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An artistic duo re-presents a dying art in Cairo starting tonight
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An artistic duo re-presents a dying art in Cairo starting tonight

As they walked out from “I’m Nobody’s Shadow” onto the streets of the ancient city of Tunis, audiences couldn’t help…
Acclaimed performance has its Arabic premiere in Assiut with little success
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Acclaimed performance has its Arabic premiere in Assiut with little success

After traveling the world when its writer could not, Nassim Soleimapour’s much-translated, critically-acclaimed “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” received its stage…
Blog: A day skirting around downtown Cairo
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Blog: A day skirting around downtown Cairo

Even for those who have never set foot in downtown Cairo, it seems familiar, especially after images of Tahrir Square…
Some hits, but quite a lot of misses at TransDance 2012
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Some hits, but quite a lot of misses at TransDance 2012

There’s something risky about going to see performance art and contemporary dance — especially dance that is not performed on…
Two TransDance performances make for a lively evening
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Two TransDance performances make for a lively evening

An audience of about 25 people sat in a row of chairs in the garden of the British Council in…
Igor Dobricic builds tables with people
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Igor Dobricic builds tables with people

Over the past three years, Igor Dobricic has built eight tables in various cities with people he largely didn’t know…
El Sawy Culture Wheel interrupts performance for ‘insulting religion’
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El Sawy Culture Wheel interrupts performance for ‘insulting religion’

Over the past week, a rift has grown between cultural activists and El Sawy Culture Wheel, a cultural center founded…
Audience becomes the performers in ‘OK OK’ and ‘GuruGuru’
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Audience becomes the performers in ‘OK OK’ and ‘GuruGuru’

It is difficult to describe exactly what you are doing when you go to one of Ant Hampton’s theater pieces.…
What would you rather be if you ‘weren’t Egyptian’?
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What would you rather be if you ‘weren’t Egyptian’?

Many people excitedly followed the clownfish air swimmers' ads when they first came out a few years back. Few expected…
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