The fifth edition of the TransDance festival, which will take place from 2-18 October has an extensive and dynamic line-up in store for a Cairo audience, featuring performances, film screenings, video and audio installations Returning for a fifth year, TransDance 2012, now the only international contemporary dance festival held in Egypt, will provide a vibrant programme for Cairo's dance enthusiasts this October. Directed by Adham Hafez, this edition of TransDance has a defiant and contemporary theme; it presents human bodies as documentations of history. The festival's management is adamant on redefining contemporary dance within the Egyptian performing arts scene. The line-up features a blend of performances, video and audio installations, film screenings, lectures, and more. Check out the programme below for more details. Admission is free to all festival activities and events. Performances Wednesday 3 October, 6pm- 11pm Performance: Igor Dobricic- Table Talks Venue: Cimatheque, 19Al Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo Thursday 4 October, 6pm- 11pm Performance: Igor Dobricic- Table Talks Venue: Cimatheque, 19Al Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo Tuesday 9 October at 4pm Performance: Bettina Vissman and Samir Kordy Venue: City skirting on Cairo downtown streets, starting GoetheGoethe Institute,5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo Wednesday 10 October at 8pm Performance: Moataza Abdel Sabour and Anke Koschinski- Print of Presence Venue: Goethe Institute,5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo Wednesday 10October at 7pm Performance: Moataza Abdel Sabour and Anke Koschinski- Print of Presence Venue: Goethe Institute,5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo Thursday 11 October at 7pm Performance: Lilibeth Cuenca- Performance Reenactment Nights Deborah Stokes- Silent Solo Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza Friday 12 October at 8pm Performance: Lilibeth Cuenca- Performance Reenactment Nights Deborah Stokes- Silent Solo Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza Sunday 14 October, 5pm- 8pm Performance: Lilibeth Cuenca- Performance Reenactment Nights Deborah Stokes- Silent Solo Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza Monday 15 October at 9pm Performance: Mohamed Shafik, Sofia Balogh, Mariam Sadik-Silent Solos Venue: Goethe Institute,5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo Wednesday 17 October at 9pm Performance:Sofia Balogh, Mariam Sadik-Silent Solos Venue: Goethe Institute,5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo Thursday 18 October at 8pm Performance: Free improvisation night for festival artists Venue: Cairo Contemporary Dance Center, Artistic Creativity Center, Cairo Opera Grounds, Cairo Video and Audio Installations Program Opening: Saturday 13 October at 7pm Runs until: Monday 22 October 'Noodle Soup'- Nurah Faraht 'Roy'- Doa Aly 'To Scream'- Shayma Aziz 'My City'- Randa M. Ali 'Dances of the Border'- Deborah Stokes 'Cellular Revolution'- Florence Moutin Cornille 'Slow Shutter'- Mirette Michel Venue: Medrar for Contemporary Art, 22 Khairat St.El Sayeda Zeinab, Cairo Film Screenings Tuesday 16 October at 7pm 'Les Instants Videos'- Video-dance films produced by the Marseillaise festival 'Les Instants Videos' Selection by the producer Marc Mercier Venue: Cimatheque, 19A Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo Wednesday 17 October at 7 pm Kalasam- Indian Dance Documentary by Deborah Stokes Venue: Cimatheque, 19A Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo Thursday 18 October at 7 pm 48 Ballet Lessons- Conceptual Dance Documentary by Doa Aly 'Noodle Soup' by Nurah Farahat 'My City' by Randa M.Ali Venue: Cimatheque, 19A Adly St., Floor 5, Apt. 28, Downtown, Cairo Other TransDance Events: Thursday 4 October at 6pm Lecture: 'State of Production'- Claudine Dussolier Venue: French Cultural Centre, 1 Madraset El Hokouk El Frinseya St., Mounira, Cairo Saturday 6 October, 2pm- 7pm Event: 'Open Your Bags, Please'- An invitation to Egyptian and Egypt-based Choreographers to open their artistic process in a public interview with the audience Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza Sunday 7 October, 6pm- 9pm Event: 'Open Your Bags, Please'- An invitation to Egyptian and Egypt-based Choreographers to open their artistic process in a public interview with the audience Venue: British Council garden, 192 El Nil St., Agouza, Giza Tuesday 9 October, 1pm- 8pm Event: Cairo Dramaturgy Clinic- Meeting with Professional dramaturges for instant collaboration with local performance makers (booking only) Through [email protected] Venue: Goethe Institute,5 El Bostan St. Downtown, Cairo Wednesday 10 October at 8pm Critical Tea: The Critical Tea Parties Series with guest: Lilibeth Cuenca, singing live 'Artist's Song' and hosting the guests for tea, cake and discussions Venue: Sufi Bookstore, 12 Sayed Bakry Street, Zamalek, Cairo http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/54422.aspx
