16th International Summer Festival will kick off on July 16

CAIRO – 30 June 2018: Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s (Library of Alexandria) 16th International Summer Festival starts on July 16, 2018 and the festival will kick off with a concert by Jordanian band Autostrad. The festival is scheduled to take place for five weeks filled with concerts, theatre performances, dance and film.

Bibliotheca Alexandrina will be working with other institutes for some of the events in the festival. The Hellenic Foundation for Culture will be screening the Greek movie “The Aunt form Chicago”, the French Institute will screen French classic “Jules and Jim and Pro Helvetia”, while the Swiss governmental institute will be preparing a concert by OY band.

The programme consists of two family days, the first is on July 27 and the second on August 5, 2018. They will feature workshops and various activities for children and a puppet show at the theatre.

All events are ticketed except for the ones that are free entry, such as the “Jules and Jim and Pro Helvetia” and “The Aunt from Chicago”, and two other films concentrated on directing actors. The first is by director Ahmed Abdallah El-Sayed and the second is about acting, by actor Ahmed Kamal.

The International Summer Festival is a huge cultural season and a tradition that the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has created in order to add color and a unique taste to summer in Alexandria. The Art Center at BA is aiming on presenting a variety of art, in addition to classic Egyptian art which attracts a diverse audience.

The festival begins on July 16 and ends on August 18, 2018.