Art, Culture, and Dialogue: “Streets of Cairo”
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Introduction
This project was implemented in the summer of 2010. It aims at stimulating the ongoing process in Cairo where street art serves as a vehicle for promoting the reclamation of public space by means of positive cultural and social exchange through collaborations with Danish peer artists.
The “Streets of Cairo” project consisted of a ten-day ongoing exchange between Danish and Egyptian street artists held in Cairo. It included street art workshop for kids, a street photography workshop for semi-professionals, a workshop for professional street artist in Egypt and Denmark, and two food-cooking events by professional chefs. The project also had several performances by DJs, several street art interventions by artists, a critical run around the pyramids of Giza and two large concerts. Furthermore, participants were submersed into local Egyptian culture by attending and performing at a "Shaabi" wedding in Mattariya district (lower-middle class neighborhood).
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Participants
Ten Egyptian artists and DJs along with 13 Danish musicians and visual artists have participated in the project conducting street interventions and performances. Two Danish chefs managed to create a fusion of both cuisines in public events and 10 children from Ard el lewa neighborhood in Cairo attended an art workshop moderated by a Danish artist.
An estimated 650 Egyptians attended concerts held at Townhouse and at Al Sawy Cultural wheel.
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