Egypt’s first lady hails impressive shows performed on World Youth Theatre

CAIRO – 12 January 2022:  Egypt’s first Lady, Entissar El-Sisi expressed her pleasure with the impressive shows performed on the World Youth Theatre.

On her social media pages, the First Lady said ‘the talented youth came together from around the world to Sharm el Sheikh, to send a message saying that what brings humanity together is more than what divides it and that arts could play a key role in establishing the foundations of coexistence.’

She described arts and culture as the key pillar of development and building people's characters, paying tribute to each young woman and man who participated in these distinguished shows.

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his spouse First Lady, Entissar El-Sisi witnessed on Monday the inauguration of the World Youth Theatre in Sharm El-Sheikh, South Sinai.

Under the slogan ‘We are all one,” A number of bands from different nationalities have performed shows for the attendees, besides performing some shows by artists from Egypt, the USA, Sweden, Russia, Brazil, Tunisia, Morocco, Malawi, Tajikistan, Portugal, Serbia, Peru, Indonesia and Yemen. The shows were led by veteran Egyptian director Khaled Galal.

The main play sheds light on the state of humanity and how successive events and wars have distorted peace-loving humanity. The theatric play also focuses on the unknown that represents a global challenge, raising the question: Will humanity triumph over global differences and conflicts?

At the end of the performances, President Sisi thanked the director and all young artists who participated in the shows.

The World Youth Theater is a meeting point founded by youths for youths.

It brings together promising artists from around the world to present their talents and express their cultures through a variety of cultural and artistic activities.