By Ahmed El Attar and Tarek Abou el Fetouh
This article was published in «Beyond Borders», magazine of the European Cultural Foundation Crossing the Mediterranean number 5 - november 2003 (p18-20)
In the seventh ECF R.O.O.M. (‘Resource of Open Minds'), two important figures in Egypt's cultural life, Ahmed El Attar (independent theatre director and playwright) and Tarek Abou El Fetouh (arts manager and architect) discussed the issue of free art spaces in the Southern Mediterranean. Ahmed cast some light on the contemporary theatre scene in Egypt and the history of its development, while Tarek described some of the ‘alternative spaces' with which he had been involved.
