First Breaking the Walls Festival to take place in Cairo

CAIRO – 29 August 2017: The first Dance Theatre Festival called ‘Breaking the Walls,’ will kick off on September 7. The festival will last for ten days.

The Festival is mainly organized by the French Institute in Egypt.

A number of contemporary dance shows, small musical concerts, workshops, and theatrical performances will be hosted in the festival.

There are a large number of European and Egyptian performers, such as Olivier Dubois (France), Foofwa (Swaziland), Mohamed Shafik (Egypt), Anna Maria Suykerbuyk (Netherlands), Nicole Seiler (Swaziland), and Julia Cheng (UK).

Sin Forma Company (Netherlands) and NDC Company (Egypt) are the main contemporary dance companies which will participate in the Festival.

The shows will be hosted by a number of cultural places in Egypt, like the British Council, Room Art Space and Café, Bardo Clubhouse, and Aish Wi Malh restaurant.

‘Breaking the Walls’ is supported by British Council Egypt, Embassy of the Netherlands in Egypt, Pro Helvetia, Cairo Office, Embassy of Switzerland, Institut Français d'Egypte, Institut français d’archéologie orientale, and B'sarya production.

Media Coverage will be carried out by Cairo Magazine.