Returning for a fifth year, TransDance 2012, now the only international contemporary dance festival held in Egypt, will provide a vibrant programme for Cairo's dance enthusiasts this October.

Directed by Adham Hafez, this edition of TransDance has a defiant and contemporary theme; it presents human bodies as documentations of history. The festival's management is adamant on redefining contemporary dance within the Egyptian performing arts scene.

The line-up features a blend of performances, video and audio installations, film screenings, lectures, and more. Check out the programme below for more details. 

Admission is free to all festival activities and events.

 

Performances

Wednesday 3 October, 6pm- 11pm

Performance: Igor Dobricic- Table Talks

Venue: Cimatheque, 19Al Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo

 

Thursday 4 October, 6pm- 11pm

Performance: Igor Dobricic- Table Talks

Venue: Cimatheque, 19Al Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo

 

Tuesday 9 October at 4pm

Performance: Bettina Vissman and Samir Kordy

Venue: City skirting on Cairo downtown streets, starting Goethe Goethe Institute, 5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo

 

Wednesday 10 October at 8pm

Performance: Moataza Abdel Sabour and Anke Koschinski- Print of Presence

Venue: Goethe Institute, 5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo

 

Wednesday 10 October at 7pm

Performance: Moataza Abdel Sabour and Anke Koschinski- Print of Presence

Venue: Goethe Institute, 5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo

 

Thursday 11 October at 7pm

Performance: Lilibeth Cuenca- Performance Reenactment Nights

Deborah Stokes- Silent Solo

Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza

 

Friday 12 October at 8pm

Performance: Lilibeth Cuenca- Performance Reenactment Nights

Deborah Stokes- Silent Solo

Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza

 

Sunday 14 October, 5pm- 8pm

Performance: Lilibeth Cuenca- Performance Reenactment Nights

Deborah Stokes- Silent Solo

Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza

 

Monday 15 October at 9pm

Performance: Mohamed Shafik, Sofia Balogh, Mariam Sadik- Silent Solos

Venue: Goethe Institute, 5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo

 

Wednesday 17 October at 9pm

Performance: Sofia Balogh, Mariam Sadik- Silent Solos

Venue: Goethe Institute, 5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo

 

Thursday 18 October at 8pm

Performance: Free improvisation night for festival artists

Venue: Cairo Contemporary Dance Center, Artistic Creativity Center, Cairo Opera Grounds, Cairo

 

Video and Audio Installations Program

Opening: Saturday 13 October at 7pm
Runs until: Monday 22 October

 

'Noodle Soup'- Nurah Faraht
'Roy'- Doa Aly
'To Scream'- Shayma Aziz
'My City'- Randa M. Ali
'Dances of the Border'- Deborah Stokes
'Cellular Revolution'- Florence Moutin Cornille
'Slow Shutter'- Mirette Michel

Venue:  Medrar for Contemporary Art, 22 Khairat St.  El Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo

 

Film Screenings

Tuesday 16 October at 7pm

'Les Instants Videos'- Video-dance films produced by the Marseillaise festival 'Les Instants Videos'
Selection by the producer Marc Mercier

Venue: Cimatheque, 19A Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo

 

Wednesday 17 October at 7 pm

Kalasam- Indian Dance Documentary by Deborah Stokes

Venue: Cimatheque, 19A Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo

 

Thursday 18 October at 7 pm

48 Ballet Lessons- Conceptual Dance Documentary by Doa Aly

'Noodle Soup' by Nurah Farahat

'My City' by Randa M.Ali

Venue: Cimatheque, 19A Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo

 

Other TransDance Events:

Thursday 4 October at 6pm

Lecture: 'State of Production'- Claudine Dussolier

Venue: French Cultural Centre, 1 Madraset El Hokouk El Frinseya St., Mounira, Cairo

 

Saturday 6 October, 2pm- 7pm

Event: 'Open Your Bags, Please'- An invitation to Egyptian and Egypt-based Choreographers to open their artistic process in a public interview with the audience

Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza

 

Sunday 7 October, 6pm- 9pm

Event: 'Open Your Bags, Please'- An invitation to Egyptian and Egypt-based Choreographers to open their artistic process in a public interview with the audience

Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza

 

Tuesday 9 October, 1pm- 8pm

Event: Cairo Dramaturgy Clinic- Meeting with Professional dramaturges for instant collaboration with local performance makers (booking only)

Through [email protected]

Venue: Goethe Institute, 5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo

 

Wednesday 10 October at 8pm

Critical Tea: The Critical Tea Parties Series with guest: Lilibeth Cuenca, singing live 'Artist's Song' and hosting the guests for tea, cake and discussions

Venue: Sufi Bookstore, 12 Sayed Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo