theater
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…
There’s a lot to do in Edinburgh during the Fringe
Life & Style
July 25, 2011
There’s a lot to do in Edinburgh during the Fringe
Every August in Edinburgh, any indoor or outdoor space large enough to hold a small audience, including churches, conference rooms,…
Equal opportunity to create: New performances break the rules
Art news
January 20, 2011
Equal opportunity to create: New performances break the rules
After six days of dance performances and plays, the third edition of 2B Continued Laboratory and Festival ended its run…
Freedom to Create presents artist awards
Art news
November 28, 2010
Freedom to Create presents artist awards
Since 2004, Sudanese playwright, director, and actor, Ali Mahdi, and his al-Bugaa theatre troupe, have been travelling from one Sudanese…