performance art
An artistic duo re-presents a dying art in Cairo starting tonight
Art news
April 24, 2013
An artistic duo re-presents a dying art in Cairo starting tonight
As they walked out from “I’m Nobody’s Shadow” onto the streets of the ancient city of Tunis, audiences couldn’t help…
Acclaimed performance has its Arabic premiere in Assiut with little success
Art news
April 3, 2013
Acclaimed performance has its Arabic premiere in Assiut with little success
After traveling the world when its writer could not, Nassim Soleimapour’s much-translated, critically-acclaimed “White Rabbit Red Rabbit” received its stage…
Countdown to D-CAF: Leading choreographer Tomeo Verges premieres three performances in Cairo this April
Art news
March 29, 2013
Countdown to D-CAF: Leading choreographer Tomeo Verges premieres three performances in Cairo this April
It is a few days before the launch of the second annual Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival, or D-CAF, and Catalonian…
Blog: A day skirting around downtown Cairo
Art news
October 29, 2012
Blog: A day skirting around downtown Cairo
Even for those who have never set foot in downtown Cairo, it seems familiar, especially after images of Tahrir Square…
Some hits, but quite a lot of misses at TransDance 2012
Art news
October 29, 2012
Some hits, but quite a lot of misses at TransDance 2012
There’s something risky about going to see performance art and contemporary dance — especially dance that is not performed on…
Two TransDance performances make for a lively evening
Art news
October 13, 2012
Two TransDance performances make for a lively evening
An audience of about 25 people sat in a row of chairs in the garden of the British Council in…
Igor Dobricic builds tables with people
Art news
October 4, 2012
Igor Dobricic builds tables with people
Over the past three years, Igor Dobricic has built eight tables in various cities with people he largely didn’t know…
El Sawy Culture Wheel interrupts performance for ‘insulting religion’
Art news
April 26, 2012
El Sawy Culture Wheel interrupts performance for ‘insulting religion’
Over the past week, a rift has grown between cultural activists and El Sawy Culture Wheel, a cultural center founded…
Audience becomes the performers in ‘OK OK’ and ‘GuruGuru’
Art news
April 9, 2012
Audience becomes the performers in ‘OK OK’ and ‘GuruGuru’
It is difficult to describe exactly what you are doing when you go to one of Ant Hampton’s theater pieces.…
What would you rather be if you ‘weren’t Egyptian’?
Art news
April 5, 2012
What would you rather be if you ‘weren’t Egyptian’?
Many people excitedly followed the clownfish air swimmers' ads when they first came out a few years back. Few expected…