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Start Date & Time
May 11, 2006
All day event.

End Date & Time
May 11, 2006
All day event.

Location
24 Gamal El Din Abu Mohassen St.
Garden City
Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt

Event Cost
Free of charge

Event URL
http://www.openstudiocairo.com/

RSVP Info
Name: The Townhouse Gallery
Phone: (2 02) 576 80 86
E-mail: info@thetownhousegallery.com
Webpage: http://www.thetownhousegalle...

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Organum Playtest (Performance)
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08:00 - 09:00 pm at the Residence of Swiss Cultural Attaché, Heinz Walker

Organum Playtest (part of the Open Studio 2006 project * ) is a semi-improvisational performance of Organum Playtest, a collaborative art project and video game in which players navigate a simulated environment using their own voices as game controls.

Greg Niemeyer, the game’s creator, will discuss the work with the audience. Vocalists Ahdam Hafez and Basim Wadie will perform the piece.


* Open Studio Project 2006
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An international residency programme in (Downtown) Cairo, Egypt - exploring creative approaches to sound.

The project is inspired by Cairo’s rich aural environment, one shaped by the city’s diverse narratives of sound, sound-making traditions and ongoing explorations of sound in contemporary music and the arts.



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The Townhouse Gallery
Since its inception in 1998 (The Townhouse Gallery) has established itself as one of the region's leading independent spaces for art, providing an extensive program of visual arts, film, theatre and music. The three-floor main building, adjoining annex, and 650-meter converted factory space,...