The 24th Youth Salon: Crossing into the Future

[Yasmine Elmeleegy sculpted giant tomatoes to comment on the use of genetic engineering in agricultural production. Image courtesy of MedrarTV.] [Yasmine Elmeleegy sculpted giant tomatoes to comment on the use of genetic engineering in agricultural production. Image courtesy of MedrarTV.]

The 24th Youth Salon: Crossing into the Future

By : Medrar TV مدرار تي في

The 24th Youth Salon - Crossing into the future

15 December 2013 - 14 January 2014

Palace of Arts, Cairo

 

Egypt`s Culture Ministry has organized the Youth Salon since 1989, a juried exhibition that is open to young artists. Among those at the forefront of contemporary Egyptian art today, several first gained recognition through past editions of the Salon. This year, one hundred and fifty-five artists under the age of 35 are responding to the theme: "Crossing into the future."  

                           [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured in partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]  

 

A Scenography Workshop by Hussein Baydoun

A Scenography workshop by Hussein Baydoun

8-16 September 2013

Falaki Theater, Cairo, Egypt

 

Hussein Baydoun is a Lebanese artist, architect, and scenographer who is known for his unique approach to set design. Baydoun frequently participates in the creation and development of performances from their early stages with the view that scenography is an essential component to the creation of theatrical work, one no less important than the script. His designs are often inspired by the performance spaces in which he works, where he creates fascinating sets from whatever is available as he challenges conventional notions about theater production, such as in his most recent performance "Alice," which was produced in collaboration with Lebanese playwright and director Sawsan Bou Khaled. In September, Baydoun returned to Cairo to lead a scenography workshop following the same vision. At the American University in Cairo`s Falaki Theater, he worked with six upcoming set designers, in addition to amateurs, on creating imaginative environments from the remnants of old sets and other discarded objects. This video highlights the vision and development of the workshop as Baydoun describes the aim of his teaching methods.  


 

      

     [This video is produced by Medrar TV and is featured as part of a new partnership with Jadaliyya Culture.]