11th Int'l Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts held in Cairo

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11th Int'l Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts held in Cairo

STORY: 11th Int'l Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts held in Cairo SHOOTING TIME: May 28, 2024 DATELINE: May 30, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: Egypt's 11th International Festival for Drums and Traditional Arts is being held in Cairo, attracting participants from 30 countries and regions. Under the slogan of "Drums for Peace Dialogue," the festival, which kicked off on Sunday and runs through June 1, calls on artistic groups from many countries to share their musical vision, encourage cultural dialogue and embrace peace and inclusiveness worldwide. The festival's events will be held in various venues in Cairo, including the Northern Wall Theater, the Cairo Opera House, the Sinnari House in Sayyida Zainab neighborhood, and Prince Taz Palace. During the opening ceremony at the Northern Wall Theater in old Cairo, Intisar Abdel-Fattah, president and founder of the festival, held an artistic workshop in the presence of all pa

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