PHOTO GALLERY: 'Mahmoud Mokhtar' dance performance closes Aswan Int'l Sculpture Symposium - Multimedia

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PHOTO GALLERY: 'Mahmoud Mokhtar' dance performance closes Aswan Int'l Sculpture Symposium

Mahmoud Mokhtar performance at the closing of 20th Aswan International Sculpture Symposium
(Bassam Al Zoghby)

Mahmoud Mokhtar performance at the closing of 20th Aswan International Sculpture Symposium
(Photo: Bassam Al Zoghby)

Mar
11

Mahmoud Mokhtar (1891-1934) was an iconic Egyptian sculptor and pioneer of the Egyptian modern art movement

Directed and choreographed by Walid Aouni, the dance performance entitled 'Mahmoud Mokhtar' was among the festivities that closed this year's Aswan International Sculpture Symposium.

Mahmoud Mokhtar (1891-1934) was an iconic Egyptian sculptor and one of the pioneers of the Egyptian modern art movement.

In it's 20th edition, the Aswan International Sculpture Symposium ran between 18 January and 8 March.

The closing ceremony, which took place last Friday, 6 March, saw in attendance many important figures of the Egyptian culture scene, including newly appointed Minister of Culture Abdel Wahed Al-Nabawy.

Photos: Bassam Al-Zoghby

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