Dr. Inas Abdel Dayem, Minister of Culture, and Major General Hamdy Othman, Governor of Ismailia, inaugurated the 20th Edition of Ismailia International Festival of Folkloric Artsin Ismailia International Stadium.
The event is organized by the General Organization of Culture Palaces headed by Dr. Ahmed Awwad.
The ceremony was attended by Rashed Rahmi, head of Suez Canal University, Dr. Ashraf Zaki head of the Academy of Arts, Dr. Heba Youssef, Head of Foreign Cultural Relations Sector, and number of Ambassadors of the participating countries, popular and executive leaders in the province as well as members of the Assembly House.
Abdel Dayem said that the city of Ismailia is one of the charming Egyptian cities that has, throughout the history, hosted many heroic tournaments and achievements.
Ismailia hosts the 20th Edition of its International Festival of Folklore as a global artistic event to preserve the identity, folkloric arts and culture of the participating countries.
She confirmed that Egypt is sending a message of peace to the world, encouraging holding dialogue with different nations based on the local human heritage.
She added that the festival presents models of cultures that reflect the values and natures of the people of many regions of the world.
The minister also assured the growing global interest in folklore as a means of interpreting the life and culture of nations and it is an indicator of its future.
On his part, Awwad said that the 20th Edition of Ismailia International Festival of Folkloric Arts will host nine international troupes from Lebanon, Palestine, Russia, Greece, India, Venezuela, Malpes, Romania and Indonesia.
In addition, 11 Egyptian troupes belonging to the Culture Palaces Organization will also take part. They include Aswan, Luxor, Sohag, El Arish, Matrouh, Port Said, Ismailia, Sharkia, El Horreya in Alexandria, Nile for Folk Instruments and Traditional Tannoura.
It is worthy of note that this festival will be held at Al Danafah Club, El Fayrouz Club, Sheikh Zayed Youth Center, El Ghaba Park, Fayed cities, Qantara Garb and Al- Tal Al-Kabir.
The opening ceremony - directed by the artist Hisham Atwa and attended by nearly five thousand spectators – started by presenting a queue of the participating troupes, followed by shows of the most famous traditional dance for the participating troupes; it was concluded with presenting the operetta "Jaya Tighany".
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