Royal Bridges, an artistic movement created by Bahrain’s most prominent artist, Sheikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa and Diplomat Magazine’s Baron Henri Estramant is due to host its first global functions at the end of November 2016. More precisely the opening of an exhibition entitled “Convergence” to be held for VIPs on 29 November 2016 at the Ritz-Carlton Dubai International Financial Center.
Convergence brings together for the first time in history of art, an exceptional mix of royal, princely and noble artists from around the world celebrating and displaying contemporary art in the Emirate of Dubai. Itself featuring a plethora of paintings, sculptures, jewerelly designs and musical performances listed as UNESCO world heritage.
Convergence considers global interchange in modern and contemporary art by providing firsthand view at the work of twenty-first century royal, princely and noble artists across disciplines who have proven professional record and international recognition. Currently artists hailing from every continent are represented for Convergence.
Fostering a culture of giving and philanthropy, the movement will host a gala dinner whose proceeds shall be donated to the United Nations Food Programme. The auction thereto is to be managed by Christie’s Dubai.
First Slovenian winner of one of World Press Photo awards, Matjaž Krivic, will serve as the star photographer.
Royal Bridges also convenes a global movement aiming at saving royal heritages from falling into abeyance or rather oblivion.
Convergence will for instance feature the “Royal Drummers of Burundi” who played a ritualistic, religious as well as a liaison between the Royal Court and ordinary Burundians during the erstwhile kingdom. As the latter does not longer exist, the performing arts of the drummers have become obsolete in the republic, and hence are threatened with extinction in spite of its status as UNESCO intangible world heritage. Even in kingdoms such as Cambodia the “Royal Cambodian Court Ballet” (likewise listed as UNESCO world heritage) suffers from visibility due to a lack of funding from a court lacking political power. Both performing arts will be featured during Convergence.
The participating artists and patrons include:
- HM Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck of Bhutan – Textiles
- HRH The Duchess of Württemberg, Diane of Württemberg and d’Orléans – Painter
- HRH Princess Sophie of Romania – Photography
- HRH Princess Sibylle of Prussia – Painter
- HSH Princess Ede Sapieha -Różańska– Painter
- HRH Princess Lelli de Orleans e Bragança of Brazil – Painter
- HE The XII Marchioness of Castelldosríus, Grandee of Spain, Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada – Fashion design
- HRH The Dowager Princess of Tarnovo, Miriam of Bulgaria – Jewerelly design
- HRH Princess Reem bint Mohammed Al Faisal Al Saud – Photography
- HRH Prince Sisowath Tesso of Cambodia – Royal Cambodian Ballet
- HRH Prince Norodom Sirivudh of Cambodia – Singer and pianist
- HE Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed bin Ali Al Thani – Painter
- HH Prince Rostislav Romanov of Russia – Painter
- HIIH Count Bertram zu Castell-Rüdenhausen – Painter
- HE Sheikh Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa – Painter
- Maharajkumari Vidita Singh of Barwani (India) – Painter
- HRH Princess Esther Kamatari of Burundi – Royal Drummers of Burundi
- HE Mevrouw Martine van Loon-Labouchere – Investiture dress at the Court of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
- HRH Princess Tessy of Luxembourg and Nassau – Court dress from the Grand Duke of Luxembourg’s Official Birthday 2016. Haute couture gown by designer Marcin Lobacz,
- HRH Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark – Greek artisanship
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