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Collaboration unpacked: Cultural activists and artists discuss change
Art news
May 2, 2011
Collaboration unpacked: Cultural activists and artists discuss change
Cultural activists, artists and critics convened for two days late last week to discuss collaboration in cultural production and change…
Force Majeure: How can we curate democratically?
Art news
April 23, 2011
Force Majeure: How can we curate democratically?
In 2009 the HaRaKa Dance Research and Development Project, then in its fourth year, began collaborating with international artists on…
Taking over from a ‘senile elite’: Q&A with Hala Imam, Part II
Art news
March 6, 2011
Taking over from a ‘senile elite’: Q&A with Hala Imam, Part II
Hala Imam graduated with a bachelor's degree in Costume and Set Design. She went on to study modern dance at…
Cutting work to dance: Q&A with Hala Imam, Part I
Art news
March 1, 2011
Cutting work to dance: Q&A with Hala Imam, Part I
Hala Imam graduated with a bachelor's degree in Costume and Set Design. She went on to study modern dance at…
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…
Movement and identity: Q&A with Karima Mansour, Part I
Art news
January 2, 2011
Movement and identity: Q&A with Karima Mansour, Part I
♫ Egyptian dancer and choreographer Karima Mansour graduated with both a B.A. and a Masters degree in Contemporary Dance from…
Film review: Born to the boombox
Cinema/TV
September 27, 2010
Film review: Born to the boombox
The ultimate dilemma any critic faces when writing a movie review is, what, exactly, makes a movie good? So many…
Wordless expression
Life & Style
August 7, 2010
Wordless expression
Theater, music and dance combined in a five-day program entitled "Express Yourself Without Words", at Sawy Culture Wheel last week.…
The Egyptian deaf and mute dance company: Dancing without borders
Art news
July 20, 2010
The Egyptian deaf and mute dance company: Dancing without borders
On a stage awash in dramatic spotlights and equipped with giant, thumping speakers, six barefoot dancers from Ferqet el-Samteen(Silent Troupe)…
Shadow of shape: Capturing the essence of dance
Art news
July 5, 2010
Shadow of shape: Capturing the essence of dance
Through his work in performance art and visual theater, Ahmed el-Sayed Ahmed engages with contemporary dance forms by experimenting with…