(Photos: courtesy of Bibliotheca Alexandrina)
Plays from Egypt, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal, Macedonia, Serbia, Tunisia, Belgium and Iraq are coming to Alexandria as part of the coastal city’s all-new International Contemporary Theatre Festival.
“The festival’s primary goal is to interest the general public in theatre and to expose them to different and unique performances combining dance, video, visual art, music composition, and performance art," reads a press release issued by the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
The festival is to run from 2 to 7 May at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
You can read more about the new initiative here.
PROGRAMME:
Saturday 2 May
Opening
Great Hall, 8pm
No Exit, Teatro independent theatre, Egypt
Great Hall, 8.30pm
Sunday 3 May
Mayday, In Theatro Veritas, France
Small Theatre,7pm
Teatro Twitter, Teatro da Garagem, Portugal
Great Hall, 8.30pm
Monday 4 May
Al Makena, Klindesto, Tunisia
Great Hall, 8:00 pm
Tuesday 5 May
The Dream of the Balkans, The Balkan New Wave, Serbia
Small Theatre, 7pm
Waiting and Body Revolution, Mokhallad Rasem, Belgium/Iraq
Great Hall, 8.30 pm
Wednesday 6 May
Socrates’ Defence, Theatre of an Actor, Macedonia
Small Theatre, 7pm
Hamlet, Queen Theatre Company, United Kingdom
Great Hall, 8.30pm
Thursday 7 May
Oh Carmela, Creation Group, Egypt
Small Theatre, 7pm
The Closing Ceremony
Great Hall, 8.30pm
Free Entry
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