ENABLING INGENUITY
Solo Artists
Developing and managing artists’ careers, Solo Artists represents both seasoned and emerging talents. Our approach is personal and ambitious: we’re specialised in taking artists into new audiences, and we tailor each relationship around a committed understanding of aspiration, practice, and outlook.
Solo Events
Full event management from ideation to execution. Solo Events is concept-oriented with an international team that believes the best ideas demand flawless delivery. Specialists from planning to reality, we realise events across the world, including concerts, performances, festivals, summits, and competitions.
Solo Consulting
Curating, developing and implementing our clients’ artistic visions. Our Strategies focus on broadening our client’s relationships with their stakeholders and customers through art.
About Us
Solo International elevates performing arts in the Arab world with global perspective and local knowledge. Committed to daring, excellence and ingenuity, our rigorous approach is honed through experience and moved by passion. Collaboration with the creative industries’ innovators and luminaries provides the insight to deliver groundbreaking culture.
The best artistic expression is brought memorably to life in the meeting of method and creativity. Our industry-leading strategies shape your ideas with proven processes informed by over a decade of research-driven market analysis since 2008. We conceive, advise, facilitate and collaborate to make concepts reality. Our comprehensive, integrated services include artist management, events management, strategic consulting, fundraising and sponsorship procurement.
Our Vision
“As one of the Middle East and Africa’s leading performing arts and cultural management company, Solo is immersed in the innovative creativity of the Arab World. As passionate advocates for the vibrant capacity of the scene, our work is committed to enabling exceptional artistic expression.
Our global network creates opportunities, while industry knowledge provides powerful direction to present the best of the Arab world.”
Our Values
Passion
We love art and believe fiercely in the cultural output of the Middle East and Africa – our diverse collaborations with artists, foundations, festivals, and creative organisations are fed by passion and mutual respect
Integrity
We’re dedicated to an approach at the forefront of international industry standards, grounded in research and intuitive local knowledge; certain our work is in the best interests of our artists and clientele, we’ll always work transparently
Responsibility
We are collaborators and partners – efficiency, responsible business practices, and a dedicated sense of ownership in every aspect of our work
Excellence
We cultivate the knowledge and experience to stand out, so you will too. Our position at the vanguard of the region’s cultural sector, alongside the best in the world, demands intelligent strategies shaped by industry best practice with flawless execution from ideas to content
Solo Artists
Developing and managing artists’ careers, Solo Artists represents both seasoned and emerging talents. Our approach is personal and ambitious: we’re specialised in taking artists into new audiences, and we tailor each relationship around a committed understanding of aspiration, practice, and outlook.
Committed to creating the space and time to bring ideas to life, we look after daily business, handle executive production, promotion, branding, and touring. We’ll do whatever it takes so our artists can realise their next big thing.
● Career management
● Representation and booking
● Touring
● Production
● Digital communication
● Media management
● Artistic policy development
● Artistic programming
● Artist contracting
● Artist logistics
Solo Events
Full event management from ideation to execution. Solo Events is concept-oriented with an international team that believes the best ideas demand flawless delivery. Specialists from planning to reality, we realise events across the world, including concerts, performances, festivals, summits, and competitions.
● Venue research and selection
● Programming and content development
● Full production
● Stage setup management
● Sound and light
● Front of House
● Ticketing and merchandise
● Health and safety
Solo Consulting
Curating, developing and implementing our clients’ artistic visions. Our Strategies focus on broadening our client’s relationships with their stakeholders and customers through art.
Artistic Programming
● Ideation and vision development
● Programming
● Strategic planning
● Creating bespoke productions
Fundraising & Sponsorship Procurement
● Strategy
● Development of pitch deck
● Establishing sponsorship levels
● Design packages
● Sponsor pitching
● Sponsorship management
Communications
● Strategic communications
● Communications project management
● Media and press relations
● Digital communications
Who do we work with?
