So far, so near
- 28/01/2021
- Local : 09h30
Paris : 08h30 
- Institut français du Liban Rue de Damas, BP 11 477, Beirut, LB
- Lebanon
- French / Arabic
- https://www.facebook.com/InstitutFrLiban
Initiated by the French Institute, the Night of Ideas is an annual invitation to dialogue on the major issues of the contemporary world, to mobilize youth and to enhance the intellectual and cultural scenes around the world.
In the context of the current global health crisis, the French Institute is innovating and offering everyone the opportunity to take part in a unique and original digital experience: 24 hours of night and ideas, live or exclusive content from all continents broadcast on social networks.
PROGRAM OF THE NIGHT OF IDEAS - LEBANON
(The program below corresponds to the Lebanese time zone)
10h00
Opening of the Global Ideas Night with the participation of Anne Grillo, Ambassador of France to Lebanon
12h - 14h - 15h - 16h25 - Projections of photos selected during the big online contest organized in partnership with the Wipplay platform.
19:35 In the night - Night walk at the Audi villa: more than a visit to the exhibition "L'Art blessé", this walk is a dialogue between each work ravaged by the explosions of 04 August 2020 and the camera that scans its wounds. Director: Ghassan Koteit - Scenography: Jean-Louis Mainguy.
20h10 " Road Trip - Alexander Paulikevich: from Akkar to Beirut ". The video artist Rania Stephan and the Lebanese performer and dancer Alexander Paulikevitch will explore, in an artistic dialogue, the new relationships of the Lebanese to the city and the countryside in a Lebanon in crisis.
20h40-21h15-22h25-22h45-23h30 Sobhiyeh - Conversations. A series of videos about Lebanese artists who share with us from their studios their personal journey, their inspirations and their doubts. With the participation of Hady Sy, Samar Mogharbel, Hanibal Srouji, Katya Traboulsi, Ayman Baalbaki. Director Pascal Odille - Camera & editing Wissam Charaf.
00:05 - "The theatre after all!": Cross-border dialogue between two directors, Ahmed El Attar (Egypt) and Ossama Halal (Syria), about the theatre in their countries of residence. Moderation: Omar Abi Azar (Lebanon). In collaboration with the French Institute of Egypt.