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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
2/1/2026 10:09:36 PM
The activities of the 13th Aswan International Festival of Culture and Arts will kick off on 3 February and continue until 9 February, presenting a wide range of folkloric troupes from 10 countries.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
10/28/2025 5:31:30 PM
Egypt's city of Ismailia hosts the 25th edition of the Ismaïlia International Festival for Folk Arts, with performances across multiple venues throughout the governorate. The festival runs from 24 to 30 October 2025, showcasing 25 participating troupes from Egypt and abroad.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
8/31/2025 2:10:49 PM
Several researchers, theatre professionals, and education experts have convened in a two-day conference, titled "Towards a National Strategy for the Development of School Theatre," to spotlight the importance of school theatre as a foundational tool for youth development, education, and national identity.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Music and dance
8/12/2025 9:02:47 PM
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Heritage
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Heritage special
5/17/2023 6:06:53 PM
Egypt's High Institute for Folk Arts celebrated Folk Games Day for the first time on Tuesday with close to 100 games, including hopscotch, pull the rope, and stick art.
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Heritage
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Folk Arts
4/10/2023 10:18:00 AM
Ahram Online looks into the intangible heritage that Egyptians hold dearly during the week that leads to the ancient Egyptian celebration
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
1/21/2023 2:42:00 PM
Dean of the Higher Institute of Folk Arts Mustafa Gad explains the Coptic contributions to Egyptian life on the occasion of the Feast of the Epiphany to Dina Ezzat
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Heritage
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Inspiring Minds
11/28/2022 1:02:15 PM
As he submitted the final maquettes (small-scale models) of Egypt's folk architecture to the soon-to-open Museum of Folk Arts, Ahram Online spoke to the master himself about the merits and grace of architecture.
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Heritage
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Folk Arts
6/17/2021 4:22:35 PM
Tablet El-Sett (The woman's drum) is an Egyptian folk music troupe of women percussionists
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Heritage
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Folk Arts
6/8/2021 8:24:03 PM
From 12- 18 June 2021, Cairo hosts the annual International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
5/23/2021 8:51:09 PM
Founder of 'Description of Alexandria' (2013), is where the young Alexandrian artist beholds documentation of the cultural and architectural heritage of Alexandria
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Heritage
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Folk Arts
4/5/2021 9:38:21 PM
'The idea of sewing two different types of fabrics, especially on leather, is found in ancient Egypt as well in other countries or regions like India, South America, and even the Ottoman Empire'
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Heritage
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Folk Arts
3/30/2021 8:05:23 PM
Awad has a keen eye for details and an infatuation with the ancient Egyptian style of painting, managing to highlight the connection between the contemporary people of Luxor and their counterparts
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Heritage
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Folk Arts
10/5/2020 2:02:04 PM
Being Egypt’s first independent theatre troupe that took to the stage over 30 years ago, the audience were delighted to learn that the door of Al-Warsha is wide open, once again, every Thursday
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Heritage
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Folk Arts
9/25/2020 5:00:21 PM
This month, the Sufi troupe Al-Hadra celebrated five years since they first took the stage, and Ahram Online traces their journey as conveyed in their slogan 'from mosques to theatres'
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Heritage
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Heritage special
8/20/2020 5:52:38 PM
Priest Dawood Makram, in his study of Coptic moulids, provides a rich analysis of one of the primary forms of folk culture and belief
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
5/13/2020 5:04:20 PM
Being one if not the first Egyptian independent theatre troupe, Al-Warsha succeeded for over 30 years in reviving, safeguarding and passing on folk arts
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
8/12/2019 5:43:05 PM
Folklorama, the largest and longest-running multicultural festival dedicated to the international folkloric arts, runs between 4 and 17 August in Winnipeg, Manitoba province, Canada
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Life & Style
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City Lights
6/1/2018 8:31:04 PM
The troupe performed in the capital, Tirana, on 25 May, and the historic city of Gjirokastra on 26 May
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Heritage
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Folk Arts
4/19/2018 1:39:30 PM
Day one of the inaugural event celebrated much more than just the country's ancient past
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