PROGRAMME: Fifth Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children

The festival will run between 9 and 17 March in Cairo, and from 18 to 19 March in Alexandria

Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children, the brainchild of AFCA for Arts and Culture, is entering its fifth year.
Hakawy (Arabic for "stories")is composed of a series of storytelling performances for children through a range of artistic forms.
For the past four years, each edition has focused on one art form. The first edition in 2011 focused on storytelling, the second highlighted the importance of language and education, the third introduced music and rhythm, while the fourth focused on movement and dance.
This year, the festival plans to capture all four elements through performances held from 9 to 17 March in Cairo, and from 18 to19 March in Alexandria.
Here is the Cairo programme.
Monday 9 March
Tiger Tale (Dance, UK)
10-11am
7-8pm
Tetris (Dance, Netherlands)
11-12pm
6-7pm
Opening of the exhibition on the Charter of Children's Rights to Art and Culture (Egypt/Italy)
5:30pm
Tuesday 10 March
Tiger Tale (Dance, UK)
10-11am
6-7pm
Tetris (Dance, Netherlands)
11-12pm
7-8pm
Wednesday 11 March
Tiger Tale (Dance, UK)
10-11am
6-7pm
IN'Tents (Clownesque, US)
11-12pm
7-8pm
Thursday 12 March
Tiger Tale (Dance, UK)
10-11am
6-7pm
IN'Tents (Clownesque, US)
11-12pm
7-8pm
Friday 13 March
Tiger Tale (Dance, UK)
1-2pm
5-6pm
IN'Tents (Clownesque, US)
2-3pm
6-7pm
Fringes: Artistic workshops (Egypt)
The whole day
Saturday 14 March
IN'Tents (Clownesque, US)
10-11am
6-7pm
Fringes: Artistic workshops (Egypt)
The whole day
Sunday 15 March
IN'Tents (Clownesque, US)
10-11am
6-7pm
500 (Storytelling for 13+, Egypt)
11am-12pm
7-8pm
Monday 16 March
IN'Tents (Clownesque, US)
10-11am
11am-12pm
Tuiles (Cirque, France)
500 (Storytelling for 13+, Egypt)
12-1pm
6-7pm
Tuiles (Cirque, France)
500 (Storytelling for 13+, Egypt)
7-8pm
Tuesday 17 March
Tuiles (Cirque, France)
10-11am
11am-12pm
IN'Tents (Clownesque, US)
Tuiles (Cirque, France)
12-1pm
Venues
All shows will take place in Hanager Arts Centre located at the Cairo Opera House grounds, Zamalek.
Tiger Tale: Hanager Theatre
Tetris: Hanager Gallery
IN'Tents:Hanager Gallery
Fringes: Artistic workshops: At the entrace of Hanager
Tuiles: Theatre
500: Gallery
Hakawy's performances in Alexandria will take place from 18 to19 March. We will be announcing the programme separately.
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