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Yussef El Guindi: Staging the Egyptian-American experience
April 15, 2012
Yussef El Guindi: Staging the Egyptian-American experience
Egyptian-American playwright Yussef El Guindi has received one of America’s most prestigious theater awards: a US$25,000 “new play award” from…
Profile: Ramy Dozy’s World of Kitsch Pop Art
April 14, 2012
Profile: Ramy Dozy’s World of Kitsch Pop Art
When asked what role art should play in society and culture, Ramy Dozy quickly replies: “To reach a point where…
You have not seen the revolution, according to ‘It depends’
April 11, 2012
You have not seen the revolution, according to ‘It depends’
For how long will artists continue “representing” the January revolution in didactic ways, pretending that their audience were neither part…
The Pop-Up Hackerspace is infectiously inventive
April 10, 2012
The Pop-Up Hackerspace is infectiously inventive
Usually, the word “hacker” brings to mind lonely, late-night computing and the ability to break through virtual walls, often employed…
Audience becomes the performers in ‘OK OK’ and ‘GuruGuru’
April 9, 2012
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’?
April 5, 2012
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…
‘I am Not There’ has a strong presence
April 4, 2012
‘I am Not There’ has a strong presence
A wall of text can be daunting to confront in the context of an art exhibition. It asks the viewer…
Experiments in being human: Contemporary dance at Falaki Theater
April 2, 2012
Experiments in being human: Contemporary dance at Falaki Theater
The set is spare and other-worldly, consisting of a space-age silver backdrop and a variety of everyday objects; the movements…
Catharsis in muted tones: Nermine Hammam’s ‘Anachrony’
April 1, 2012
Catharsis in muted tones: Nermine Hammam’s ‘Anachrony’
The last time Nermine Hammam’s work hung in a gallery in Cairo, the streets of Egypt spoke a different language.…
Dancing through downtown Cairo
March 31, 2012
Dancing through downtown Cairo
The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival kicked off its dance offerings Friday afternoon with a series of performances in Borsa, a…