Cairo's Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival - in pictures

  • A dance performance 'Akzak' by French artists Hela Fattoumi and Eric Lamoureux at the ongoing Cairo Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival. All photos: Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival
    A dance performance 'Akzak' by French artists Hela Fattoumi and Eric Lamoureux at the ongoing Cairo Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival. All photos: Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival
  • Performing arts piece entitled 'Ruido' by artists from Chile
    Performing arts piece entitled 'Ruido' by artists from Chile
  • A section of the French audiovisual exhibit Virtual Reality Experience
    A section of the French audiovisual exhibit Virtual Reality Experience
  • French artist Olivier Dubois will perform his 'Memories of a Lord' on the final day of the festival on October 22
    French artist Olivier Dubois will perform his 'Memories of a Lord' on the final day of the festival on October 22
  • Virtual and augmented reality exhibits feature heavily in the ninth edition of D-Caf this year
    Virtual and augmented reality exhibits feature heavily in the ninth edition of D-Caf this year
  • A Hungarian interactive installation entitled 'NYX'
    A Hungarian interactive installation entitled 'NYX'
  • A visitor viewing the Danish 'X-Ray Fashion' VR presentation
    A visitor viewing the Danish 'X-Ray Fashion' VR presentation
  • 'The One Who Lived In The House Before Me' poetry/music performance by artists from Syria and France
    'The One Who Lived In The House Before Me' poetry/music performance by artists from Syria and France
  • A woman attending the 'Cairo Sound Tour' performance as part of the Urban Visions programme at D-Caf this year
    A woman attending the 'Cairo Sound Tour' performance as part of the Urban Visions programme at D-Caf this year
  • The poster for Embraces, an augmented reality exhibit by Danish artist Sara Koppel
    The poster for Embraces, an augmented reality exhibit by Danish artist Sara Koppel
  • French musical duo Ko Shin Moon feature in the line-up
    French musical duo Ko Shin Moon feature in the line-up