theater
Hope and weariness dance in ‘Ebb and Tide’
Art news
January 7, 2012
Hope and weariness dance in ‘Ebb and Tide’
A man has a job, he hates it. It's not that he's bad at it, in fact he's quite good.…
Performing on the world’s smallest stage
Art news
December 28, 2011
Performing on the world’s smallest stage
One of our favorite childhood games was to wrap our bodies with old drapery and act like kings. But unlike…
‘Hungry for it’
Art news
December 21, 2011
‘Hungry for it’
Even before 2011, there had been a growing focus on youth in Egypt; and now with the unfolding revolution, catchy…
A genuine storyteller has left
Art news
November 30, 2011
A genuine storyteller has left
Distinguished storyteller, actor and comedian Ramadan Khater died Tuesday at the age of 48. Active for three decades in the…
This is not a play: ‘Tahrir Monologues’ continues
Art news
November 16, 2011
This is not a play: ‘Tahrir Monologues’ continues
“Shoot and make us the last cowardly generation [in Egypt],” begins the two-hour “Tahrir Monologues." In the performance — it…
Witches of Salem, witches of Cairo
Art news
October 26, 2011
Witches of Salem, witches of Cairo
Over the past three weeks, Al-Talia Theater has been showing “The Salem Witches,” Egyptian theater director Gamal Yaquot’s adaption of…
In Paris, ‘Chicago’ becomes ‘I Wish I Were Egyptian’
Art news
October 17, 2011
In Paris, ‘Chicago’ becomes ‘I Wish I Were Egyptian’
This month, the first adaptation of Egyptian novelist Alaa al-Aswany's “Chicago” is showing at the Amandiers Theater in the Parisian…
Brotherhood suspends cultural activities until after elections
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Brotherhood suspends cultural activities until after elections
The Muslim Brotherhood group has suspended its cultural activities in order to concentrate on upcoming parliamentary elections. But the group…
‘They said it’s here’: Mime performance returns with a twist
Art news
September 17, 2011
‘They said it’s here’: Mime performance returns with a twist
Starting tonight, seven members of the Cairo Acting School will be performing their mime play “They said it’s here” at…
‘Lessons in Revolting’: The revolution continues
Art news
August 20, 2011
‘Lessons in Revolting’: The revolution continues
On the opening night of “Lessons in Revolting”, Rawabet Theater was packed full, leaving many disappointed latecomers turned away at…