Egypt’s culture min. to re-open El-Samer Theater on Nov. 21
On November 21 at 12 p.m., Egypt’s Minister of Culture Inas
Abdel Dayem will inaugurate El-Samer Theater after the completion of its
restoration works.
The theater is located next to El-Balloon Theater and
the National Circus in Agouza. El-Samer Theater is one of the largest theaters located in
Cairo Governorate, with an area of about 1,000 square meters.
In addition, it is one of the ancient theaters inaugurated
by late President Anwar El-Sadat, and many artists performed in it, including
Ahmed Zaki, Younis Shalaby and others.
According to previous statements made by Former President of
the General Authority for Cultural Palaces Ahmed Awad, the theater's main
problem was in the electrical services, so the authority restored electricity
to the theater and worked in cooperation with the Civil Protection to re-open
it.
Awad confirmed that Al-Samer Troupe performances have been
halted for years, so the authority helped the troupe to present their special
performances once again. It is scheduled that the troupe will resume their
artistic performances at the Giza Culture Palace and Salah Gahine Hall for
Folklore Arts.
It is noteworthy that the General Authority for Cultural
Palaces is working to open some closed theaters in all governorates nationwide.
Source: Egypt Today