The 8th edition of Arab Arts Focus will take place this year as part of D-CAF Festival from 2-5 November 2023.
Since 2014, D-CAF has been hosting a biennial Arab Arts Focus (AAF) during the festival in Cairo. The Arab Arts Focus was created to promote artists from the Arab World, whether based in it or residing outside of it. It has collaborated with some of the major international performing arts networks: ISPA, IETM, ONDA.
The AAF has also been held internationally at Edinburgh Fringe 2017 and La Manufacture, Avignon Off 2018. It works to support the development of the Arts sector in the Arab world by providing artists from the region the opportunity to show their work to an international audience and professionals. AAF also hosts pitch sessions by artists from the region, along with panel discussions and networking receptions.
The aim of the AAF is to provide the exposure, networking, touring and co-production opportunities to the performing arts work presented, and therefore key international programmers from around the world are invited to attend its showcase in Cairo.
This is an open call for Arab artists to submit their latest theatre, dance, or multidisciplinary performing arts work, with a chance to be selected to be part of this year’s showcase. Directors/Choreographers with an Arab nationality or from an Arab descent, living in or outside the Arab world are invited to apply with a fully-finished performing arts production completed in the last 2 years (2022 onwards).
The festival covers full travel from/to Egypt and accommodation costs, technical support, and a symbolic compensation.
