Ibero-American Cultural Week Returns to Cairo, Alexandria with Film, Music, Heritage
Amr Yehia
Cairo and Alexandria will host the 14th edition of the Ibero-American Cultural Week from 19 October to 26 November, showcasing the cultural diversity of Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries through film, music, exhibitions and educational activities.
Sixteen countries are participating this year: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Spain, Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The highlight of this year's program is the Ibero-American Exhibition on Intangible Cultural Heritage, which opens on 19 October at the Cervantes Institute in Cairo before moving to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria on 4 November.
The music program will feature Spanish-Cuban guitarist Aldo Rodríguez and Spanish-Egyptian guitarist Ali Khattab, who will present an Ibero-American repertoire in dialogue with the Egyptian tradition of string instruments.
The program also includes talks by historian and professor Carlos Malamud on the political, social and historical landscape of Ibero-America.
The film program will present one film selected by each participating country. In Cairo, screenings will run from 19 October to 3 November daily at 6:30 pm at the Instituto Cervantes. In Alexandria, the showcase will be held from 4 to 26 November at the Anna Lindh Foundation, with screenings starting at 5:30 pm.
Admission to all screenings is free on a first-come, first-served basis. All films will be screened with Arabic or English subtitles..
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