Spring Festival 2012
Music, Dance, Storytelling, Public Discussions and Workshops
From 20 April to 16 May
Cairo – Alexandria – Minya – Assiut- Beirut – Tripoli
Culture Resource (Al Mawred Al Thaqafy) is pleased to announce the launch of the fifth edition of the Spring Festival 2012, which will take place from 20th of April till the 16th of May 2012. This year the festival will be held in Cairo, Alexandria, Minya, Assiut, Beirut and Tripoli. Spring Festival 2012 brings together a wide range of the most prominent contemporary artists from Europe, Central Asia, the Arab Region and the US.
Furthermore, with the support of The Aga Khan Music Initiative the festival is bringing together five acclaimed musicians from Central Asia to perform in an evening concert entitled “The Invisible Face of the Beloved” followed by two colorful performances by the Tausi Women’s Taarab Orchestra from Zanzibar “. A concert of the Iranian/ British band AJAM, presented with support by the British Council Egypr, will conclude the festival on 14th of May.
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