In 2016, Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman announced Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, an initiative to diversify the economy of the Kingdom and implement across-the-board reforms, including creating pathways and supporting those seeking a career in the arts. For the first time, the government put its weight behind bringing the arts to the Saudi public, and as part of Vision 2030, {…}
Saudi Arabia has been intent on rehauling its artistic infrastructure and recently announced its plans to construct its first-ever opera house. And to emphasize the seriousness of the matter, an announcement was made on Monday that the Paris Opera House would play a major role in aiding the country establish its first opera house and national orchestra. The announcement was {…}
Saudi Arabia is set to construct its first-ever opera house. The kingdom announced that the house will be built as a move to shake off its conservative image and lure tourist dollars. Saudi Arabia has banned concerts and prohibits music in restaurants and stores over the years and in the last few years has tried to relax its decades-old restrictions on {…}
For the first time in Saudi Arabia, women were invited to attend a public performance. This weekend the country is celebrating 87 years since its founding. The event includes various artists in concert and other performances. The operetta was a telling of Saudi Arabia’s founding by Ibn Saud, son of King Salman. Crowds cheered at the pageant of camels, horses, {…}
Thank Saudi Arabia is set to create its own opera house and new cinemas in its upcoming reforms. Since the 1970s, the country has been without cinemas, which were banned due to the demands of the clerical establishment. But the country’s government has opted to move ahead with cultural reforms known as “Vision 2030,” as announced by Deputy Crown Prince {…}