D-CAF 2013

As they walked out from “I’m Nobody’s Shadow” onto the streets of the ancient city of Tunis, audiences couldn’t help…

The crowd gathers quickly. In a burst of color and sound, the troupe drums, sings and dances, leading the growing…

The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival offers in its final week an exciting program for the community of Downtown Cairo.  …

It’s not shaaby, and it’s not moulid music. It’s a mahragan, or a “festival,” and Sadat should know, considering he’s…

As part of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF), Dutch theater company Hotel Modern, along with composer Arthur Sauer, gave…

Hassan Khan’s film “Blind Ambition” reminds me of high drama, westerns, myths, operas. But it’s only 46 minutes long and…

The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival returns with a month-long program of dance and theater performances, film screenings from across the…

Two decades ago, the Nigerian film industry was non-existent; today, "Nollywood" produces more films a year than its American namesake…

I met the 10 InterLAB/Tele-exhibition collaborators less than 48 hours after they had met each other for the first time…

The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival returns in its second edition with a month-long program of dance and theater performances, film…