affects the unfolding of events and turns a news story into an international circus. With the world's press waiting for an outcome, no one willing to take action (lest they accept responsibility), and a soldier still stuck with a bomb beneath him, Ciki and Nino try to keep their humanity amidst the insanity of war.
(Dir. Danis Tanovic, feature, Bosnian language with English subtitles, 97 minutes, 2002)

**PUPPET SHOW FOR CHILDREN: "Maisam & Mousa" performed by puppeteer NIDAL KHATIB
**WEDNESDAY 23/6 @ 5:00 PM
This is a story of a sister called Maisam and her brother Mousa and how sometimes male children can be more privileged than the female. Let our children decide if it's fair that Mousa gets to play outside with his friends while his sister Maisam is not. Let them feel the necessity to set equality as the standard for both sexes while guaranteeing loads of fun and fits of laughter! This play is highly interactive and will be accompanied by a professional setting and sound effects. We encourage all children to join and even their parents! The puppet show will be for 50 minutes.
FREE OF CHARGE AS ALWAYS!
**Supported by the Spanish Cooperation, through the Pontifical Mission to Palestine.

**NCM CONCERT: SA'ID LAGHZAOUI - Guitar, Morocco
**SATURDAY 26/6 @ 7:00 PM
The Moroccan guitarist, Sa'id Laghzaoui and for the first time in Palestine, will perform classical music inspired from the Moroccan culture composed by him as well known classical guitar music. He is considered as one of the most active, talented and creative artists in Morocco in Arts and musicology. Laghzaoui is the Director and founder of the International Festival for String Instruments in Rabat since 1995 and he is also the Director of the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Rabat and a consultant for a number of embassies in Morocco. This concert is part of the
Spring Season Program for the National Conservatory of Music.
**Ticket Price: 15 NIS for Adults, 10 NIS for Students, 5 NIS for Children & NCM Students.

**POETRY READING: "SWEETNESS OF THE SOUL" By Poet Rose Shomali
**SUNDAY 27/6 @ 6:00 PM
Rose Shomali Musleh, who is originally from Bethlehem, is an established poet and writer. She has published 3 poetry books; "The River has Another Path", "The Story Has Another Side" & her most recent "Halawet Al-Rouh" in 2004. She has also produced many publications in children’s literature, and even won two national prizes for children’s stories. Many of her poems were adapted by the National Conservatory for Music as songs for children. She has participated in many literary events such as, representing the Palestinian women poets in Sousa Festival, Tunisia, 1999 and in many other events of such nature in Palestine, Jordan, Sana’a, and Oman. Rose Shomali currently works as the Director General for the Women’s Affairs Technical Committee that is a coalition of different women organizations, women centers, and professionals.
The evening will be held in the garden of the centre.

THANK YOU AND HOPE TO SEE YOU AT ALL THESE EVENTS!

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