In the presence of HE Minister of Culture Dr. Ghattas El Khoury, a press conference will be held at the Ministry of Culture to launch the “DOORS. Please Touch” project for the blind and visually impaired on Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018 at 11 a.m.
Red Oak led a 3-month training program on self-exploration and creative writing for the blind and visually impaired at the Lebanese School for the Blind and Deaf (LSBD).The training aimed to build the capacities of the visually handicapped by providing them with a means of self-expression. Through the process of thinking, writing and expressing ideas and emotions, they gained positive self-esteem, developed interpersonal communication skills, and became self-advocates. They had opportunities to be included in discussions, to develop goals, dreams and aspirations.
Red Oak Performing Troupe artists will be in residency in HAH- Lebanon from 10-15 September 2018. The residency programme will end with the performance “The Diary of a Mulberry Tree” on 15 September 2018. Youth from the village of Hammana will be invited to be play in the performance. One of our objectives is to involve the youth and civil society in the region/country where the performance takes place.
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, Red Oak organizes a round table discussion on “Music: a cultural bridge” on Friday, June 22nd at 6:00 pm, at the Goethe-Institut in Gemmayze.The event is taking place in the framework of the project “Dabaka” initiated by the musician Wael Kodeih (Rayess Bek).“Dabaka” aims to bring together Syrian and Lebanese professional musicians to produce one original work, release an album and play a live concert.
Red Oak Performing Troup has been invited by the Municipality of Paris to tour with a new production of "The Diary of a Mulberry Tree" at the occasion of “Nuit Blanche” on October 6-7,
Red Oak Association, in partnership with UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and in close collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, held a closing ceremony in Al Madina Theater to celebrate the achievements of “Up-Cycling for
It was a great pleasure to welcome Mr. Emmanuel Gignac, UNHCR Deputy Representative in Sobhi Saleh school- Jnah on 7 December 2017. Mr. Emmanuel Gignac attended a music session given and visited the mural achieved by the 222