
Rabindranath Tagore (Photo: Reuters)
Following closing of 5th edition of India by the Nile festival (8 March and 27 April), another face of India will be presented through a short festival dedicated to Indian Nobel-laureate, Rabindranath Tagore. The Tagore festival run between 8 to 12 May with three events in Cairo and one in Alexandria
Originally from Bengal, Tagore (1861-1941) was a remarkable philosopher and artist credited with reshaping Bengali literature and music and moving Indian art towards contextual modernism.
Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913, becoming the first non-European recipient of the prestigious award.
PROGRAMME
Monday 8 May
Screening of Tagore film, 7pm
Hanager Cinema, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
Tuesday 9 May, 8pm
Chitrangada dance drama by Dancers’ Guild
Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria
Thursday 11 May, 8pm
Chitrangada dance drama by Dancers’ Guild, 8pm
Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramses Street, Downtown, Cairo
Friday 12 May, 7.30pm
"Rituranga - play of seasons" by the Indian community
Hanager Cinema, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo
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