Mobile Theatres Begin Their Tours with Cairo’s Al-Asmarat District
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture has announced that its mobile theatre tours began this week, with...
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Egypt
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...
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Sharm El-Sheikh International Theatre Festival for Youth: Beating the Pandemic
The festival’s fifth edition took place from November 16-20. Despite Covid-19 making even a...
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Egypt launches 13th edition of the National Theatre Festival
Running until 4 January, The festival is hosting 29 performances on 14 stages across Cairo. Egypt...
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All You Need to Know About the 5th Sharm El-Sheikh Int’l Theatre Festival for Youth
The management of the Sharm El-Sheikh International Theatre Festival for Youth (SITFY) revealed...
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Art Alert: French Play “John” to See Arab World Premiere in Cairo
A 50-minute theater performance entitled John, revolving around the last message of a lonely young...
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Plots Behind the Closed Curtains: Naguib Mahfouz’s “Wedding Song” on Cairo Stage
Basing his work on Naguib Mahfouz’s 1981 polyphonic novel Afrah Al-Qobba’s Wedding...
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Between Pride and Pain: National Day of Theatre Brings Many Memories to Egypt’s Artistic Community
Centenary celebrations of the National Theatre, marked with sad events such as the fires that...
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Late Egyptian Puppeteer Nagy Shaker’s Rihana Finds Permanent Home At Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The famous puppet and Shaker’s beloved ‘daughter’ will be part of a larger...
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Upper Egyptian Adaptation Of Shakespeare’s Hamlet To Return At Cairo Opera
The Al-Talei’a Theatre troupe is gearing up for two performances of their play Al-Seirah...
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Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh Int’l Theatre Festival For Youth Launches YouTube, SoundCloud Channels
The channels aim to archive the festival’s previous sessions and their activities. The Sharm...
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Dance Performance About One of Egypt’s National Movement Founders Qassem Amin Released on YouTube
Qassem Amin, a dance performance staged by the Egyptian Modern Dance Theatre Company, has been...
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Alexandrian Artist Dances During Quarantine in Empty Public Spaces
The contemporary dancer Shady Emad takes advantage of Alexandria’s empty cornish where he...
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Samia Jaheen: The Story of All Stories
Samia Jaheen’s performance was part of the 10th Hakawy International Arts Festival for...
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All You Need to Know About Eight Years of India by the Nile in Egypt
As the eighth India by the Nile festival approaches, let us celebrate the history of one of the...
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Sequel to 1990s Play “The Kohl Pillow” Explores the Lives of Nubian Women
Sabaya Makhadet El-Kohl (The Young Girls of the Kohl Pillow), a play that explores the lives and...
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Shadow Theatre: Performance and the Imaginary in Contemporary Egypt
An essay by Nora Amin that traces the presence of shadow theatre within the modern and...
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Egypt’s Play “Collar and Bracelet” Wins Best Performance at Carthage Theatre Days, Tunisia
Egyptian play Collar and Bracelet, directed by Nasser Abdel-Moneim, won the best performance at...
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Interview: President of Alexandria Theatre Festival on Bridging Gaps Between Academia and Theatre Practitioners
Alaa Abdel Aziz, president of the Alexandria Arab Theatre Festival for Specialised Institutes and...
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Shadow Theatre: Performance and the Imaginary in Contemporary Egypt
An essay by Nora Amin that traces the presence of shadow theatre within the modern and...
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