Al Mawred Al Thaqafy (Culture Resource), with the support of the Delegation of the European Union in Egypt, Ministry of Culture- Foreign Cultural Relationsand Egyptian Tourist Authority, presents the first international circus festival in Egypt from the 6th till the 23rd of October. The festival will take place in several theaters like El Genaina Theater, Al Ballon Theater and Darb 1718 and will include publish streets and squares like Al Moez Street and Aslan Square.
Date: Wednsday 6 October
Event: Opening Ceremony
Venue: Al Azhar Park – Marble Promenade
Performing Groups:
El Darb El Ahmar Arts School – Egypt
Egyptian Circus – Egypt
I Baccala – Italy
Electric Circus – UK
Circus Baf – Belgium
Time: 5:00 to 7:00 pm
Date: Thursday 7 October
Event: Pss Pss – I BAccala – Italy
Freak – Electric Circus – UK
Venue: El Genaina Theatre
Timing: From 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Date: Friday 8 October
Event: El Darb El Ahmar Arts School – Egypt
Pss Pss – I BAccala – Italy
Homemade Circus – Circus Baf – Belgium
Venue: El Genaina Theatre
Timing: From 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Date: Saturday 9 October
Event: Pss Pss – I BAccala – Italy
Freak – Electric Circus – UK
Homemade Circus – Circus Baf – Belgium
Venue: Balloon Theatre
Timing: From 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Date: Thursday 14 October
Event: Variety – Danish Circus – Denmark
Circus Behind the Wall – Palestine Circus School – Palestine
Venue: El Genaina Theatre
Timing: From 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Date: Friday 15 October
Event: Cartoon Combo – Cia Sebas – Spain
Comeback – Los 2 play – Spain
Edge – CirkuSzínház – Hungary
Venue: El Genaina Theatre
Timing: From 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Date: Saturday 16 October
Event: Cartoon Combo – Cia Sebas – Spain
Variety – Danish Circus – Denmark
Venue: Asslan Square
Timing: From 4:00 to 6:00 pm
Event: Comeback – Los 2 Play – Spain
Raysailors – Magma Fire Theatre – Hungary
Circus Behind the Wall – Palestine Circus School – Palestine
Venue: Balloon Theatre
Timing: From 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Date: Thursday 21 October
Event: Variety – The Egyptian Circus – Egypt
Mr. Barytone – Les Trois Points de Suspension – France
Storm – Circus Rotjknor – The Netherlands
Venue: Darb 17 18
Timing: From 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Date: Friday 22 October
Event: Variety – Ecole de Cirque de Liban – Lebanon
Storm – Circus Rotjeknor – The Netherlands
Rhythmische Sportkomik – Starbugs – Switzerland
Venue: El Genaina Theatre
Timing: From 7:00 to 10:00 pm
Date: Saturday 23 October
Event: Ecole de Cirque de Liban – Lebanon
El Darb El Ahmar Arts School – Egypt
Circus Rotjeknor – The Netherlands
Les Trois Points de Suspension – France
Starbugs – Switzerland
Venue: Al Moez St.
Timing: From 5:00 to 8:00 pm
Festival activities will be held in:
- El Genaina theatre – Al Azhar Park, Salah Salem Rd, Darassa- Tel: 0023625057
- Al Azhar Park – Salah Salem Rd, Darassa
- Asslan Square – Al Darb AL Ahmar
- Drab 17 18 –Kasr El Sham3 Street, Al Fakhareen – Old Cairo, Behind the Hanging Church and Amr Mosque Tel.: +2 23 610 511
- El Moez St. – Old Cairo
- The Balloon Theatre – Korniche Al Nil, Agouza – Tel: 002 33043168, 00233471718
