Following closing of 5th edition of India by the Nile festival (8 March and 27 April), another face of India will be presented through a short festival dedicated to Indian Nobel-laureate, Rabindranath Tagore. The Tagore festival run between 8 to 12 May with three events in Cairo and one in Alexandria Originally from Bengal, Tagore (1861-1941) was a remarkable philosopher and artist credited with reshaping Bengali literature and music and moving Indian art towards contextual modernism. Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913, becoming the first non-European recipient of the prestigious award. PROGRAMME Monday 8 May Screening of Tagore film, 7pm Hanager Cinema, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo Tuesday 9 May, 8pm Chitrangada dance drama by Dancers' Guild Alexandria Opera House (Sayed Darwish Theatre), 22, El Horreya Road (formerly Fouad Street), Alexandria Thursday 11 May, 8pm Chitrangada dance drama by Dancers' Guild, 8pm Arab Music Institute, 22 Ramses Street, Downtown, Cairo Friday 12 May, 7.30pm "Rituranga - play of seasons" by the Indian community Hanager Cinema, Cairo Opera grounds, Zamalek, Cairo 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
