1. The Pavements Don't Speak: Silencing Street Theatre in Egypt
- Author:
- Yasmin Helal
- Publication Date:
- 12-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Arab Reform Initiative (ARI)
- Abstract:
- Although street theatre succeeded in establishing itself as an artistic genre in Egypt in the 2000s, the rising restrictions on freedom of expression and assembly have forced street performers to silence in recent years. Through a series of interviews with artists, this paper addresses the factors that enabled the rise of street theatre, the process of politicization of some of its pioneers, as well as the causes that led to its fall.
- Topic:
- Arts, Culture, Freedom of Expression, and Theater
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Egypt