Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal also known as Festival du Monde Arabe (FMA) (in English Arab World Festival of Montreal, in Arabic مهرجان العالم العربي في مونتريال) is a major annual cultural festival in Montreal, Quebec, Canada dedicated to the arts of the Arab World. It was established in 2000 by Joseph Nakhlé and produced by "Alchimies, Créations et Cultures" and serves to develop a dialogue between Arab and Western cultures.
Diversified in its nature, it covers many forms of arts including dance, music, theater, multidisciplinary arts, visual arts and medias.
Each year a major theme is chosen. Annual themes have included 2000: Journées 2000 2001: Tentations 2002: Vous avez dit arabe? 2003: Dévoilée 2004: Razzias 2005: Harem 2006: Prophètes rebelles 2007: Espace Zéro 2008: Liaisons andalouses 2009: Mémoires croisées 2010: Arabitudes 2011: Charabia 2012: Utopia 2013: Tribales 2014: 15 folies métèques 2015: Hilarus Delirus 2016: Aurores 2017: Les trois' saisons en quart de ton 2018: Chants de Mutants: Aux rives de Gibraltar 2019: Au midi du monde, 20 ans d'acrobaties 2020: Espace 01: Des univers à conquérir 2021: Entracte
The festival also usually has four auxiliary sections: Arts de la scène, Salon de la culture, Cinéma et La Médina
External links FMA official website