TOPIC Hala Elkoussy
features
dance • 11 min read
Cactus Flower: A glimpse behind a Swiss-Egyptian dance collaboration
Alexandra Stock | How the dance that follows on from Hala Elkoussy's film came into being.
21 October 2016
book reviews • 10 min read
Hanan al-Cinema: Caring critique of an Arab filmmaking rebirth
Nour El Safoury | If you’re fascinated by the possibility of a critique that cares about its object, not the rampaging
15 December 2015
Aida El Kashef • 10 min read
On creative ways to fund films, and women who killed their husbands
Rowan El Shimi | Egypt’s indie filmmakers come up with alternative methods of making, from crowdfunding to no-budget
20 October 2015
arts funding • 8 min read
Cactus Flower: Talking to Hala Elkoussy about film and crowdfunding
Mahmoud Hosni | It has become apparent of late that cinema production is declining as a result of TV, as the Ramadan
8 October 2015
exhibition reviews • 8 min read
Third Eye offers insights into young artists’ use of images
Ismail Fayed | Third Eye is welcome in the context of increasing polarization between an atrophying state-controlled
23 December 2014
book reviews • 5 min read
Hala Elkoussy’s book on the circle and س
Amany Ali Shawky | This book, written in Arabic and published by Sharqiyat in 2013, is a quirky record of life in downtown
21 March 2014
Ahmad Abdalla • 11 min read
A busy year for culture in Egypt, despite everything
An alphabet of important cultural events from 2013.
31 December 2013
Amado Alfadni • 10 min read
Absorbing CIC show looks at blind spots in history
Mai Elwakil | "References*" shows a shift in the practices of the participating artists that is fresh and welcome on
18 December 2013
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