Oversexed and unrefined
Amal Choucri Catta finds the Geneva Ballet's erotic interpretation of Umm Kulthoum and Stravinsky inappropriate

In progress:
In pursuit of quality

Plain Talk
By Mursi Saad El-Din

Nothing to laugh about
Hala Khalil's social drama Best Times is symptomatic of a shift in the cinema industry's mood, Hani Mustafa writes

Networks of exchange
Dutch theatre professor Mieke Kolk has organised a variety of workshops in Cairo over the past few years. She spoke to Sonali Pahwa on the dynamics of intercultural collaboration

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