#  We Live in Cairo @ the ART 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **May 16, 2019** 

 06:00PM - 06:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Gutman Library & Loeb Drama Center**  



 

 



 

 ![We Live in Cairo Poster](/sites/g/files/omnuum841/files/faculty-diversity/files/weliveincairoart.png)

 

 Book, Music and Lyrics by **Daniel Lazour** and **Patrick Lazour**   
Choreography by **Samar Haddad King**   
Directed by **Taibi Magar**

Sort    **6:00-7:15 pm** 

  Reception at Gutman Library with remarks by creative team members **Daniel Lazour**, **Patrick Lazour**, and **Taibi Magar**  

    **7:30 pm** 

  Performance at Loeb Drama Center 

 



 Inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets in 2011 to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak, this world premiere musical follows six revolutionary students armed with laptops and cameras, guitars and spray cans as they come of age in contemporary Cairo. Winner of the Richard Rodgers Award for Musical Theater, ***We Live in Cairo*** moves from the jubilation of Tahrir Square through the tumultuous years that followed. As escalating division and violence lead to a military crackdown, the revolutionaries of Tahrir must confront the question of how—or even whether—to keep their dreams of change alive.

 The Office of Faculty Development & Diversity has a limited number of discounted tickets available for purchase. This event is open to Harvard faculty only (plus one guest). Recommended for ages 15+.

 **[Purchase your discounted tickets now](https://www.events.harvard.edu/profile/form/index.cfm?PKformID=0x532039abcd)**

 If you already have tickets for this performance or another one during the production's run, you can [register for the reception only](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__events.constantcontact.com_register_event-3Fllr-3Dxtmwwlkab-26oeidk-3Da07eg8cw2j546e4a560&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=XiazcVPk-7BlqVWGjxwivglSwqGkIFCho9AaIRf2P1c&m=8uk2B38Ow2HRG7TiB1Y5vnPNMm6Mk01s5xKrhjJW0YU&s=WlrFDZLJaluSbBN0JZdTo6q0d5J5FN1nZ2TqwmEGl8Y&e=).

Sort    Read the article "[Reliving Tahrir](https://americanrepertorytheater.org/media/reliving-tahrir/)" by Tarek Masoud, Professor of Public Policy and Sultan of Oman Professor of International Relations at the Harvard Kennedy School.  
  
Read Daniel Lazour's “[A Soundtrack of Arab Identity](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.college.columbia.edu_cct_latest_lions-2Dden_soundtrack-2Darab-2Didentity-2Ddaniel-2Dlazour-2D16&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=XiazcVPk-7BlqVWGjxwivglSwqGkIFCho9AaIRf2P1c&m=8uk2B38Ow2HRG7TiB1Y5vnPNMm6Mk01s5xKrhjJW0YU&s=8MsuOPzB3pFYFgkoP542FHtLX_fTiW9hKg6uipqqMPQ&e=)” in *Columbia College Today.*

 Read Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus's [interview with the creative team](https://americanrepertorytheater.org/media/protest-music/?utm_source=On%20sale&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=We%20Live%20in%20Cairo&utm_term=Full%20list&utm_content=version_A&promo=14373).

 If you would like to learn more about the events which inspired this production, the ART recommends the following books and media:

 David Kirkpatrick’s [Into the Hands of the Soldiers ](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_dp_B078ZZQ8B5_ref-3Ddp-2Dkindle-2Dredirect-3F-5Fencoding-3DUTF8-26btkr-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=XiazcVPk-7BlqVWGjxwivglSwqGkIFCho9AaIRf2P1c&m=8uk2B38Ow2HRG7TiB1Y5vnPNMm6Mk01s5xKrhjJW0YU&s=vvTG2-diN2K4VbcplrtTJ2PSLH2RbcJ-OMgU9gzCjok&e=)  
Nermin Allam’s [Women and the Egyptian Revolution ](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_dp_B076P9RG2V_ref-3Ddp-2Dkindle-2Dredirect-3F-5Fencoding-3DUTF8-26btkr-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=XiazcVPk-7BlqVWGjxwivglSwqGkIFCho9AaIRf2P1c&m=8uk2B38Ow2HRG7TiB1Y5vnPNMm6Mk01s5xKrhjJW0YU&s=A8-o0tm3xvT1-La6G2E8OBPNFZp7PBmG7J-oWWkeSdI&e=)  
[The Square](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thesquarefilm.com_&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=XiazcVPk-7BlqVWGjxwivglSwqGkIFCho9AaIRf2P1c&m=8uk2B38Ow2HRG7TiB1Y5vnPNMm6Mk01s5xKrhjJW0YU&s=DwL9AUDoVU6CrnKBiSh2910mfXnmcgSSLJxu2HQOIBk&e=), directed by Jehane Noujaim

 

 





 

 



 

 

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