The 7th edition of Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children will take place between 7 and 16 March. Facts The Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children is the brainchild of the festival's president and artistic director Mohamed El-Ghawy. Organised by AFCA for Arts and Culture, the festival aims at bringing arts to children through theatre and other activities. The first edition of the festival took place in June 2011 at the College du Sacre-Coeur in Heliopolis, and it brought together troupes from Egypt, Croatia, Ireland and Finland. The festival's second edition took place in March 2012 at Al-Ghad, Al-Gomhoreya and the Cairo Puppet theatres in AFCA's first large-scale cooperation with the Ministry of Culture. Starting in 2013, Hakawy started taking place at Hanager Arts Centre with chosen troupes visiting other venues, such as the Children's Cancer Hospital (57357). INTERVIEW: Egyptian cultural manager Mohamed El-Ghawy on children, arts and education Aga Boom (2013) Check articles published by Ahram Online about Hakawy, including those republished from Al Ahram Weekly: 3rd edition: 2013 Hakawy Festival calls for greater awareness of art PHOTO GALLERY: Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children [2013] 4th edition: 2014 Theatre festival for children to brighten Cairo's art and culture scene Hakawy Festival for children kicks off with a bang Hakawy: Nurturing children with valuable theatre and arts Frogz, USA at Hakawy 2014 (Photo: Ati Metwaly) 5th edition: 2015 This year's Hakawy to offer more than theatre plays for children PROGRAMME: Fifth Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children Charter of the imagination: On all values brought by the 5th Hakawy festival Hakawy to launch charter for children's rights to art & culture exhibition Hakawy festival stimulates young Egyptians' imagination VIDEO: Highlights of Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children The Tiger Tale by the Barrowland Ballet, UK, 2015 (Photo: Ati Metwaly) 6th edition: 2016 Countdown to sixth edition of Egypt's Hakawy theatre festival for children Irresistible warning sign 'Do not touch' opens Egypt's Hakawy Festival for children Stick Stones Broken Bones: Australia's puppet theatre performs in Cairo Swiss Saddorn Balance captivates audiences at Egypt's Hakawy Festival PROGRAMME: 6th Hakawy International Arts Festival for Children PHOTO GALLERY: Rediscovering a child within us at Egypt's 6th Hakawy theatre festival Stick Stones Broken Bones, 2016 (Photo: Ati Metwaly) For more arts and culture news and updates, follow Ahram Online Arts and Culture on Twitter at @AhramOnlineArts and on Facebook at Ahram Online: Arts & Culture
