Jeffrey Brown talks with Michael Kaiser, President of the Kennedy Center, and others about the “ambitious, three-week-festival called “Arabesque: Arts of the Arab World.”
There will be exhibitions of fashion, including wedding dresses from around the region, of art and photography, and an Exploratorium, including a film projecting ancient texts, that will highlight Arab contributions to society between the 8th and 15th centuries: advances in math, medicine, astronomy, and chemistry.
At the heart of the festival, five theaters will feature performances in music, dance and theater, from the traditional to a rapper from Somalia named K'naan. – Jeffrey Brown, The News Hour, NPR