● Cultural Organizations
● Performing arts centres
● Music halls, Opera Houses and Theatres
● Festivals
Collaborations
SOLO has proudly collaborated with a wide range of established and emerging artists
Artists
Anwar Abu Dragh
Iraq / Belgium
Ashraf Sharif Khan
Pakistan
Asmaa Lmnawar
Morocco
Beatrice Rana*
Italy
Bechara Moufarrej*
Lebanon
Cesare Picco
Italy
Cori Olan*
Austria
Deborah Voight*
USA
Dennis Russell Davies*
USA
Diaa Allam*
UAE
Edmar Castaneda
Columbia
eLSeed*
Tunisia / France
Fadel Shaker
Lebanon
Faisal Al Sari
UAE
Goksel Baktagir
Turkey
Hani Bdeir
Egypt
Hidalgo Giovanni
Puerto Rico
Joyce DiDonato*
USA
Khaled Selim
Egypt
Kinan Azmeh
Syria / France
Kishk Puppet Show
Egypt
Kyung-Wha Chung*
South Korea
Latifa
Tunisia
Mahmoud El Tohamy*
Egypt
Maki Namikawa*
Japan
Mariza*
Portugal
Miles Jay
USA
Mohammed Abdo*
Saudi Arabia
Mohammed AbouZekry
Egypt
Naseer Shamma
Iraq
Nesma Abdul Aziz*
Egypt
Nicola Benedetti*
UK
Nino Josele
Spain
Omar Kamal*
Palestine
Pink Martini*
USA
Qandil Brothers
Egypt
Sami Yusuf*
UK
Sara Baras*
Spain
Silkroad Ensemble*
USA
Sir Antonio Pappano*
Italy / UK
Tarek Yamani*
Lebanon / USA
Tomatito
Spain
Vasilis Saleas
Greece
Wonho Chung*
South Korea
Wynton Marsalis*
USA
Carlos Pinana
Spain
Xua Xia
China
Yo-Yo Ma*
USA
* Programming and Production for the Event was contracted by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation to Solo International
Orchestras
China’s National Centre for the performing Arts Orchestra*
Il pomo d’oro Orchestra*
Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia – Rome*
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment*
The Eastern Orchestra
The Egyptian Philharmonic Society Orchestra
Pasdeloup Orchestra*
Korean Symphony Orchestra*
* Programming and Production for the Event was contracted by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation to Solo International
BALLET AND DANCE COMPANIES
Compañía Nacional de Danza de España*
Korean National Ballet*
Paris Opera Ballet*
Sara Baras Flamenco Ballet Company
Merchants of Bollywood*
* Programming and Production for the Event was contracted by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation to Solo International
Productions
1st Egypt International Oud Forum
A night with the Legends
Distant Prospects – European Landscape Paintings from Liechtenstein, The Princely Collections*
Don Quixote*
Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) Music Programme
Giselle*
Its Waves of My Life*
In War & Peace: Harmony through Music*
Jewels*
Les Continents*
Merchants of Bollywood*
Pianographique*
Sir Bani Yas Forum (Music Programme)
Tosca*
* Programming and Production for the Event was contracted by the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation to Solo International
INTERNATIONAL VENUES & FESTIVALS
SOLO has successfully put together and delivered performances for clients and artists in international venues.
Basita.live
Abu Dhabi Festival
Al Sawy Culturewheel
Ars Electronica Linz*
Baalbeck International Festival
Beethoven Easter Festival
Cairo Jazz Festival
Cairo Opera House
Casa Árabe
Constantine International Jazz Festival
Festival International de Carthage
Festival International de Jazz de Montreal
Fujairah Festival
Goethe-Institut
Gran Teatre del Liceu*
Institut du Monde Arabe
Komische Oper*
L’Olympia
Manchester International Festival*
Mawazine Festival
Me Collectors Room Gallery*
Pierre Boulez Saal*
Re:orient Ideell Förening
Royal Opera House*
Shubbak Festival*
The Metropolitan Opera*