TransDance 2012 Contemporary Dance and Performance Festival

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 Goethe Goethe 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 10 October 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 From / Ahram Online