Chicago Boys Final Concert: While We Were Singing They Were Dreaming
December 6, 2014 - 00:00
December 6, 2014/ 8 PM
Location: At Aphrodite restaurant (formerly Zorba) in downtown Amman Join us for the final performance of the Chicago Boys, Amman edition.
The group will be performing 6 songs... more info
privatization in jordan: a talk by dr. yusuf mansur
December 2, 2014 - 00:00
Dr. Mansur will walk us through the historical context of the privatization process in Jordan why did we venture down this road and what were the lessons learnt? Which projects were successful and... more info
approximations everywhere : exhibition, artist talk & art bar by nile sunset annex
November 25, 2014 - 00:00
Makan Art Space is pleased to host the first exhibition of Nile Sunset Annex's contemporary art collection in Amman.  Displayed in Makan’s library, the show consists of miniaturized replicas of... more info
migrant workers in jordan: a talk by thorayya el-rayyes
November 18, 2014 - 00:00
In her talk, Thorayya will give an overview of labour policies in Jordan that serve to create a docile pool of migrant labour outside the framework of mainstream labour rights. She will look at each... more info
whose gaze is it anyway?: lecture by omar kholeif (egypt/uk)
November 3, 2014 - 00:00
In this illustrated lecture Omar Kholeif  takes us through a journey of recent projects, interweaving cinema, performance, and critical analysis, focusing on the colonized image. What shift has... more info
chicago boys: while we were singing, they were dreaming/ led by hiwa k (iraqi kurdistan/germany)
October 29, 2014 - 00:00 to December 6, 2014 - 00:00
Open Call to participate in a music and learning project
Do you want to be part of a 70s and 80s revival band?
Would you like to discover songs from that era from places like Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq... more info
the arab cinema archive project presents "pioneers of "new realism" in egyptian cinema"
October 1, 2014 - 00:00 to November 30, 2014 - 00:00
In the early eighties of the last century, Egyptian cinema saw the emergence of a new generation of directors, introducing rebellious works and challenging the style and content of films that had... more info
performative reading and interactive installation from ‘the perfumed garden’ by raafat majzoub (beirut)
September 7, 2014 - 00:00
 
Studio-X Amman Lab and ArtTerritories at Makan are delighted to invite you to an evening with Raafat Majzoub’s ongoing project The Perfumed Garden. 
The Perfumed Garden is an ongoing performative... more info
t-jassad conversations at diwan makan: what's gender got to do with it?
August 30, 2014 - 00:00
Projected gender roles (man/ woman – feminine/ masculine) in our societies have directly affected the construction of our identities,
interactions and relationships. We either choose to conform to... more info
accidental or active gentrification? the intersection of art, gender and urban space
August 23, 2014 - 00:00
This relaxed seminar invites practitioners in Amman who have been involved in initiating 
community, art and cultural spaces to join Aseel Sawalha for an active conversation.
Within this self-... more info

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