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Experiments in being human: Contemporary dance at Falaki Theater
Art news
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…
Dancing through downtown Cairo
Art news
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…
Contemporary dance at Townhouse: The close gaze
Art news
March 1, 2012
Contemporary dance at Townhouse: The close gaze
Karima Mansour and Daria Gusberti’s multimedia dance performance, “Whilst closely gazing at the soup...” is not to be missed. The…
In other words: Communicating feminism
Books
November 1, 2011
In other words: Communicating feminism
The Egyptian feminist organization, the Women and Memory Forum (WMF), published the first volume in their series of feminist translations, “Reader…
Showcasing contemporary dance in Cairo
Art news
October 12, 2011
Showcasing contemporary dance in Cairo
Townhouse gallery will spotlight Cairo’s small but growing contemporary dance scene Wednesday and Thursday night with performances by eight young…
Richard Jacquemond: On the lack and loss in translation
Books
November 5, 2010
Richard Jacquemond: On the lack and loss in translation
French scholar and renowned translator of Arabic literature Richard Jaquemond spoke on Wednesday night at the American University in Cairo…
Joseph Massad at AUC: Translating Islam
Archaeology
September 28, 2010
Joseph Massad at AUC: Translating Islam
On Monday night AUC’s Oriental Hall was packed with scholars, students and journalists for a lecture by prominent academic Joseph…