Siren Call
SIREN CALL – a special event staged in both Newtown and Parramatta – will see the Auburn Writers and Poets Group present their work, infused with multimedia projections and sound.
Sunday 16 July
@Newtown, 52 Enmore Rd, Newtown
6pm-7.30pm
Tickets $10/8
Booking fees may apply
Bookings at Moshtix or phone 9550 3666
Monday 17 July
Riverside Theatres, Church St, Parramatta
6pm-8pm
FREE EVENT
Bookings at ICE or T 9897 5744
Features a special guest appearance by Hossam Ramzy.
The Auburn Poets and Writers Group are supported by Auburn Community Development Network (ACDN) – the following writers & poets will be presenting for SIREN CALL:
Nashaa Abdul-Hassan
Stephen Brooks
Isil Cosar
Fadeel Kayat
Dona Samson-Zappone
Omeima Sukkarieh
Dorothy Makasa
Spoken word and multimedia performance will be followed by the screening of The Siren, (al-Naddahah) a lyrical Egyptian film exploring a mysterious legend associated with the SIMSIMIYYIA (an ancient Egyptian lute). The short film last inspired audiences when it screened for the first time in Australia at the 2005 Sydney Arab Film Festival.
The Parramatta event will also feature a guest appearance of ‘Egypt’s Ambassador of Rhythm and the World’s Leading Name in Egyptian Dance Music’, the one and only Hossam Ramzy – legendary Egyptian percussionist.
This event is proudly presented by Synergy Percussion, Information and Cultural Exchange, Auburn Community Development Network and Liverpool Migrant Resource Centre, and is a featured event of Synergy Percussions’ PULSE:HEART:BEAT festival (15-22 July 2006) celebrating cultural diversity.
More information: www.synergypercussion.com (click on ‘Upcoming’)
Hossam Ramzy
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