Inauguration of Zawaya Center for Culture and Arts

Damascus - Sana

In order to support the cultural and artistic movement with activities and events and the establishment of specialized workshops for talented people to express their creative potentials Zawaya Center for Culture and Arts opened in the Qasaa neighborhood of Damascus.

The center of the cultural association “Nahna” attended the opening, interested in cultural and community affairs, which included a number of activities including plastic art exhibitions, sculpture of young Syrian artists, photography and musical evening.

The center, which started from the renovation of a self-employed building, includes multi-use halls equipped with a modern projection screen for cinematic and theatrical performances and hosting workshops and can accommodate up to 120 people.The center is equipped with a reading room containing computers and the Internet and a library rich in specialized, intellectual and diverse publications provide students with the required references to complete their academic research. Graduates of the university with the interest of the Center to get their share of attention and care and employ their abilities and put them on the right track.

In a statement to Sana, Zawaya center official stressed the importance of investment and development in creativity, which is the basis of the work of the `` Nahna '' society through embracing the young Syrian musical and theatrical groups in a tireless endeavor to develop the skills of young people and raise their competencies and highlight their talents and possibilities to activate the local cultural movement.

Suleiman explained that the mission of the association is to spread the culture of life and fill the gaps in the Syrian cultural life resulting from the terrorist war on Syria by empowering the talented youth in the cultural field and putting them on the path of professionalism, which has worked on since its inception in 2013.

The association “Nahna” hosts several artistic groups in singing, theater, plastic arts and dancing, including “Pulse” for the national song specializing in the songs of the homeland and man and works to inspire hope among the youth through the dissemination of music and concerts in the street and public and private places. Her own album “The Will of Life”.

The Enab singing troupe is for ages 8 to 17 and includes 10 musicians and 14 singers.

The Colors and Fragments Ensemble works to stimulate the artistic movement of drawing, sculpture and photography by supporting young people by holding workshops and exhibitions, while Khatwa Group works to support young people who like to dance all kinds and rehabilitate them through trainers and performances for them and includes 14 dancers and dancers.

One of the Society's projects is Kalima, a cultural salon that periodically discusses books and films. The annual tradition of the association is the celebration of Mrs. Fayrouz on the stage of the Zahra Theater in Damascus, which she sang for the first time in 1952.

Rasha Mahfoud