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Video: Egyptians rejoice in dance at election polling stations
Life & Style
March 27, 2018
Video: Egyptians rejoice in dance at election polling stations
Since 2014, Egyptian political elections, referendums and major national events have been accompanied by DJs, songs and public dance. This…
Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival kicks off March 8
Culture
March 6, 2018
Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival kicks off March 8
Egypt has in the last few years seen more and more festivals of various types being organized across the country.…
Up close with Egypt’s small but growing tango community
Features/Interviews
December 11, 2017
Up close with Egypt’s small but growing tango community
In a mid-November night in Cairo, foreign tourists at the Nile-Ritz Carlton Hotel witnessed an unexpected spectacle: in the hotel’s…
Hijabi ballerina: Aussie teen Stephanie Kurlow melds grace and modesty
Art news
March 22, 2016
Hijabi ballerina: Aussie teen Stephanie Kurlow melds grace and modesty
Aspiring ballerina Stephanie Kurlow says she received hate mail after she danced.The only thing setting the Australian 14-year-old apart from…
Cairography video-dance project challenges Egypt’s social taboos and censorship
Art news
March 5, 2013
Cairography video-dance project challenges Egypt’s social taboos and censorship
Imagine walking, though this is not your average leisurely stroll. You cannot walk in a straight line. You brush or…
Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt
Art news
March 3, 2013
Belly dancer: Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in Egypt
A once-prominent Egyptian belly dancer said she has decided to stop dancing, saying Islamists have destroyed art and creativity in…
Activists call for Harlem Shake outside Brotherhood headquarters
Egypt
February 26, 2013
Activists call for Harlem Shake outside Brotherhood headquarters
The global Harlem Shake phenomenon that is taking Egypt by storm could be performed yet again, but this time in…
Club targets niche audience with new pole fitness classes
Health & Fitness
July 23, 2012
Club targets niche audience with new pole fitness classes
With years of pop culture imagery and sex industry stereotypes firmly imprinted on our brains, it might be difficult to…
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…
Walid Aouni revives Egypt’s modern artists at the Egyptian Arts Centennial
Art news
June 18, 2011
Walid Aouni revives Egypt’s modern artists at the Egyptian Arts Centennial
A young fine arts student is fascinated by the works of the great Egyptian modernist artists, and decides to bring…