Fez, June 7, 2013 (MAP)
Princess Lalla Salma presided, Friday night, over the opening ceremony of the 19th Fez Festival of World Sacred Music, held under the patronage of king Mohammed VI, on the theme "Fez: Reflections of Andalusia".
The princess attended the inaugural show of the festival under the theme "Love is my religion," a poetic epic of the history of Andalusia through dances, songs, poetry, music and filmed projections.
The Fez Festival of World Sacred Music celebrated this year the Andalusian culture which, for more than eight centuries, has combined the Amazigh, Arab, Iberian, Roman and Visigoth cultures and brought together in one melting pot the East and West cultures, according to the "Spirit of Fez" Foundation which organizes the event.
The festival features a rich program of lively concerts by artists carrying messages of peace and spirituality from around the world, especially from Mongolia, Greece, Turkey, Mauritania, Spain, Lebanon, India, Martinique, Egypt, Algeria, Bhutan, Portugal, Syria, Palestine, the USA, France and Morocco.
It will offer the public free concerts, exhibitions, Sufi nights, educational events and artistic activities.
The Festival aims to harness the arts and spirituality in the service of human and social development, and the relationship between peoples and cultures.