This week the International Summer Festival at Bibliotheca Alexandrina will offer several concerts, including Rt Nuba, Sharmoofers, Andromida and Emdan El-Noor from Egypt, and from Syria, singer Faya Younan. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra will give a concert, conducted by Mohamed Saad Basha.

On stage there will also be a theatrical performance titled Destopia VR, directed by Mohammed Farag El-Khashab, a dance performance by Al-Wahag for Ballet and Free Dance, directed and choreographed by Sherif El-Gendy. 

The festival's second family day will also be held on 5 August.

See the full programme here. 

Sunday, 29 July

8pm
Theatrical performance: The Greatest Battle
Directed by Mina Nabil and performed by Grey Team troupe
BACC, Great Hall

8pm
Cinema lecture: The Importance of Cinematic Acting

By actor Ahmed Kamal

BACC, Lecture Hall
Free entry

9pm
Concert: Made in Bled (Morocco) and Qarar Ezala Band (Egypt)
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre

Monday, 30 July

9pm
Concert: RT Nuba
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre

Tuesday, 31 July

8pm
Theatrical Performance: Destopia VR
BACC, Great Hall

9pm
Concert: Sharmoofers
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre

Wednesday, 1 August

9pm
Concert: Andromida
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre

Thursday, 2 August

9pm
Concert: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra

Conducted by Maestro Mohamed Saad Basha

Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre

Friday, 3 August

9pm
Concert: Faia Younan (Syria/Sweden)
BACC, Great Hall

Saturday, 4 August

8pm
Dance Performance: Al-Wahag for Ballet and Free Dance
Directed and choreographed by Sherif El-Gendy
BACC, Great Hall

9pm
Concert: Emdan Elnoor “Gazaga”
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre

Sunday, 5 August - Family Day 2

2–6:30pm
Workshops and activities for children
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Tent 3

7–7:45pm
Marionette performance by El Seera Theatre
Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Open Air Theatre

8pm
Film: Jules and Jim, directed by Francois Truffaut (France, 1962, 105 mins)
French, German and English dialogue with English subtitles
BACC, Lecture Hall
Free entry

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