Dawar Arts Fiesta - DAF

08/07/2025

Big love to Makan Aam — our powerhouse production partner! 💥
Super efficient, super professional, and somehow always super fun to work with.
Thank you for keeping things smooth, sharp, and full of good vibes every step of the way 🙌🎬💛

06/07/2025

A huge thank you to our incredible partner Aura Space for opening their doors — and hearts — to us this edition.

Throughout the week, they’ve welcomed our artists, audiences, and events with care, flexibility, and an unshakable spirit, even in the face of challenges.

Their warm and generous hosting made it possible for the festival to grow beyond Downtown and into new creative corners of the city.

We’re proud to have walked this journey together. Here's to more shared stories, spaces, and moments.

03/07/2025

We’re deeply grateful and proud to have partnered with Al-Ismaelia for Real Estate Investment for this edition of our festival.

Their unwavering commitment to revitalizing Downtown Cairo and supporting arts and culture has played a vital role in making this experience possible.

Thank you, Al-Ismaelia, for believing in the power of creativity and community. Together, we continue to breathe life into the heart of the city.

23/06/2025

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄
𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵- 𝟰𝗣𝗠
Artists get together event with the special presence of EUNIC EGYPT representation
No sign up needed 🌟
The Garage- Downtown

22/06/2025

"Mercy and Red Splotches" – A Poetry Reading by Alane
Join us for an evocative evening of spoken word where tenderness meets chaos. Alane reads from her latest collection, weaving verses of mercy, memory, and the raw red splotches of feeling.
📍 Sunday, June 22 | 6PM | The Garage, Downtown
📍 Tuesday, June 24 | 6PM | Aura Space, Maadi
Let poetry stain the quiet.

22/06/2025

22/06/2025

𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀!
Surviving the System
Navigating Art, Business & Collaboration in the Egyptian Cultural Scene

Join us for an urgent and honest conversation about what it really takes to survive—and thrive—within Egypt’s complex cultural landscape.

📅 Monday, June 23rd, 2025
🕓 4:00 PM
📍 The Garage by Al-Ismaelia, Downtown Cairo

🎙 Moderator: Shallala Samhan

👥 Panelists:

Isabella Bommarito – Project Manager, EUNIC Egypt

Sami Daoud – Executive Director of Breaking Walls Festival & Member of Dawar Advisory Board

21/06/2025

Meet Nadine Nassef in :
" WHAT'S BEYOND: Creative blocks "
SUN 22nd | 4PM | AURA SPACE, MAADI

This talk is led with love by Nadine Nasef, a linguistic and creative guide with a lifelong devotion to exploring the sacred intersection of language, inner life, and soulful expression. With both her academic background in linguistics and her heart for mentoring, teaching, and consulting, she curates immersive spaces that blend reflection, spiritual embodiment, and creative wellbeing. Through her project Soul Verse, she invites you to indulge in presence, stillness, purpose, and soul renewal through facilitating soul-led workshops, guiding contemplative circles and gatherings that call back to what matters most: meaning, connection, and inner light.

21/06/2025

Meet & Greet with our exhibition artist
Ziad Walid 🪷
For his exhibition " BLOSSOMS OF PLEASURE "
SUN 22nd | 3PM | The Garage- Downtown