Under the patronage of Mrs. Entissar El-Sisi, wife of the President of the Republic, the first edition of the Egyptian National School Theater Festival was launched during an opening ceremony held at the National Theater in Ataba.
The ceremony was attended by Dr. Ahmed Daher, Deputy Minister of Education and Technical Education; director Hisham Atwa, Head of the General Authority for Cultural Palaces and Chairman of the Festival’s Supreme Founding Committee; Dr. Ayman El-Shiwy, Head of the Theater Sector; director Adel Hassan, Head of the National Center for Theater, Music and Folk Arts and Festival Director; artist Ehab Fahmy, Head of the Theater Artistic House; and Dr. Eman Hassan, Head of the Central Administration for Student Activities at the Ministry of Education and the Festival’s General Coordinator. Members of the founding committees, the viewing and judging panels, as well as a number of artists and intellectuals, were also in attendance.
The festival is the result of cooperation between the Ministries of Culture and Education and Technical Education, as part of the state's efforts to discover and nurture talent and develop the Egyptian individual.
The event is supported by Dr. Abdel Aziz Konsowa, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Acting Minister of Culture, and Mohamed Abdel Latif, Minister of Education and Technical Education.
The festival is organized by the National Center for Theater, Music and Folk Arts, in cooperation with the General Authority for Cultural Palaces, the festival's strategic partner, and the Central Administration for Student Activities at the Ministry of Education.
It aims to discover students' theatrical talents, develop their abilities, and strengthen the presence of the arts in the educational process.
🖋️Source: The National Media Authority Online Portal
