Ismail Fayed, based in Cairo, is an arts critic, dramaturge, and writer, with a BA and MA in Political Science (Cairo University and American University in Cairo). Ismail’s background in Arts History, Middle East History, Philosophy, Gender, Anthropology and Politics have enabled him to work in-between the lines and norms of contemporary artistic practices. He has worked with several choreographers and performers (Adham Hafez/Egypt, Marie AlFajr/France, Pere Faura/Spain, or Lilibeth Cuenca/Denmark) in productions, performances and research contexts. Ismail creates texts, blogs, performances, video-lectures.
His works have been presented in Cairo, Amsterdam, Istanbul, Brussels, and Berlin, and he has been published in several languages throughout the past years. He was the Critic-In-Residence for the Kunstenfestival des Arts in Belgium, Co-Curator of "TransDance Series" in Egypt, Arts-Lab Critic and Festival Blogger for the In Transit Festival / Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Germany. Currently, he’s the Editor of the new publication „CAIRO-GRAPHY“ that will be the first publication focused on Performance and Choreography Studies in the Arab Speaking World, translating World renowned critiques into Arabic for the first time.
22.05.2013
