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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts began planning the "Arabesque" festival years ago. Its events are not tied to the U.S. government in any way, but the timing turned out to be inspired, said show curator Alicia Adams. "It's fortuitous that it's happening at this time when we are trying to change the way that we do things and our relationships with this region of the world," she said. "We certainly want to call attention to the arts and artists that are from this region of the world, but also to the beauty and humanity that exist in that part of the world -- and to debunk some of the stereotypes." The festival, which runs from February 23 through March 15, will include performances in music, dance, and theater, as well as exhibitions and installations. One exhibit showcases more than 40 elaborate and colorful wedding dresses and the silver and gold jewelry and headdresses that go with them. Presented in cooperation with the League of Arab States, the $10 million festival seeks to illuminate the diversity of a region that stretches from the Arabian Gulf to North Africa and was a cradle of human civilization. The festival will include many free performances, poetry readings, films and exhibits, as well as low ticket prices for other shows. Artists include well-known musicians like Lebanon's Marcel Khalife, an all-male Moroccan contemporary dance company, dervishes from Syria and Alaa El Kashef, a Grammy-award winning sound engineer who has captured the sounds of the bustling streets of Cairo. ARTISTS "SORELY MISSING" FROM US STAGES Adams, who visited 15 of the countries represented, first began thinking about showcasing the work of Arab artists more than 10 years ago, when artists from North Africa participated in a Kennedy Center's African festival. "I saw at the time that there was a real need to present more of these artists who were sorely missing from the main stages of America," said Adams, who has also curated festivals focused on Japan, China and Latin America. But timing proved complicated. "You get into this thing of waiting for the political environment to be better, and then you wait and wait and wait," she said. When Michael Kaiser became president of the Kennedy Center in January 2001, he and Adams picked a date and got to work. Kaiser held fast, even after the September 11, 2001, hijacking attacks and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- events that spurred both huge interest in the Arab and Muslim worlds and much negative sentiment. "He said we will not waiver from this. It's really important," Adams said. Continued... 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