CIFET 18

10 to 20 September 2006

The Festival is held annually in Cairo where experimental performances are presented The Festival is held from 10 – 20 September

The Festival program includes the following :-

  • A contest is held between experimental performances.
  • The Festival also includes theatrical performances that are outside the contest.
  • A symposium will be held to discuss "experimentation" in world theatre The Executive Committee of the Festival decides upon the topic of the symposium Members of the delegations who are specialized in the field plus guest speakers are invited to take part.
  • The Festival pays tribute every year to pillars of experimental theatre all over the world playwrights directors and technicians.
  • The Festival publishes annually a number of translated books as well as other publications which are concerned with theatrical experimentation.
  • The Festival organizes a series of lectures dealing with experimentation in theatre Lectures are given by specialists and by those who have creative experiences in the filed of theatrical experimentation.
  • An exhibition of experimental theatre scenery as well as a book fair are arranged.
  • The jury Committee consists of a chairman and ten members All sessions of the jury committee are secret, and all its decisions are irrevocable. Contestants are not allowed membership in the jury Committee.
  • The jury grants the following awards :-
  • Award for best performance
  • Award for best direction
  • Award for best actor
  • Award for best actress
  • Award for best technician
  • Award for best ensemble production

Each award is represented by the statue of "Thot", the Pharaonic Goddess of wisdom.

  • Participation in the contest is governed by the following rules : The groups participating in the Festival either inside or outside the contest , are requested to perform twice and to send the following to the Festival Administration , but not later than June 15th:-
  • The application form
  • The text in Arabic, English or French
  • A file including information about the group, its activities and photographs of the performances it has presented
  • The scenic design, any technical details and the stage plan
  • A list of actors, technicians , and the managerial participating in the Festival (the total number is not to exceed 15 persons)
  • Two posters of the performance
  • A VHS of the performance in order to be viewed by the Viewing Committee which is appointed by the Festival Management and consists of a number of distinguished critics, directors and playwrights The Viewing Committee is to decide whether the performance will be presented inside or outside the contest
  • The Festival provides for the accommodation and local transportation of the groups (15 members only)
  • The groups pay the costs of travel, the shipment of equipment and of insurance
  • All correspondences should be addressed to:-

General Organisation for National Cultural Centre

(Opera House)

Cultural Production Sector

1 Gabalaya St. , Gezirah, Zamalek, Cairo , Egypt

Tele: 002-02-7364532

Fax: 002-02-7364533

E-mail: cifet@idsc.net.eg