Apr 14, 2020 | Arabic in Adelaide, Events, Fringe Festival, Music, Sahra
In the 60 years of Fringe in Adelaide, this might quite possibly be the first time an all-Arabic music event has been on the program – and a SOLD OUT event of 120 guests as well!!On the 14th March 2020, the Arabic Language and Culture Association of SA (ALCASA)...
Feb 28, 2019 | Arabic in Adelaide, Music, Workshops
The ALCASA Music Workshop with Julian Ferraretto (Nexus Arts – Creative Cohesion) was an active and engaging experience for all, which was filled with ongoing laughter, listening and learning! Not only did the kids put their musical talents to the test, but also the...
Apr 10, 2018 | Arabic in Adelaide, Community Celebration, Community Connections, Dance, Events, Music, Sahra
On a warm Autumn night the nostalgic beat and rhythm of centuries of Arabic music and culture was heard in the heart of Adelaide. On the 24 March 2018, the Arabic Language and Culture Association of South Australia (ALCASA) hosted their third annual Sahra event سهرة...
Mar 21, 2018 | Arabic in Adelaide, dardasha
We had a most enjoyable “dardasha” session on Sunday 18 March, with much laughter and fun. There were five native Arabic speakers and six others with varying degrees of Arabic fluency. We were very lucky to have the company of Lur, a young Iraqi writer, newly...
Mar 21, 2018 | Arabic in Adelaide, story reading
ALCASA Children’s second session this year was held on the 18th of March 2018. This time the class was full with children from different backgrounds and various levels of Arabic language. We have started our session with singing and dancing on one of Fairuz’s songs,...
Feb 19, 2018 | Children and families, Movies
ALCASA Children’s Group held their first session of 2018 on Sunday 18/02. It was a very productive start, with a song to learn, an Arabic story to read and movie making time. Learning the song, the children were very creative with making dance moves to go with it. I...
Feb 19, 2018 | Arabic conversation, dardasha
On Sunday afternoon (18/02/2018), we held our first Arabic dardasha meetup. A keen group of Arabic speakers came together for dardasha – an informal chat in Arabic دَرْدَشَة. We usually meet once a month to have some fun, share our ideas and relate our experiences....
Dec 21, 2017 | Arabic in Adelaide, Children and families, Community Celebration, Workshops
On Sunday 17/12/2017, we held an exceptional end-of-year celebration and hosted a music workshop with the accomplished Syrian violinist Abdul Nanou. Abdul played some well known popular Arabic songs to the delight of the amazing audience who enjoyed singing along...
Dec 19, 2016 | Arabic in Adelaide, Community Connections, dabke, Dance, Events, Music, Sahra
The year ALCASA 2016 has ended with an amazing Sahra ( “سهرة” an entertaining evening in Arabic). Around 125 people, from Arabic and non-Arabic speaking background, have come to enjoy a true Arabic celebration. If you know anything about Arabic celebrations, you would...
Dec 7, 2014 | Arabic in Adelaide
A ‘Sahra’ is a traditional Arabic evening in which family and friends gather to celebrate and enjoy the best of their culture. On Sunday 7 December 2014 the Arabic Language and Culture Association of South Australia (ALCASA) held their inaugural Sahra event to...
