Art Alert: Peace drum beats

This week sees the International Festival For Drums and Traditional Arts, 19-25 April, stage performances in multiple locations

This week marks the International Festival For Drums and Traditional Arts (19-25 April).
Under the slogan, "Drums: Dialogue For Peace," comes this year's festival directed by its founder, Intesar Abdel Fattah, under the umbrella of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture. This year the event features drum beats from around the world, including:China, Namibia, Uganda, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Thailand, Jordan, Tunisia, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Sudan, Kuwait, Tanzania, South Sudan, Liberia, Sri Lanka, Azerbaijan, Yemen and Guinea.
As for Egypt, this year participants represent the multicultural layers of Egyptian society through a variety of drums and beats drawn from across the country, including: The Oasis, Nubia, Port Said governorate, Toushka, Sharqia governorate, Alexandria governorate, Cairo, Beni Suef governorate, Al-Arish governorate, and Minya governorate.
Below is the schedule
Opening and closing ceremonies will start at 6pm
Performances start at 7pm
Performances at the Child Theatre and Al-Andalus Garden start at 11am
Saturday 19 April
Venue: Beir Youssef Theatre, Saladin Citadel
Performance: Opening ceremony, an international workshop including all participants, directed by Intesar Abdel Fattah
Sunday 20 April
Venue: Beir Youssef Theatre, Saladin Citadel
Performance: China, Namibia, Uganda and Algeria
Venue: Al-Ghoury Dome
Performance: Tunisia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria
Venue: Al-Hanager Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House premises
Performance: Sharqia governorate, Jordan, Liberia
Venue: Banha Culture Palace
Performance: Malawi (Minya governorate), Yemen, South Sudan
Venue: Ain Helwan Cultural Palace
Performance: Sudan, Al-Anfoushi (Alexandria), Zimbabwe
Venue: Al-Fustat Pottery Centre
Performance: Beni Suef governorate, Jordan, Azerbaijan
Monday 21 April
Venue: Beir Youssef Theatre, Saladin Citadel
Performance: Zimbabwe, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, China
Venue: Al-Ghory Dome
Performance: Toushka (Upper Egypt), Azerbaijan, Kuwait
Venue: Al-Hanager Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House premises
Performance: Hasaballa troupe (Cairo), Switzerland, Guinea
Venue: Banha Cultural Palace
Performance: Sharqia governorate, Sudan, Liberia
Venue: Ain Helwan Cultural Palace
Performance: Malawi (Minya governorate), Yemen, Jordan
Venue: Al-Fustat Pottery Centre
Performance: Namibia, Al-Anfoushi (Alexandria), Sri Lanka, Uganda
Venue: Child Theatre
Performance: Beni Suef governorate, Indonesia, South Sudan
Venue: Al-Andalus Garden
Performance: The Oasis, Jordan, Nigeria, Guinea
Tuesday 22 April
Venue : Beir Youssef Theatre, Saladin Citadel
Performance: The African workshop (the Nile Dialogue), including: Uganda, Sudan, Tanzania, South Sudan, Nigeria, Tunisia, Algeria, Guinea, Liberia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Port Said, Nubia
Venue: Al-Ghory Dome
Performance: Malawi (Minya), Jordan, Al-Arish governorate
Venue: Al-Hanager Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House premises
Performance: Toushka (Upper Egypt), Jordan, Thailand
Venue: Banha Cultural Palace
Performance: Al-Anfoushi (Alexandria), Sri Lanka
Venue: Ain Helwan Cultural Palace
Performance: The Oasis, Azerbijan, Sharqia governorate
Venue: Al-Fustat pottery center
Performance: Switzerland, Beni Suef governorate, Kuwait
Wednesday 23 April
Venue: Beir Youssef Theatre, Saladin Citadel
Performance: Sri Lanka, Azerbijan, South Sudan
Venue : Al-Ghory Dome
Performance: Sharqia governorate, Zimbabwe, Yemen
Venue: Al-Hanager Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House premises
Performance: China, Al-Arish governorate, Saudi Arabia
Venue: Banha Cultural Centre
Performance: Toushka (Upper Egypt) Switzerland, Thailand
Venue: Ain Helwan Cultural Centre
Performance: Port-Said governorate, Tunisia, Sudan
Venue: Al-Fustat Pottery Centre
Performance: The Oasis, Jordan, Liberia
Thursday 24 April
Venue: Beir Youssef Theatre, Saladin Citadel
Performance: China, Liberia, Guinea, Nubia
Venue: Al-Ghory Dome
Performance: Uganda, Malawi (Minya governorate), Tunisia
Venue: Al-Hanager Open Air Theatre, Cairo Opera House premises
Performance: The Oasis, Indonesia, Kuwait, Guinea
Venue: Banha Cultural Palace
Performance: Beni Suef governorate, Jordan, Nigeria
Venue: Ain Helwan Cultural Palace
Performance: Al-Arish governorate, Saudi Arabia, Namibia
Venue: Al-Fustat Pottery Centre
Performance: South Sudan, Port Said governorate, Switzerland
Venue: Child Theatre
Performance: Thailand, Al-Anfoushi (Alexandria), Algeria
Friday 25 April
Venue: Beir Youssef Theatre, Saladin Citadel
Performance: Closing ceremony, workshop by all participants, directed by Intesar Abdel Fattah
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