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Sharjah / Emirates Business
Al Qasba Street Fiesta (QABAM), where live music and interactive art events merged into one fun-filled and artistic platform for all visitors, kicked off on March 10, at “Al Qasbaâ€, Sharjah’s premier tourist and leisure destination. QABAM welcomed Sharjah residents and visitors through a colorful mix of animated and sparkling artworks, various artistic and entertainment activities as well as live music performances.
The Fiesta transformed Al Qasba’s walkways into an artistic platform that features an exclusive line up of international renowned artists exhibiting their creative artworks to all art lovers. The first days of QABAM presented loud and expressive art shows which attracted a number of Sharjah residents, visitors from the UAE and international tourists. The walkways were decorated with Fiesta-themed colors and activities, where visitors can enjoy a series of unique artistic shows. Visitors at QABAM were entertained by renowned German artist, Blanko, who will put up three amazing body-painting performances a day throughout the Fiesta, where visitors participating in drawing various designs on his white-painted-body. Mauranga, a Spanish artist, combined circus, theatre, music and comedy in a one-man-show performance, which gathered cheers from visitors of all ages. Meanwhile Gennaro, an Italian artist, thrilled visitors with optical illusions through unique and wonderful 3D Chalk Art drawing performances.
Visitors also walked around Al Qasba walkways explored kiosks that sold art-related collectibles, goods, souvenirs and food provided by a diverse set of local and international vendors. “Doodle Walkâ€, “Box of Art Installationâ€, “Gnome Paintingâ€, “Corpse Wall†and “Fillers†were among the top fun-filled activities which attracted mass number of visitors interested in discovering QABAM’s entertainment features.