Khorfakkan Amphitheatre opens new window to Emirati culture
23 Dec 2020
Imran Mojib,
Special Correspondent
The development of the iconic Khorfakkan Amphitheatre supports and promotes the emirate’s cultural and artistic landscape as part of Sharjah’s inclusive development strategy, said Sheikh Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Council (SMC).
During a media tour of the newly-opened amphitheatre in the city’s eastern region enclave, the SMC Chairman briefed media representatives on its unique characteristics including the world-class technologies that power the venue’s audio-visual and lighting systems to offer guests remarkable cultural experiences including live concerts. He also mentioned that the amphitheatre features state-of the-art cooling systems, which will allow it to host visitors and big events throughout the year.
Thousands visit newly opened Khorfakkan Amphitheatre in Sharjah to watch heroic film
20 Dec 2020 An aerial view of the open-air venue of the Khorfakkan Amphitheatre. WAM
More than 18,000 residents and visitors across the UAE have visited the newly opened Khorfakkan Amphitheatre in Sharjah’s eastern region enclave, to witness the screening of epic period film, Khorfakkan, produced by the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA), and partake in the inaugural festive activities held in the vast open-air venue from Dec.15-19.
At the Roman-inspired amphitheatre, a cultural and architectural landmark and one of the most prestigious development projects in the city, attendees relived the courageous heroism and sacrifices shown by their fellowmen during a ruthless Portuguese invasion over 500 years ago.
2,000 watch historical drama ‘Khorfakkan’ in Sharjah s coastal city
17 Dec 2020
Gulf Today, Staff Reporter
The recently opened Khorfakkan Amphitheatre was packed on Tuesday evening with 2,000 people, who came in from all over the UAE to Sharjah’s coastal city for the first public screening of the historical drama, Khorfakkan.
The massive success of the opening show can perhaps be attributed to the fact that watching a movie, which recounts events that took place in the very location where the film is being screened, is a one-of-a-kind experience.
As you take your seat at the awe-inspiring 19,000 sqft Roman-style Khorfakkan Amphitheatre to watch the film, you immediately establish a physical connection with the nation’s centuries-old history. You are in the coastal city, not far away from the sites where hard battles were fought by thousands of locals who sacrificed their lives to put up a winning resistance against a Portuguese invasion in 1507.
Sharjah: As UAE cinema-goers are about to get their first look at the highly-anticipated
Khorfakkan movie on Thursday, the chairman of Sharjah Media Council has hailed the historic film as a milestone for the Emirati entertainment industry.
Shaikh Sultan Bin Ahmad Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Council, has lauded the movie’s contribution to presenting to the world a significant yet little-known chapter of UAE’s history, which played a formative role in shaping the nation’s identity. He said: “
Khorfakkan is a celebration of two deeply interconnected art forms literature and cinema that are constant inspiration for each other and open the human mind to an endless world of imagination. We hope this film will lead to a renaissance of the marriage between the art forms, inspiring more cinematic adaptations of works of literature.”
UAE s heroic ancestors brought to life in hit debut film
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Visitors can watch the historical drama unfold in the very location where events took place 1 of 4
The debut screening of Khorfakkan turned out to be a huge hit, with 2,000 spectators showing up from all over the UAE for the socially-distanced opening show. 2 of 4
The two-hour historical drama was screened in the sprawling new, 19,000-sq ft, Roman-style amphitheatre that was opened to the public this week and it added to the magic that it took place in the very location where the events of the film took place. The 120-minute production recounts events of the nation’s centuries-old history, including the hard battles fought by thousands of locals who sacrificed their lives to put up a winning resistance against a Portuguese invasion in 1507.