The 'Cairo Cantata' has received the support from Pro Helvetia.
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The ‘Cairo Cantata’ is a live portrait of the town of Cairo, involving sounds, actions, movements and situations. The actors, singers and musicians of el Warsha interact with Jacques Siron, a stranger who tries to organize the mess — some times succeeding, some times failing. The El Warsha craft of storytelling blends with polyphony, an art of superimposing voices, noises, songs, words, rhythms, humor, paths, talents.

The moods alternate from minimalism to extreme thickness, from silence to chaos, from small bits and pieces to full developments. The unexpected is invited to the party, providing the unique taste of a spicy affair with Cairo.

El Warsha is the first independent company in Egypt, creates contemporary theatre works, and tours them locally and internationally. It was founded in 1987 by Hassan El Geretly. El Warsha has striven to develop an alternative cultural milieu by collaborating with others in Egypt, in the Arab World and beyond.

The company is involved in many projects, often findimg inspiration in daily life, after having interacted, for the previous few years, with western theatre and then with Egypt’s popular cultures. This process involves a great deal of research, vocational training and outreach work.