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Used Nations: Crude political musings
April 20, 2010
Used Nations: Crude political musings
The third annual Independent Theater Season kicked off last Thursday at Downtown's Rawabet Theater with el-Ghagar troupe's play Sho'oub Mosta'mala…
Egyptian pottery: Innovative and daring
April 18, 2010
Egyptian pottery: Innovative and daring
For the past ten years, the Ministry of Culture, in association with the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, has organized…
Egypt’s independent theater
April 14, 2010
Egypt’s independent theater
"A theater that doesn't reflect the social and historical concerns and tragedies of its nation and the true colors of…
Sculptures: Sites of art and cultural politics
April 13, 2010
Sculptures: Sites of art and cultural politics
At the 20th Youth Salon in 2009, selected sculptures were displayed together on a stand at the exhibition hall, in…
3rd annual independent theater season begins
April 11, 2010
3rd annual independent theater season begins
Under the auspices of El-Hanager Arts Center and the Independent Youth Artists Association (IYAA), the Third Annual Independent Theater Season…
Egypt’s dual nature revealed in painting
April 11, 2010
Egypt’s dual nature revealed in painting
“Intuited Happiness,” the latest exhibition by artist Islam Zaher, attempts to highlight the vivid contrast that exists in the Egyptian…
Goddesses, bodybuilders and… Batman
April 8, 2010
Goddesses, bodybuilders and… Batman
It’s difficult to leave painter Khaled Hafez’s latest exhibition without a sense of intrigue. Entitled "First Temple of Flight," Hafez’s…
Spring Awakening: Teenage wasteland
April 8, 2010
Spring Awakening: Teenage wasteland
Downtown's Rawabet Theater received a refreshing, albeit short-lived, dose of creativity recently with Laila Soliman's adaptation of Frank Wedekind's 1891…
Stammer – freaky, philosophical art
April 3, 2010
Stammer – freaky, philosophical art
Artist Shady el-Noshokaty’s latest exhibition is, to put it mildly, rather spooky. Entering Stammer at Darb 1718, one is met…
Abdel Halim Hafez: The Dark Nightingale, 1929-1977
March 30, 2010
Abdel Halim Hafez: The Dark Nightingale, 1929-1977
On the anniversary of his death, Al-Masry Al-Youm remembers Abdel Halim Hafez, one of Egypt's most famous voices.Hafez was born…