The 15th edition of Bibliotheca Alexandrina's International Summer Festival will be held between 10 July and 25 August. This year, the guest of honor country is China, and thus the festival will feature a special program between 10 and 12 July titled "Experience China", with exhibitions, music and dance performances by Chinese artists. The rest of the festival will also feature artworks and performances by Egyptian, Moroccan, Libyan, Sudanese and Jordanian artists. Among those participating are independent Alexandrian bands Massar Egbari and Aqsa Alwasat, acclaimed composer Omar Khairat, and prominent Libyan singer and musician Nasser El Mezdawi, as well as many others. PROGRAMME
Monday 10 July
12pm Opening Ceremony
1pm, Eastern Exhibition Hall Opening of Colorful Impression: Xinjiang Photography exhibition Opening of Lingering Melody: Xinjiang Ethnic Musical Instrument exhibition
6pm, Small Theater Screening of Chinese film Genuine Love, directed by Silzati Jakov and Xin Zhang
8pm, Great Hall Dansinging in the Air: Xinjiang Folk Singing and Dancing Performance Tuesday 11 July 6pm, Small Theater Screening of film Where the Dream Begins
8pm, Great Hall Dansinging in the Air: Xinjiang Folk Singing and Dancing Performance Wednesday 12 July 6pm, Small Theater Screening of film This Is What Money Is
8pm, Great Hall Dansinging in the Air: Xinjiang Folk Singing and Dancing Performance Thursday 13 July 8:30pm, Great Hall Concert: Tarek El Naser, Jordan
Friday, 14 July 8:30pm, Great Hall Concert: Hanan Magdy
Saturday, 15 July 8:30pm, Great Hall Gala Concert: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra, conducted by Nayer Nagy, with soloists Mona Wasef (harp) and Israa Abdel Aziz (piano)
Sunday, 16 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Hawas Band
Monday 17 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: The Singers
Tuesday, 18 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: El Dor El Awal
Wednesday, 19 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Music Cocktail, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra, with violin soloist and conductor Khaled Shewikh
Thursday, 20 July Concert: Massar Egbari 8:30pm, Open Air Theater
Friday, 21 July Family Day program 3:30pm, Plaza Musical Performance
4:30 to 7:30pm, The Tent Workshops and Activities for Children
8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Ebn El Balad and Arts Education
Great Hall, 8:30pm Concert: Hany Shaker
Saturday, 22 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Nasser El Noby and Gemiza
8:30pm, Small Theater Concert: Due Oud
Sunday, 23 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: May Abd El Aziz
Monday, 24 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Shaware'na and Karakeeb
Tuesday, 25 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Sama'i
Wednesday, 26 July 7pm, Small Theater Screening of film Les Petits Chats, directed by Sherif Nakhla (Arabic dialogue with English subtitles), and followed by a discussion with the director
8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Mostafa Rezk
Thursday, 27 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Nasser El Mezdawy
8:30pm, Small Theater Performance of the play Jacket Pocket, based on Khaled El Sawy's play, The Ring. The play is adapted and directed by Fathy El Nakeeb and performed by the Artistic Night Group
Friday, 28 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Oum, Morocco
Saturday, 29 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Black Thema
8:30pm, Small Theater Performance of the play A Place with the Pigs
Sunday, 30 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Azrak Samawy and Wasla Band
Monday, 31 July 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Aqsa Alwasat
8:30pm, Small Theater Performance of the play Walad we Bent
Tuesday, 1 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theatre Concert: Jazz drummer Ahmed Rabie
Wednesday, 2 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theatre Concert: Almena
8:30pm, Great Hall Performance of the play An Indoor Night. The play is directed by Sameh El Hadary and performed by the Bedaya group.
Thursday, 3 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theatre Concert: Asia Medani, Sudan
8:30pm, Great Hall Standup Comedy: The Comedy Bunch
Saturday, 5 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theatre Concert: Malaz and Khayal
Sunday, 6 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theatre Concert: Karar Ezala and Soror
Monday 7 August 8:30pm, Great Hall Concert: Omar Khairat
Tuesday, 8 August 8:30pm, Great Hall Concert: Omar Khairat
Wednesday, 9 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theatre Concert: RT Nuba
Thursday, 10 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theatre Concert: Tarabi'a
Friday, 11 August Family Day program
4pm, The Plaza Clown Performance
4:30 to 7:30pm, The Tent Workshops and activities for children
8:30pm, Great Hall Marionnette performance produced by the Arts School
8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Hisham Kharma
Saturday, 12 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Cairokee
Sunday, 13 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: High Dam
8:30pm, Great Hall Dance Performance: National Palestine troupe
Monday, 14 August 7pm, Small Theater Screening of the film Underground/On the Surface, directed by Salma El Tarzi (Arabic dialogue and English subtitles), followed by a discussion with the director
8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Aly Elhelbawy
Tuesday, 15 August 8pm, Small Theater Performance of the play The Night of the Murder in Jenin, written by Abou Ela El Salamony, choreographed and directed by Mohamed Abd El Sabour
8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Sefsafa and Meshwar,
Wednesday, 16 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Al Hadarah
8:30pm, Great Hall Performance of the play The Marathon, directed by Ahmed Samir
Thursday, 17 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Fouad & Monib
8:30pm, Small Theater Reading of the novel Sarcophage, written by Nora Amin, read by Fayrouz Karawya and Nader Sami
8:30pm, Great Hall Concert: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Youth Orchestra, conducted by Shady Abd Elsalam
Friday, 18 August 8:30pm, Great Hall Concert: Ali Elhagar
Saturday, 19 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Al Mawlawya
Sunday, 20 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Folk Dance: Ganoub El Wadi
Monday, 21 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Memories 3, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Orchestra, conducted by Mohamed Sead Basha, with soloists Ahmed Harfoush and Dalia Farid
8:30pm, Small Theater Performance of the play Eagle Disappearance, directed by Ahmed Asker
Tuesday 22 August 8:30pm, Small Theater Performance of the play Eagle Disappearance, directed by Ahmed Asker
8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Mohamed Mohsen
Wednesday 23 August 8:30pm, Small Theater Performance of the play Eagle Disappearance, directed by Ahmed Asker
8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Andromida
Thursday, 24 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: Dina El Wedidi
Friday, 25 August 8:30pm, Open Air Theater Concert: H.O.H
Saturday, 26 August 8:30pm, Great Hall Closing ceremony of the 15th International Summer Festival Concert: Angham
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