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The set is spare and other-worldly, consisting of a space-age silver backdrop and a variety of everyday objects; the movements…

The last time Nermine Hammam’s work hung in a gallery in Cairo, the streets of Egypt spoke a different language.…

The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival kicked off its dance offerings Friday afternoon with a series of performances in Borsa, a…

On Tuesday evening, an image of a young Om Kalthoum highlighted the screen of al-Hanager Theater’s stage. Musical instruments sat…

On Thursday, a task force comprising 25 members of the non-governmental organization National Group for Cultural Policies, as well as…

“In art, the concept of parallelism is very valuable,” says Shady El Noshokaty, the art professor at the American University…

This Thursday, one of the most ambitious cultural events in Cairo’s recent history will set out to transform downtown Cairo…

Last year, Egyptian singer Mohamed Mohsen got into a heated debate with leading musician Hany Shenouda about the future of…

Over the past month, a hazy green light has emanated from a window of the Contemporary Image Collective, overlooking downtown’s…

A great amalgamation of art and engineering, architectural vision determines the spaces we live in and traverse. In Cairo, questions…