Death or Re-birth?: On Vicissitudes of the Egyptian Stage During 2020
This year, for theatre and dance artists around the world, it was necessary to convey the message...
Read MorePosted by Ati Metwaly | 4th Jan 2021 | Devised Theatre, Egypt, Festivals
The festival’s fifth edition took place from November 16-20. Despite Covid-19 making even a...
Read MorePosted by Ahram Online | 30th Dec 2020 | Egypt, Festivals, Theatre and Film
Running until 4 January, The festival is hosting 29 performances on 14 stages across Cairo. Egypt...
Read MorePosted by Ati Metwaly | 30th Nov 2020 | Egypt, Festivals, Theatre for Young Audiences
The management of the Sharm El-Sheikh International Theatre Festival for Youth (SITFY) revealed...
Read MorePosted by Ahram Online | 21st Oct 2020 | Egypt, News
A 50-minute theater performance entitled John, revolving around the last message of a lonely young...
Read MorePosted by May Selim | 13th Oct 2020 | Adaptation, Egypt, Review
Basing his work on Naguib Mahfouz’s 1981 polyphonic novel Afrah Al-Qobba’s Wedding...
Read MorePosted by Ati Metwaly | 9th Sep 2020 | Devised Theatre, Egypt
Centenary celebrations of the National Theatre, marked with sad events such as the fires that...
Read MorePosted by Ati Metwaly | 3rd Sep 2020 | Egypt, Playwriting, Puppetry
The famous puppet and Shaker’s beloved ‘daughter’ will be part of a larger...
Read MorePosted by Ahram Online | 10th Aug 2020 | Adaptation, Egypt
The Al-Talei’a Theatre troupe is gearing up for two performances of their play Al-Seirah...
Read MorePosted by Ahram Online | 4th Aug 2020 | Egypt, Festivals, News, Theatre for Young Audiences
The channels aim to archive the festival’s previous sessions and their activities. The Sharm...
Read MorePosted by Ahram Online | 16th Jul 2020 | Covid-19, Egypt, Review, Theatre and Dance
Qassem Amin, a dance performance staged by the Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company, has been...
Read MorePosted by Hager Elhady | 28th Apr 2020 | Dramaturgy, Egypt, News
The contemporary dancer Shady Emad takes advantage of Alexandria’s empty cornish where he...
Read MorePosted by Amira El-Noshokaty | 9th Apr 2020 | Egypt, News, Playwriting, Theatre for Young Audiences
Samia Jaheen’s performance was part of the 10th Hakawy International Arts Festival for...
Read MorePosted by Ati Metwaly | 30th Mar 2020 | Egypt, Festivals, India, News
As the eighth India by the Nile festival approaches, let us celebrate the history of one of the...
Read MorePosted by Nora Amin | 11th Mar 2020 | Egypt, Essay, Puppetry, Theatre and Decolonization
An essay by Nora Amin that traces the presence of shadow theatre within the modern and...
Read MorePosted by Ati Metwaly | 6th Jan 2020 | Egypt, Festivals, News, Tunisia
Egyptian play Collar and Bracelet, directed by Nasser Abdel-Moneim, won the best performance at...
Read MorePosted by Ati Metwaly | 1st Jan 2020 | Egypt, Festivals, Interview
Alaa Abdel Aziz, president of the Alexandria Arab Theatre Festival for Specialised Institutes and...
Read MorePosted by Nada Deyaa’ | 7th May 2019 | Egypt, Festivals, News, Theatre and Disability
When you have any sort of injury, you are forced to listen to your body, which is reflected in...
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