The eight edition of India by the Nile festival to kick off on March 2-10.<\/p>\n
The head of the festival announced that the festival will be held in Egypt as usual as without any kind of fear as Egypt is free from Coronavirus.<\/p>\n
A vibrant cooperation between the Embassy of India in Egypt and Teamwork Arts are producing a packed program every edition of India by the Nile Festival.<\/p>\n
The eighth edition will be running from March 2 to March 10 showcasing multidisciplinary performances including puppet theatre, classical and contemporary music, visual arts, food, yoga, and dance across Cairo, Alexandria, and Port Said.<\/p>\n
The annual festival is supported by TCI Sanmar, the Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) in partnership with Indian Council for Culture Relations, the ministries of culture and tourism, Cairo Opera House, and Bibliotheca Alexandria. This year\u2019s edition seeks to provide audiences with an extravagant cultural experience, supporting collaborations between India and Egypt.<\/p>\n
The Embassy of India in Egypt and Teamwork Arts present \u2018India by the Nile\u2019, a celebration of the essence of India through classical music, dance, theatre, visual art, film, food and sports in a medium, which perfectly amalgamates the contemporary with the classic.<\/p>\n
Since the festival’s inception in 2013, India and Egypt, natural allies with colourful cultural legacies, and with affinities towards the performing and visual arts, cuisine and objets d\u2019art, have come together in wonderful artistic partnerships.<\/p>\n
It is culture which weaves together bilateral relationships in the real sense of the terms \u2013 no dialogue is more effective and memorable that that which is based on the matrix of a country\u2019s heritage, an integral part of its identity.<\/p>\n
And it is dialogue which is proliferated through partnerships in art, that forms the building block for enduring future relationships.<\/p>\n
The India by the Nile program, over the past six years has always been rich and eclectic with a wide canvas spanning street art, photography, folk music, yoga, craft, and empowerment of women.<\/p>\n
Considered to be the largest foreign festival in Egypt, the festival has had the privilege of presenting renowned artistes such as Amitabh Bachchan, Shubha Mudgal, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Dr L. Subramaniam, Aditi Mangaldas amongst many others.<\/p>\n
Egypt Today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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