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Experiments in being human: Contemporary dance at Falaki Theater

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’

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

Dancing through downtown Cairo

The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival kicked off its dance offerings Friday afternoon with a series of performances in Borsa, a…
Spirit of iconic singer missing in ‘Om Kalthoum Digital’

Spirit of iconic singer missing in ‘Om Kalthoum Digital’

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

Parliament to discuss Culture Ministry reforms

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

A parallel vision to reality

“In art, the concept of parallelism is very valuable,” says Shady El Noshokaty, the art professor at the American University…
D-CAF set to take downtown by storm

D-CAF set to take downtown by storm

This Thursday, one of the most ambitious cultural events in Cairo’s recent history will set out to transform downtown Cairo…
Album review: The secret to ‘Roaming Your Streets’ is poetry

Album review: The secret to ‘Roaming Your Streets’ is poetry

Last year, Egyptian singer Mohamed Mohsen got into a heated debate with leading musician Hany Shenouda about the future of…
Fresh artistic voices emerge at ‘The Parenthesis Show’

Fresh artistic voices emerge at ‘The Parenthesis Show’

Over the past month, a hazy green light has emanated from a window of the Contemporary Image Collective, overlooking downtown’s…
Megawra brings Cairo’s young architects together

Megawra brings Cairo’s young architects together

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