The theater is a stressful place during rehearsals, and stress levels increase as opening night draws near.
I stand stiffened like the 1980s Barbie, watching others gracefully glide across the glinting black floors of Downtown Cairo’s Falaki Theater. “Don't dance,” says choreographer and artistic director Mohamed Shafik.…
Boredom can often be a great entry point for experimentation. A couple of months ago, some friends and I were in Sahel, oppressed by the gloomy overcast post-summer season. Rather…
Darine Hotait moves to a small table in the corner of the room, reaches for her “magic box” and takes out five black-and-white photographs. "I want you to write a…
A surprise inspection by the Culture Ministry’s General Authority of Artistic Licenses at performance arts center Studio Emad Eddin's downtown Cairo premises on Tuesday was…
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