Culturama Magazine
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From 30 October to 2 November, Rabat hosts the 12th International Festival of Higher Schools of Dramatic Art, featuring emerging theatre artists from Africa, Europe and the Americas.
13 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
Culturama compares ten election programmes: budget targets, 700 cultural venues, creative industries, access, copyright, AI and the capacity to measure cultural promises.
15 Sept 2026 · 17 min read
Morocco’s Culture budget rose by nearly 149% between 2012 and 2026, yet its share of the State General Budget gained only around 0.04 percentage points.
8 Sept 2026 · 18 min read
State, regions, municipalities, public institutions, associations, businesses and international cooperation now form a dense Moroccan cultural ecosystem. The central challenge is coordination.
30 Aug 2026 · 22 min read
Morocco’s cultural and creative industries generate an estimated MAD 43 billion and support more than 116,000 jobs. Yet only a fraction of creative businesses have access to credit. The IFC’s 2026 assessment reveals an economy hiding in plain sight.
26 Aug 2026 · 11 min readSixteen years after their first Moroccan show, Sepultura return to L’Boulevard for their final African performance, connecting the festival’s own history with the closing chapter of one of Brazilian metal’s most influential careers.
12 Aug 2026 · 10 min read
As it approaches its fortieth anniversary, the Arab World Institute aims to clarify its mission, strengthen partnerships and provide greater support for contemporary creation.
11 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
At Fondation Beyeler, Pierre Huyghe creates an immersive environment where film, sound, light and organic forms blur the boundary between artwork and organism.
11 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
The director of Marock returns with La Más Dulce, a story about Moroccan seasonal workers in Spain, caught between exploitation and resistance.
11 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
AI models are advancing rapidly, but their performance remains uneven when they encounter underrepresented languages, images and cultural references.
11 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
Amina Agueznay represents Morocco at the 2026 Venice Biennale with Asǝṭṭa, a monumental installation created with 166 craftspeople.
11 Jul 2026 · 6 min read
Between Rabat and Casablanca, Argan Studios aims to bring together sound stages, post-production, training and professional services across the audiovisual value chain.
11 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
The Algerian-British artist presents works made with Venice, its materials, everyday uses and inhabitants.
11 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
The first African woman appointed to lead the Venice Biennale’s international exhibition leaves behind a project rooted in listening, marginalised voices and multiple narratives.
11 Jul 2026 · 8 min read
PhotoVogue’s MENA Panorama invited photographers, filmmakers and multimedia artists from the region and its diasporas to compete for $8,000 in grants.
10 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
A Paris exhibition brings together 62 Azzedine Alaïa looks to explore the deep, long-understated influence of African forms, materials and visual cultures on his work.
9 Jul 2026 · 5 min read
Jazzablanca 2026 brought Scorpions to Casablanca alongside jazz, funk, hip-hop and Moroccan fusion, confirming the festival’s place on Morocco’s cultural calendar.
8 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
At the 2026 Rencontres d’Arles, Mediterranean memory, Ghanaian independence and marginalised lives turn photography into a tool for history and emancipation.
8 Jul 2026 · 6 min readTransparency, consent, compensation and human-centred design: four principles for governing generative AI in the cultural and creative industries.
7 Jul 2026 · 7 min readMarrakech’s 55th National Folk Arts Festival connected Moroccan living heritage, contemporary creation and cultural traditions from around the world.
7 Jul 2026 · 4 min readThe Essaouira Gnaoua and World Music Festival brings ritual heritage, global fusion and the Atlantic city’s public spaces together in one of Morocco’s defining cultural events.
7 Jul 2026 · 5 min readA practical guide to Morocco’s major 2026 festivals, from Gnaoua and Jazzablanca to Mawazine, the Marrakech Film Festival and Tanjazz.
7 Jul 2026 · 5 min readAt Chellah in Rabat, the immersive production Nostalgia, The Soul of Time combined history, light, music and live performance to animate Moroccan heritage.
3 Jul 2026 · 4 min readFondation Al Mada’s cultural programme brings exhibitions, performances and live art together across spaces designed for encounters between artists and audiences.
3 Jul 2026 · 4 min read
Morocco and the European Union are supporting three programmes designed to strengthen young creators, cultural entrepreneurs and creative-industry networks.
2 Jul 2026 · 7 min read
A national conference in Rabat examined artists’ status, social protection, contracts and working conditions across Morocco’s cultural professions.
22 Jun 2026 · 4 min readMediterranean network
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