WAEL SHAWKY | I Am Hymns of the New Temples | Teatro Piccolo “Odeion” Parco Archeologico di Pompei – Friday 12th May 2023, doors open at 7.30 p.m. followed by a conversation with the artist and screening from 8 p.m.

On 12^th May 2023 from 8 p.m., Teatro Piccolo “Odeion” – one of the theatres within the confines of Archaeological Park of Pompeii – will host the international premiere of the new film directed by the Egyptian artist Wael Shawky (Alexandria, 1971) entitled I Am Hymns of the New Temples – أنا تراتیل المعابد الجدیدة. Before the screening of the film, there will be an introductory chat between the artist, Andrea Viliani, curator of the project, and Carolyn Christov Bakargiev – Director of Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea in Rivoli-Turin – presented by Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Director of Archaeological Park of Pompeii.