Arab Arts Focus
| Cairo, Egypt | |
|---|---|
| Founding Date | 2014 |
| Genre | Contemporary arts, dance, theater, |
| Frequency | Biannually |
| Website | [1] |
Arab Arts Focus (AAF, Arabic: الملتقى الدولي للفنون العربية المعاصرة-) has been founded by Studio Emad Eddin Foundation in 2014.
The AAF showcase takes place biannually in the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival D-CAF, Cairo’s largest international multi-disciplinary contemporary arts festival, and in key international performing arts festivals and markets abroad. The showcase presents the best and latest contemporary dance and theater performances from different Arab counties such as Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, and Syria, amongst others. In addition, it includes pitch sessions by Arab artists, panel discussions, networking events with artists and cultural professionals from Egypt, the Arab region and the world, as well as site visits to local cultural organizations.
When the Arab Arts Focus (AAF) showcase is hosted, invited international programmers/delegates fly-in to attend its dense program of the latest in contemporary performances by Arab artists. This has successfully provided exposure and further touring opportunities to the work presented at those programmer's festivals/venues abroad, thus creating cultural exchanges between their country with Egypt and the rest of the Arab world.
The overall objective of the focus is to support the development of a sustainable professional contemporary arts sector in Egypt and the Arab world, one that will allow artists and arts professionals working in contemporary cultural production to contribute to a flourishing regional arts scene, and to show their creative work beyond regional borders.
References[edit]
- "From strength to strength: Arab Arts Focus at the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival". al ahram online. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- "Arab Arts Focus in Edinburgh Fringe 2017 PROMO". youtube. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
External links[edit]
{{URL|example.com|optional display text}}- Arab Arts Focus's channel on YouTube
- Arab Arts Focus on Facebook
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